07/02/2016 – Sunday
Sunday morning
Christs Episcopal Church is the closest church to our apartment. It appears to have many services and activities going on with a large active congregation. We were made very welcome. There is interest in Corrymeela and volunteering and we expect that we will have more input here over the coming weeks. So this is likely to be our home church because of its proximity and the timings of its services.
Sunday afternoon – San Antonio Botanical Gardens
Matt Fuller joined us for a beautiful afternoon in San Antonio Botanical Gardens. This is very much like a National Trust property with gardens and a restaurant. The property is quite large with gardens laid out to reflect the different environments that feature in Texas. Although it is winter here there was still some colour in the garden and it was interesting to see some of the plants native to Texas such as the rather vicious and magnificent looking cacti. We saw the Cardinal bird and several varieties of butterfly.
Sunday evening – Super Bowl
Matt Fuller joined us for dinner and then we settled down to the intricacies of American Football accompanied by the commentary and explanations of Matt. Four hours of TV for one hours play with the rest being mainly advertising. In fact, it seemed that for some people the advertising was of more interest as much of it was specially commissioned for the event. The entertainment at half-time with Cold Play, Boyance, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson was probably the best bit for me. I hope Chris and Mary Anne Busch, being from North Carolina, were not to disappointed with the result. From my limited understanding the best team won.