Long, Fun Day!

Monday started out in Aransas Pass and ended in San Antonio. First we toured the Lexington. The Lexington was used to film "Pearl Harbor" when the planes fly off of the ship to attack Japan. We saw the living quarters of the past sailors. Their bunks were very small and stacked three deep. They have an operating room, dental office, barber shop, butcher shop, post office room, library etc. Tessa enjoyed sitting on the torpedos and climbing the steep stairs. It was very hot on the ship and very confining. We also walked the plank, but luckily no one pushed us off!

Then we traveled to San Antonio and toured the Alamo. We saw Davy Crockett's knife, gun, hair brush, and a lock of his hair. They have a museum displaying items left behind in the Alamo such as clothes, jewelry, money, knives, guns, amunition, swords, etc.

We got to stay at a resort and went swimming. Tessa jumped right in and learned how to kick her legs to move forward. She looked like a frog! It was a fun day in spite of the heat and humidity. The resort was awesome. Tessa enjoyed climbing up and down the stairs and looking down at us through the rails. There was three bedrooms and three bathrooms. The resorts always have nice kitchens and dining rooms.

Walking the plank!

Torpedo and bomb assembly table

"Get off the nuclear war head!"

X-Ray Room

Operating Room

Chapel

ALAMO

Hospital Room in the Alamo

Davy Crockett's knives and gun

Davy Crockett's tin box, brush and lock of hair in the locket

Letter from William Barret Travis Lt. Col. C.OMDT. (double click on picture to enlarge)

One long day! :)