Yesterday when we arrived it was a beautiful day, today not so much. The cold front came through but we didn't get as much rain as forecast. It's a drizzly Oregon day but warmer. The first thing we needed to do was find a dermatologist for Gary and me, I had a biopsy done on a spot on my face in August, we were an hour out of town starting our year on the road when I got the call that it needed further attention. We needed to stay in once place for over two weeks to get it biopsied and wait for the path. results. We thought it would be a snap, just visit a clinic here on base. Well no such luck, they treat only active military at Brook Army Medical Center (BAMC). BAMC is a very large teaching hospital and also a major trauma center in S.A. After visiting an outpatient clinic then BAMC, a R.N. in the derm unit gave us a referral to a newly retired AF Colonel now in private practice. After we found the commissary, bought groceries and checked out the exchange.
Thur. Oct. 17th
Our day started out pretty sad, our friend Ed Casciato passed away after battling colon cancer for 2 1/2 years, Carol and the kids were at his side. We decided to venture off base today, San Antonio has a population of well over a million, a little bigger than Buffalo Gap. We found the Tower of America's, built for the 1968 world fair. We decided to splurge on my birthday and have dinner at the Charthouse up on top. We walked along the famous Riverwalk, stopping at a Mexican restaurant with outside seating to have an adult beverage. We made a toast to Ed. After dinner we watched the Seahawks beat the Cardinals. Go Hawks! Today was daughter Talena's birthday, we missed her so Gary sang Happy Birthday to her voice mail. We did talk with her later.
Fri. Oct. 18th,
Another sad day for me, my Red Cross "bud" Gordon Allen passed away this week too, he was quite a character, he was always filling in for me for on the Emergency Shuttle. One thing about Gordon, you didn't have to worry about saying much, he always had lots to chat about. He was in his mid eighties. We took Luci to James Park, adjacent to the zoo, for some geo cacheing and walking. The day was a bit overcast after another "cold" front went through. We've decided to hang around the base this week-end to avoid all those tourists.
TTFN Gary and Pam
Our home in Fort Sam Houston RV park; a creek in James Park, notable because we couldn't find geo cache along the bank and Luci and I at a pedestrian bridge in the park, made from concrete to look like wood
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