Day 3: San Antonio and the Alamo
Welcome to the latest Last Bashful blog—where early mornings, epic bus rides, and record-breaking bathroom stops are all in a day’s adventure!
What a morning it was with a bright 5am wake up call! After a restful night at the TWB Taj Mahal (air conditioning and mattresses are a rare sight on this trip so we praise these times), Sean the superhero driver navigated us through morning traffic like a boss. We breezed through stops and even set a new bathroom break record: 11 minutes and 30 seconds flat. Boom! But it wasn’t all about speed—there were tunes, friendship bracelets, and a breakfast of delicious muffins and bananas thanks to our awesome Happy's!
Choco muffinsss
Catchin zzz's
Night night Scarlett... and Luke
Rawr
Our morning kicked off at the mac daddy Flying J—because when you gotta go, you gotta go! While some of us dashed for snacks and the inevitable restroom run, our trusty Sneezy's (aka site managers) fueled up our vans like pros. And who said no to a chicken sandwich at 10 AM? Not the boys, that’s for sure! But most of us saved our appetites for what lay ahead, because next on the agenda? The legendary Beaver, just across the Texas line!
Now, let’s talk Texas—where everything’s bigger, including the excitement. Crossing into another state felt like stepping into a whole new world (or country, let’s be real). So buckle up, stay tuned, and join us as we dive headfirst into the Lone Star State. Who knows what surprises—or giant beavers—await us next!
Pit stop
Squad
Waiting in line to make some purchases
And let's talk lunch: Hawaiian roll sliders piled high with turkey, ham, and cheese. It was like a flavor fiesta in every bite! Plus, classic pretzels and cookies on the side because, well, you can never have too many snacks on a road trip adventure.
Goopher with a beaver... twins?
All smiles from Kelsey's corner!
Zara vlogging!
Acting like it's Christmas morning
Arizona tea to gear up for the next few days
A TWB Buccee
Restroom sign with a peace sign... what are you trying to tell us Truman?
Cow tails because we've seen a million of these animals
Shop till we drop
Westin with Mr. Bever
Iconic
Selfie time!!!!
Adding these to our wardrobes
The Alamo was a piece of American history where none of us really knew what to expect. There was unfortunate construction all over the city but after some handy dandy navigation tools we finally arrived. A lot of us were eager to use the restroom but we could not pass up the full tour and photo ops of this historic time! Next up, we headed down to the Riverwalk where Dallas and our counselors thought it would be just hilarious to make us take off our shoes for a “porcelain stone walk." Indeed, our leg was pulled and we looked like a ton of silly high schoolers walking to the river barefoot! Once we got our footwear back where it belonged (on our feet, thank you very much), it was time to split into groups and explore the jaw-dropping San Antonio Riverwalk. But wait, there's more—because dessert came first, naturally! Justin's Ice Cream saved the day with sweet treats that had us grinning like kids in a candy shop. Carolyn enjoyed her mint chocolate chip while our counselors were off meeting famous people like Tony Parker! (Of course this only happens when we aren't around)
Time to load up for a quick and easy drive to Schreiner University where we bed another night indoors (yeah, we are confused too but certainly aren't complaining)
Hayden, did you lose something?
Thumbs up from Westin!
Dallas... I think you're in the wrong Texas city!
Hot dog, hot dog, hot diggity dog
Hotdogs and hugs with Truman, Breanna, and Ashley
Rollin, rollin, rollin on the river
Staff selfie at the Riverwalk
Off to go shop!
Miss Mary and her not so Bashful group!
One of the man exciting things of the Alamo... the fish!
Cuzzos
Macie, Valerie, and Katherine giving themselves a tour
Inside the Alamo walls!
Reading the history and WOW
Anna and Breanna enjoying the AC
"Take a dope picture of me" -Grey
Scarlett and MC soaking it all in
Hearing the wisdom from Mrs. Kasey.. she has worked here for 20 years!
Group pic down by the water!
Touched down in San Antonio!!!
Hold onto your hats, because the Last Bashful crew just rolled into Schreiner University for the night—and let’s just say, sleeping pads are the new luxury! A huge shoutout to our rockin' bus driver, Sean for another solid day on the roads. These long days certainly aren't for the weak!
But before we hit the sack, we had one last epic dinner courtesy of our amazing Happys: Chicken Caesar wraps that were the stuff of legends, topped with parmesan cheese that made us feel fancy. And let's not forget the sidekicks: pretzels for that crunch and Great Value cookies for the sweet finish.
As the sun sets on our adventure, we're taking the closing shift on all the jobs—but don't shed a tear just yet. This might be our last Bashful blog, but oh, what a ride it's been!
The Happy group celebrating their last shift as cooks!
Now that's a chicken caesar wrap if we've ever seen one
We think Evan was excited for a game of chess
Where to next?
Scarlett on the Mississippi River
Tucker with some fun facts (and jokes) telling us about San Antonio
Lyndon on The Alamo we visited today
Grey explaining the Lone Star state
Blair on the Riverwalk
Claire telling us about Schreiner University
Lucy catching up with us and providing research on the great state of Alabama
From walking barefoot and pit stops to ice cream dreams and history-making moments, we've loved every minute of sharing our journey with you!
Xoxo, The Bashful's <3
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| Much better! |
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| The Mexican restaurant that caused a few people to have a talkin' taco ;) |
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| Smelly Smelly feet |
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| Smile for the river walk :))))) |
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| Gourmet dinner! |
After a short bus ride we rode back to the next place we were shacking up for the night, Schreiner University, a small university of about 1,200 people. We got to luckily take showers tonight even though they were less than 4 minutes, we will take anything we can get! The NEW cooks (Grumpy') showered first since they had to go to Walmart to grab food for breakfast and lunch for tomorrow. Once everyone was finished with the showers we had our nightly meeting and talked about the Grand Canyon a little bit and listened to research for the day since we were a little close on time earlier. Today we learned about: Schreiner University (Meg Bratton), San Antonio, TX (Grace Gentry), The Alamo (Emma Smith), The State of Texas (Evan Tillis), and The River Walk (Makenna Tyson). After our meeting and research we ended up just sitting around, bonding and enjoying each others company.
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| Meg really educated us on Schreiner University |
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| Evan letting us know her Ex's do not live in Texas |
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| Emma is answering the question everyone asked "What actually is the Alamo?" |
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| Makenna telling us why we needed to take off our shoes ;) |
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| Miss. Grace educating us about San Antonio, TX |
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| The Beaver Boys |
We are so SAD! This is the last blog from the Bashfuls, we are headed to the being dishwashers, yes, we are going to wash dishes! It's been real, see you guys through the pictures!
