Three Days in San Antonio – Day 2 – Walking the Mission Trail

 Three Days in San Antonio – Day 2 – Walking the Mission Trail

We had a plan as we left our hotel room bright and early on a brisk San Antonio morning. We’d park the car at the main visitor center and walk south to our furthest destination at Mission Espada. We’d rent bikes there and return to the visitor center via a stop at Mission San Juan. Then walk to Mission Concepcion and ride back to the visitor center. If we had the time and energy, we’d drive downtown and park, bike out to Mission Concepcion and walk back to our car. If not, we’d complete the walk another day. Sounded like a complex, but reasonable plan. And off we went.

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A Haunted Bridge & A Taste of the Florida Trail

 A Haunted Bridge &  A Taste of the Florida Trail

We were departing Tallahassee when our son, Brennan, called and mentioned a hike to a haunted bridge not too far away. Haunted bridge? Where? The Bellamy Bridge in Marianna, Florida, west only an hour away, became our new next destination.

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Richmond's Belle Isle and Beautiful Maymont Estate

 Richmond's Belle Isle and Beautiful Maymont Estate

At last, we arrived in Richmond and were hugging Brennan and Hannah and granddog, Olive, hello. We didn’t have anything special planned, but it really didn’t matter. Just seeing them and spending a few days with them in their new home was food for the soul.

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