Day 14 Road Trip 2015

We had a  busy day taking in some of the sites of San Antonio! First we went down to River Walk. Then we did the boat tour on the river.

After that we went to The River Mall and had a Starbucks coffee and looked around a little.

Then it was off to the Alamo Historic District to walk through the Alamo and tour the grounds.

Afterwords we headed off on a walk through the Convention Center to get to the Tower of the America's! We took the tour to the top and took some pics...of course!

It was sunny and hot all day but as we finished the tower...it started clouding up. So we headed to Denny's for an early dinner before the rain hit.

Shortly after we finished we walked over to the transit bus stop to catch a bus. It was just a sprinkle by then. As we boarded and started on our way..the rain had stopped. Our stay for the night was only 1/2 a block away from where we were let off.

That's about it for today...and I am tired...lol! I posted all the pics from today on my footcruisingamerica facebook page. If you check them out feel free to like my page.

God bless you all and thanks for following my journey...Mike!

Lucky day 13 2015 Road Trip!

After arriving at our motel last night, I could not find my phone. After searching and searching Val called it. It had fallen down my overnight bag...okay!

Then this morning I get up and can't find my wallet. Search everywhere with no luck. The only place I remember having it out after checking in was Wendy's the night before. So at 8:15 a.m. we called and the girl that answered said she would look...and there it was on the counter, opened and sitting in front of the register where I guess I left it. I went to pick it up and everything was still inside, including the cash! Thank you Jesus!

After finding everything...lol, we packed up and headed to San Antonio. On our way to our next stay we stopped and had lunch at Denny's!

After leaving there, we headed over to The Natural Bridge Caverns and took a tour. It was a pretty good tour. Then we headed to our destination for the night.

I guess we will probably do the River Walk tomorrow! God bless you all and thanks for reading!

Hears some pics from today for your viewing pleasure!

Day 12 (2015) Road Trip

Several days have gone by since I last posted...my bad! I had a day or two where I was pretty tired and couldn't bring myself to blog!

On the 26th we went to the rodeo with our hosts Judi and Randal and their grandchildren. We only stayed about an hour and a half. It was very hot and steamy in there that night and the Kids were getting tired, so we decided to leave around 9:30. 

The next day was the 27th and my wife and I volunteered to help out at the peach festival. My wife and our host Judi worked the food coupon table and I was put at the music venue gate. All in all we had a good time doing our part and met some more of the good people from Ruston. 

The Guinness Record for the largest peach cobbler. Yea!

The cobbler oven!

my gate where I was stationed!

Then today, the 28th, we attended the Ruston First Baptist Church with Judi and Randal. Afterwards they treated us to lunch ... and then we headed west and then south in Texas. We stopped for the night in Temple, Tx. In the morning we will head to Austin and then on to San Antonio where we will spend a few nights before heading north.

Day 9 Road Trip 2015!

Today I drove to Arcadia, Louisiana. That was the next stop I would have gone to after Ruston. My sister had sent me more business cards there about my walk. As most of you know I was not able to make it there...having to have the surgery on my colon to remove the tumor.

My sister contacted the Arcadia Post Office and explained our situation and the young woman said she was by herself and would call her back. That she did..and not only that...but she drive them to Ruston and waited for someone to pick them up for me. What a wonderful and God loving person she was! It meant so much to me for her to do that...I had to thank her personally. She remembered about it when I showed her my card and immediately asked how I was doing! Thank you so very much! God bless you L for all that you have done.  Blessings and prayers your way!

After getting back to Ruston Val and I went to Cheeseburger Cheeseburger to lunch. Mandy was our waitress and a great one at that. Very pleasant and hard working. She even was able to put up with my sense of humor...or at least that is what I call it! Thank you Mandy, bless you!

Okay, enough chit chat for now! Blessings your way. Thank you all for reading and following my blog!

Day 8 Road Trip 2015

Hello everyone! We left the motel in Vicksburg and made our first stop at the Old Vicksburg Bridge. I wanted to stop by and say hello to Herman and Warren who were so kind and helpful to me on my walk, but Herman was not there today and Warren was working on the other side of the bridge. Just wanted to thank you again! God bless you both for your kindness!

As we headed toward Ruston, La. (where my cancer was discovered and where I had surgery to remove the tumor) we took my walking route most of the way. I could remember going through each area and what was coming up next. It almost has me wanting to do it again. But because of the tumors in the liver, I don't think I will attempt it right now! 

When we arrived in Ruston, we first stopped at the Northern Louisiana Hospital and visited Melba...one of the nurses that found great enjoyment in giving me needles, even though I told her I was allergic to them....lol...just kidding Melba! Carmen and Ashley were off so I didn't see them. I did get to see and talk to Dr. Mariano though. Dr. Osafo was out to lunch and Dr. Byrnes was in surgery!

We also visited with Dana who worked in the eligibility screening department. She worked hard on my case and got me approved for assistance with almost all the Medical Bills. She also filed for my Social Security. She went above and beyond in helping me during my stay at the hospital and even after being discharged. Thank you Dana..God bless!

Then we were off to Judi and Randals house. They were kind enough to put us up again during our visit to Ruston. They took us out for a wonderful lunch..then to a peach orchard (Mitchams) for some fresh peaches. And did it stop there..I think not. They also took us to a blueberry farm (Pop's Blueberry Patch) for fresh picked blueberries. Then over to the Chamber Of Commerce so we could volunteer to help with the Peach Festival! And did it stop there...I think not. They also cooked us a truly wonderful dinner. I think they are going to have to force us out now.. lol! I must say they are truly warm, thoughtful and caring people. I am very lucky God put them on my path. Not to mention Judi was the one responsible for having a check up done on me...which led to them finding my cancer! God is awesome!

I am going to call it a night. Thank you all again for reading my blog. I pray that God watches over you all...and for anyone who is going through a rough time or illness I ask God to bring peace, comfort and healing in Jesus's name....Amen and God bless!