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Valentine Weekend at Wyndham Resort Time Share, New Braunfels, Texas
Finally, the weekend we had been waiting for: courtesy of Steve and Peggy, we had the pleasure of utilizing their time share - which we picked for New Braunfels, near San Antonio, for our three day long weekend Valentines Day. We had invited Paul and Mary Stoltzfus who are at Deweyville, as well as Len and Nettie Hiebert, who are working with us here this year. We took Len’s little Jeep, with Len driving. Paul and Mary rented a spiffy red car and met us at New Braunfels. We both arrived at about the same time. They had over 6 hours to drive while our driving time was about 1 ½ hours.
Check in time Friday was 4:00 p.m., so after we checked in, we just went out for supper and then back “home” to visit. Saturday was a big day, as we were to meet our MDS crew at the River Walk in San Antonio. We also toured an ancient Mission, saw “The Alamo” movie at the IMAX Theatre (which of course was very violent because it was a war scene), walked around the Alamo ruins/gift shops and then joined the million other people who were on the River Walk for Valentines Day. We had planned to eat at the Rain Forest Café, where the "ambiance" is a jungle atmosphere, but it was so packed and there was a 3 hour wait, so we decided to go to the Golden Buffet on the way home instead. It’s a good thing we only took one vehicle downtown, because it was a nightmare driving down there. John sat in the back of the Jeep and was not uncomfortable.
Sunday morning, instead of going to church, we sort of had our own little church service and visited some more. Then took some pictures, and Paul and Mary headed off back to Deweyville. The four of us remaining went over to the historic townsite of Gruene and had lunch at a restored Grist Mill. I wish Paul and Mary could have come there too, as they would have really enjoyed it. No time…
We checked out and traveled back to Marble Falls a different route, past one of the most gorgeous vacation areas in Texas we’ve seen so far. One of the signs at a resort said “Elvis tubed here”. I finally got to stop and take pictures at the granite lighthouse which we have driven by several times, just out of Marble Falls …
Our “time share” weekend was a great time of fun and fellowship with friends in a different environment!
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