We arrived in SA right at rush hour traffic and let's just say, Cody is not a patient person driving in 4 lane crazy traffic and got a little angry....... Anywho, got to the hotel and everyone had already checked in and were having appetizers and drinks on the River Walk. We stayed at La Quinta 2 min from the River Walk so we started walking over for a BEER! We all purchased tickets for the river boat. Of all the times I have been to the RW., I have yet to ride the boat. So that was interesting, and HOT! Like miserable hot because there was no breeze and Hud was cranky because he had been up since 6am with no nap. No more boat trips in our future. After the boat tour the grandparents took the kiddos back to the hotel to swim and relax while Scott, Christie, Cody and I went to Ritas to grab some food and MARGARITAS! The wait was crazy, on a Tuesday, we waited almost 45 for 4 people. It was almost 11 by the time we got done eating so we stopped in Coyote Ugly Saloon to have a beer and watch the crazy girls dance on the bar. Scott had never been to CU and was in AWE. We called it an early night because we had Sea World the next day.
Woke up early Wednesday, ate breakfast and headed out. The things we do for our kids!! It was 99 degrees by the time we got there at 11. We had planned on doing Wednesday just at Sea World, looking at shows, riding rides and just hanging out and the water park, Aquatica on Thursday. Well, 2 hours into walking around with BOOB sweat and feeling miserable, we all decided to do the water park. Thank goodness we all brought our swim suits with us. We changed and headed over and we were immediately in Heaven. Hud, Cody and I waited in a tube line for maybe 10 min and rode a really fun ride and got soaked which made us all feel better. After that we went to the wave pool, watched the sting rays, swam in the kiddie pool, did another tube ride, watched Scott and the boys get in the sting ray pool and feed them and hung out some more in the water.
This was Hud's favorite part! he must have slid about 20 times :))
Sea World 7-10-2013
Cody had heard from a friend about an awesome restaurant called Fogo De Chao. (Isn't that fun to say?!) We thought it was further downtown but when we did the boat tour, saw that it was right across from our hotel! We had planned to do a double date with Scott & Christie but they stayed a little longer at Sea World. Mary watched Hudson for us and we got some much needed alone time. This restaurant was amazing. I recommend it at least once. They start you off with a massive salad bar with endless possibilities. My favorite was the smoked salmon and fresh, handmade mozzarella cheese balls, oh and their mini bread rolls, oh and their huge asparagus! Let's just say, I loved it ALL. They swoop in like ninjas as soon as you're done with your salad plate and bring you caramelized banana's (to clear your pallet) and fried cheese. You have a little card with red and green and as soon as you are ready for meat you flip over to green. All of a sudden you have 3 or 4 waiters walking by offering you, filet minon, rack of lamb, bacon wrapped chicken, and tons of other meats I had never even heard of. It was delicious!!!!!!! And all you can eat. For the price, you better eat all you can ;) After filling up to the brim, our waiter conned us in to getting the papaya dessert (it's supposed to break down all the proteins from the meat. And of course a cup of coffee, I was freezing. I felt extremely old for some reason. I guess it was because the whole cup of coffee after a meal but it was delish!!!!!! Hands down ONE of the best meals and restaurant experiences I've ever had.
After that Cody and I headed to Mad Dogs, a British pub style bar and MY FAVORITE place to have a good time on the River Walk. Comedy Karaoke started at 10 and was so hilarious! Two woman, one white girl and one black girl, best friends for 20 years and they rocked it. Cody had never been and had a great time. Scott and Christie met up with us around 11. I don't know how they did it, I would have been exhausted!!! But they laughed so hard and had a great time as well. We left Mad Dogs a little after 1 and headed to Coyote Ugly AGAIN. The River Walk had kinda died down and no one was really walking or in the bars. It was kinda nice because normally everything is so packed. We ended the night at 2am and walked back to the hotel. It never fails that we always get approached by bums asking for money...it's just not a SA trip without it. Sure enough, one approached us Tuesday and Wednesday night.
We took a little pit stop in Fredericksburg on the way home. We found a super awesome winery that we both love and just happen to be out of our favorite wine. Fiesta Winery, try it out if you are ever in the 'Burg! Texas Well Water is our favorite. We only spent about an hour there but it was nice to walk main street without a ton of people! We got home around 9:30 and everyone was so exhausted we went straight to bed!!!!!!!! What a great trip with family though. We have 2 short weeks to recovery because we leave for Newport Beach on the 27th! Woooooo
