A seven am deadline departure time, and we were on the road north from Lake Jackson – first stop Goliad!
In search of a coffee through the main street Christmas bunting!
And I say ‘careful what you wish for’, today I probably would have been best without a coffee.
The county courthouse in the middle of the Goliad town square.
Friendly locals, and Tonas daughter-in-laws’ sister (Keli), was there to show us around her town!
This is Keli’s Christmas tree decorating project, where all the town groups and school classes come in to decorate a tree, and then these are donated to families in December!
Russ in front of the hanging tree in the square, that served as the execution spot for the town deviants.
Then off in search of the two historical sights, earmarked for a visit, just out of town.
Mission house of Zuniga. 1722 to 1830, a catholic mission settlement for local people, who worked the land and raised cattle. This was pretty much abandoned after 1830 during the struggle for Texas to gain independence from Mexico, and restored as a historical site in recent years.
Inside the very Spanish decorated chapel.
Trying the traditional headwear on for size – the metal balaclava making my neck shorter by the minute (extremely heavy).
A weaving loom used by the missionary families.
The out buildings, homes of the families.
The plastered, restored missionary buildings and chapel.
Then on to the fort, that was built to protect the missionaries and local landowners.
Fort Bahia. After the Mexicans massacred the Texans, in an attack in this town of Goliad in 1835, the Texans eventually won in a battle closer to Houston later in the year and the first steps for Texas to become independent of Mexico began.
The Presidio Chapel, here at this fort was where the signing of the first declaration of Texas independence took place, in 1935.
A little bit of Texas history, I hope I have this correct.
So we have just arrived in San Antonio, let the party begin! I will start a new story for this part of the adventure.
All who wander are not Lost girls 