San Antonio celebrates St. Paddy Day

Sunday found us up early so we all (the Fords & Gruelles) could drive into San Antonio and attend Oak Hills Church to hear the very talented storyteller and best-selling Christian author, pastor Max Lucado’s sermon. He has written more than 50 books and we can certainly understand why his words inspire many.

Next we ventured further into San Antonio to attend the annual St. Patrick’s River Dying Parade, at the Riverwalk, which is renamed "The River Shannon” for this day. The river hosts a floating parade with Irish dignitaries, pipers, drummers, dancers and the spirit of the old country abounds. The river is actually dyed green with an eco-friendly dye dissolved into the river and that doesn't interfere with the habitat or wild life.
The four of us decided to take a narrated 40 minute fun boat cruise that travels the entire 2 ½ mile length of the River Walk. Our guide entertained us with many interesting historical tidbits of the San Antonio river, provided us with several laughs and best of all we were able to rest our feet for awhile.

Of course once we finished our tour, we were hungry—gee when are we not ;) So it was decided that Mexican was our collected choice and the Café Ole was our pick as they were able to seat us promptly—we were hungry I said. Food and service met each of our approvals! Everything about this day proved to be enjoyable, including the weather--warm & sunny.