When we woke up, it was raining more than a mist. We loaded our luggage into the car and decided to check out another place before leaving San Antonio.
National Historic Site #2 - San Antonio Missions
In the rain, we drove to the San Antonio Missions Visitor Center to learn about the four different missions. San Jose Mission was next door so we walked with our umbrellas to view the remains of the mission. 
We loved this tree. It just begged to be explore but the signs said differently!
As we walked through the mission, we saw ovens and their water well.
Then we went into the church and learned that the church is still functioning and used regularly. Its altar area was absolutely beautiful!
We headed towards Del Rio, TX so we could travel along the Rio Grande River. Once we finally made it there, we decided to go straight instead of making the turn the navigation system told us to do. Robin had just received a call from our pharmacy. Dean headed straight ahead and then panicked when he looked up and saw border patrol checking passports to go into Mexico. He quickly turned the car around saying we didn't bring our passports. He caught it just in time and headed back to the route the navigation system recommended in the first place.
We continued on through Del Rio and the rain stopped. After a little while, traffic all was directed to our first border patrol checkpoint within the United States. They looked in the back windows, asked us if we were US citizens, and allowed us to go on. It was kind of scary because it was not something we have ever experienced before and we were on one of the major highways in the area.
As we traveled on, we noticed the landscape was beginning to change. We saw tall stalks everywhere and wondered what kind of plants they were.National Historic Site #3 - Amistad National Recreation Area
We stopped at Amistad National Recreation Area Visitor's Center. The display area was very well done and Robin's kiddos would have really loved it. Here is an example of one of the displays on cougars which included a skull, paw print artifact, scat, claw, photo, and information.
We were able to purchased our annual National Parks pass and find out more about the different kinds of national historic sites.
We drove until we crossed over the Pecos River. We stopped at the town of Landtry and briefly visited the Judge Roy Bean Museum. He was the "Law" east of the Pecos River. There were many different displays, including many of his personal items.
Outside, the landscape changed even more and we were able to see caves in the side of the mountain. We also began to see cacti with these beautiful yellow flowers.
We finally arrived at our final destination, Fort Stockton, TX after a drive of 340 miles. We checked into our hotel and then got a nice dinner at a restaurant across the street.
We crashed for the night. It had been a long, rainy day with several anxious moments and not much change in scenery along the way!
