Waiting out IKE in San Antonio

Although we thoroughly enjoyed Connie's meals, we weren't going to let her cook all of them. On Friday night, we decided that the four of us would go out to a restaurant for dinner. Since Connie and Manuel's daughter-in-law owns the San Antonio 'Old San Francisco Steakhouse', that is where we decided to go and eat. It was a great meal. Here are some pictures of our night out.

The front of the restaurant........


The four of us inside the restaurant......


and the famous lady on a swing, including the dismount!.......



Back at our "campsite", we spent most of our time watching for news of the hurricane, and watching Connie cook! Between the reception from the HD roof antenna, and the Direct TV connection using the rooftop satellite, we had access to all the news coverage that was available.

Patsy's dad watching the news...................



My mom laying back and checking out the hurricane reports on TV...............



Connie caught 'doing her thing".............



Me checking for information on Connie's laptop............

On Saturday morning, the San Antonio news stations were saying that the local area would essentially get no activity from hurricane IKE. I called my brother, son, and a neighbor, and all reported nothing happening in Victoria.......... except for a little wind early in the morning. Patsy and I were anxious to get back home, remove all the boards, and get the house in order, so that we can leave on our two-month trip next week. We left shortly after noon, and got back to Victoria at about 3:00pm. At home, we found no damage.

Here's a picture of my mom riding in the passenger seat..............




............. and one of Patsy's dad riding in a dinette seat................



Here's the guy who got us there and back safely...... ME!



If plans go well, we will head out next Thursday for Little Rock, Washington DC, the Pennsylvania Amish Country, and New York City.