San Antonio, Texas

Hey guys , I'm back, Joseph here to tell you about our trip to San Antonio. We start as we arrive in San Antonio, Texas(SAT) coming from John F. Kennedy Airport and our flight cost $181 per person which costs a total of $724. The plane trip was boring and yes, Colton freaked out and went to plane jail. Once we arrived to San Antonio at August 21 we got our bags and went to our rented car which was an SUV Kia Sportage and it cost $44 per day and we for four days so it cost a total of $132. Once we arrived though, it was already about 10 p.m so we drove off to find a hotel to stay. After a couple of days......I mean hours.....okay minutes, we found the Hotel Contessa and their rooms were $150 per night and we slept up to four nights so our total cost is $600. So far we spent a total of $1,456. So once we arrived we unpacked and went to our room and went to bed but Ali and I stayed awake and lets just say Colton and Lawrence woke up with mustaches on their faces. They got really mad and wanted to know who did it so I blamed Ali and they beat him up. So once everyone was ready we went to Magnolia Pancake Haus. There,we all got lemonade for $1.25 each, I got Whole Loin Canadian Bacon for $3.75, Ali got Magnolia Recipe Sausage Patty for $3.00, Lawrence got Hickory Cured Ham for $3.00, and Colton got an English Muffin for $1.35, spending a total of $16.10. After the nice breakfast we went to Sea World to spend our first day in San Antonio, the tickets cost $46 per person so our total cost would be $184. So once we arrived we went to the ride "Journey to Atlantis" where we go on a relaxing ride through water ways and turns then we go down a long slide at high speed and make a big splash!!! It was fun for all of us, after that we went to The Great White where we went down 8 stories at almost 40 miles per hour and have your legs dangling. The ride was cool and we had fun except for Colton because he didn't want his feet to get wet but they did. After that we went to the Steel Eel! There we went on a long track and went really fast going up and down and up and down and up and down and we felt weightless because of the up and down up and down motion of the ride, all of us felt weightless except for Lawrence because he ate the most at breakfast because he took some of Colton's food so he felt like throwing up but luckily Ali was sitting next to him so there was no problem for me. Soon after the Steel Eel we went to the Shamu Express which was a slow little ride and we only went because Colton forced us too but it was fun any way. After the short ride we went to Rio Loco where we rode on a circular raft and rode through a really wet ride where we passed a lot of awesome waterfalls and cool drops, we all got really wet and Colton hated it because he got wet. After that we went to the Texas Splashdown where we went down 2 drops and went half a mile on a boat while we saw the city of San Antonio and all of Sea World!!! After that ride it was already about 1:30 so we went to eat at "The Oasis" where we all got cheese pizza for $5.00 each and we all got bottled water for $2.00 each, so we spent a total of $28.00. After the wonderful lunch we went to watch the show, Viva! There we saw acrobats interacting with beluga whales and dolphins, they all jumped really high and acrobats hung on to things like string and there were also waterfalls and fountains. A lot of the animals did cool tricks too!!! After that we went to animal exhibits! First, we went to the Dolphin Cove where we saw all different kinds of dolphins and saw them jump and stuff. We also got a bag of dolphin food to feed them with for $5.00, we all fed them except for Ali because all the dolphins never came to him and if they did they only wanted to bite him which they almost did. After that we went to the Penguin Encounter where we saw over 100 penguins, all of us enjoyed it except for Colton because he thought it was too cold and he got frustrated because he didn't know where the snow came from. After that we headed to the Clydesdale Hamlet and on our way there we saw a trainer holding a big anke and other people could hold it too! Me,Ali,and Lawrence held it and it felt slimy and scaly. Colton did not want to touch it because......well, I don't really know I asked him but he wouldn't tell me, so what Colton did was that he took a picture of us. Soon we left and got to the Clydesadle Hamlet where we saw big horses and a dalmation too. The horses were really big but it really stinked there. But the stink was a little good because I got to push Colton in a pile of horses. After Colton ceaned up, we went to Sharks/ The Coral Reef, there we saw sharks. There were a lot of sharks and shark kept on staring at Lawrence and he looked hungry and Colton laughed so hard that his nose started to bleed so Ali took out his handy dandy tissue and gave it to Colton. After the sharks it was about 2:40 so we went to the Sea and Sea Lion Community. There, we saw a lot of seals and sea lions, we saw trainers feed fish and one time the trainers hand slipped and the fish flew and landed on Colton's head so the Sea Lion came up to him, slapped him and got his fish back. Also, in nearby pools we saw endangered Hawaiian seals and one slapped Ali for taking a picture of him. After that Ali and Colton were both hurting so we took a short walk to the show stadium of the Cannery Row Caper. There we watched a show about two seals who are trying to solve the case of the disappearing fish. The show was filled with many effects and other animals too. Once the show was done and the case was solved Colton called the seals dumb and I think the seals heard him because the seal hit him with water and Colton ran away in terror. After that we went to Shamu's Happy Harbor but before we got there we passed by Flamingo Cove and Alligator Alley. In Flamingo Cove we saw awesome pink Flamingos, Colton and Ali liked the Flamingos because they were pink and Lawrence and I hated them because they were pink so we got in a fight but it quickly stopped when I gave Ali and Colton the evil stare thet scared them. In Alligator Alley we saw alligators when trainers picked up little alligators and we got to pet them. After that we finally arrived in Shamu's Happy Harbor where we got to play! There we went down slaides and got wet and we also went in a large sandbox where we made sand castles and Colton's fell apart because he "didn't build it right" but actually I kicked it. There were also water cannons where we sprayed each other with water and pretended to be pirates. After that we went to the show, Pirates 4D where we saw pirates on an adventure to find treasure and since it was 4D we also felt water and bubbles but Colton got scared because he thought it was just a regular movie. After that we went to the Aviary Habitats and Boardwalk Games. In the Aviary Habitats we saw a lot of birds and many pecked Colton's head and pooped on Ali's while others landed on Lawrence's and my head. In the Boardwalk Games we played in booths, Ali won a huge shark stuffed toy,Lawrence won a big polar beay stuffed toy, I won a big Shamu stuffed toy, and Colton won NOTHING!!! It was a bout 6:00 already so we went to our last activity in Sea World, the best thing in Seaworld, the show Believe! There we saw Shamu do tricks with it's trainers with dramatic music and big splashes and booms! Colton said it was very touching. After that we left Seaworld and it was 7:00 so we headed to the Taco Maker where we all had(except for Colton because it has meat and he think it is cow) Crisp Nachos for $8.00 each. Colton got nacho grand deluxe for $10.00 and we all got medium coke for $3.00 each so in all, we spent a total of $46.00. An hour and a half passed since we left Seaworld so it was already 8:30 so we went to the Tower of the Americas where the admission fee was $10.95 each and that included everything except for the restaurants and gift shops, so it was a total of $43.80. We went up the 750 feet high tower which was 67 feet taller than the Washington Monument so with that the monument should be 687 feet tall because 750-67=687. Up in the tower there were a lot of things from observation decks to a 4D thrill ride. First, we went to the observation deck and it was pretty dark so we saw the lights of San Antonio and it looked really cool. After that we went to a meeting space and sat down to rest from the nice day, while sitting we played on Ali's ipod touch and played games, we also went up and down the elevator 6 times cause it was fun long. After resting and playing we went back up to the tower and went to ride the 4D thrill ride where we felt cool things like bubbles, water, and air. After that it was already late so we decided to go back home.......after we went up and down the elevator a few more times, so once we did we went back to our hotel to fully rest. But sometime late at night we heard weird noises in the closet and Ali was gone so Colton, Lawrence, and I looked in the closet and saw Ali crying so we asked him what was wrong and he said it was his birthday yesterday and we forgot and Colton even looked in his calendar he brought from home and noticed it was. So I smacked him and told him to be a man but he still kept crying so Colton, Lawrence, and I went to buy him presents, once we got back we bought him a Vanilla Cake with pink icing for $20.00. Our presents to him were a spoon to eat the cake from me(sorry Ali, we couldn't find any forks), a plate from Lawrence, and tissue for when he was done from Colton, but that wasn't all, we also gave him a barbie doll play set for $30.00. So in all we spent $50.00. Once he saw the presents and cake Ali was so happy that he cried again so I hit him again and told him to be a man but that knocked him out and he fell on his cake......so we left him there and went back to sleep.
The next day we went to the restaurant Candlelight Coffeehouse where we all got Green eggs and Ham which cost $9.00 each but although the breakfast was good there were no green eggs, there were just ordinary eggs so we were disappointed and Colton even wanted to sue them. So after that it was about 11:00 so we went to one of San Antonio's best attractions, the Alamo! The good thing was that the admission for the Alamo is free. At the Alamo we went to the Old Church Museum where we saw many artifacts about the Siege on the Alamo. For example, we saw Travis ring, Crockets Bucksin Vest which Colton wanted so he would be warm and cozy! We also saw a flintlock rifle which Lawrence wanted so he could...............(too violent), we also saw a Bowie knife where me and Ali wanted to touch the little pointy part on top, besides all that we saw much more artifacts from the Siege of theAlamo. After the Old Curch we went to the Modern Shrine where we didn't see much but we did see the flags of where the Alamo defenders came from. After the Shrine we went to the Alamo Garden where we saw lots of pretty flowers and plants and Colton thought they were really pretty. After the Garden we went to the Wall of History where many historic things were put on walls and we had to stay for a long time because Lawrence had to read EVERY, SINGLE, WORD. After that we went to the Long Barrack Museum where we watched a 17 minute film telling about the Alamo where Coltongot scared. We also saw exhibits on how the Alamo got better and bigger. After that it was about 1:00 so we went to the Alamo Gift Museum where we saw more bowie knives, rifles, and also Mexican artifacts. Afetr that we went to the Cavalry Courtyard where we saw a lot of cannons where Colton got in front of one and I looked for a match to fire the cannon and blow Colton up(but I didn't find any). We then went to the big Live Oak Tree where we saw a big tree! After staring at the big tree it was about 3:00 and we saw everything in the Alamo so we went to the Paloma Blanca Resaturant for lunch. There I got Tradicional de Carne for $8.95, Colton got De Vegetales for $7.95 ,Ali got Flautas de Pollo for $7.95, Lawrence got Puntas de Puerco for $8.25 , and we all had coke for $3.00 spending a toal of $45.10. After lunch it was about 4:30 so we went to the San Antonio Riverwalk which was close to our hotel. There we saw water,grass,ground....? Well what we did was first watch the soothing water and then we went on a boat ride for $7.75 per person which is a total of $31.00. The boat ride was cool and Colton fell in the water because he wasn't paying attantion to what was happening and we didn't want to save him so we played rock, paper, scissors to decide. At the end it was Ali who had to save Colton and he almost drowned himself but didn't. Colton was alright after the boat ride and it was about 6:00 so we went to Fort Sam Houston where we saw a lot of things like tanks and planes. We also went to the Quadranle in the fort where there were deer, peacocks, and rabbits were running free. Colton tried to ride a deer but fell off and as kicked in the face by the deer he rode on. After the fort it was about 8:00 so we went to the Fig Tree Restaurant where I got Short Ribs for $29,Lawrence got Shrimp Scampi for $29, Ali got Trout for $25, and Colton got Salmon for $29, and we all got Coke for $3.00 for a total of $124. After eating we were all tired and sleepy and Colton had to use the bathroom so we went back to our hotel to rest and go to sleep........but before that we played Monoply where Colton got broke.
The next day I woke up and found everyone asleep so I got on the computer and went online for awhile until I got boored and sat on Ali. Soon everyone woke up and got ready so we headed to the Benny's Bagel Cafe where Ali and I got Cookies for $1.25 each and Lawrence and Colton got Cinnamon Rolls for $2.10 each and we all got Coffee for $2.00 each so we spent a total of $14.70. After eating we went to the Ripley's Haunted Adventure where the admission fee was $48.98 per person so that would make a total of about $195.88 but since we got the U-pick combo we saved about $40.00 which made our total $155.88. In the museum we saw a lot of weird and scary things like a scary man cutting a pig where Lawrence wanted to get the pig, vampires, skeletons, and a lot more. We had fun but Colton got really scared when he saw the deformed cow. After the museum it was about 2:00 so we headed to The Bill Miller BBQ Restaurant where we all got a Small Iced Tea for $0.89 and we got a Small Family Sized Order which feeds up to 4 people and cost $14.99 so there we spent a total of $18.55. After the nice lunch it was about 3:30 so we went to the Alamo Golf Club and got in for $25 each so it would be a total of $100. We played a lot but we really just hit each other with our golf clubs and fire our golf balls at each other while we also raced with the cart things that we could ride in, we had a lot of fun!!! After the golf it was 5:00 and our flight left at 7:00 so we got early dinner and went to Tiago's Cabo Grille where I got Red Serrano Roasted Chicken for $13.08, Ali got Wod Grilled Angus Burger for $8.09, Lawrence got Solano Spiced Sirloin for $14.09, Colton got Wood Grilled Ribeye for $19.09, and we all got Sprite for $3.00 each spending a total of $63.35. After eating it was about 6:00 so we took a quick round around the city and headed to the airport. Now read about our time in Phoenix, Arizona! The total cost for this trip was $2,417.48.