San Antonio, attempting to be on board

Martinez Skate Park

What comes to mind when you think of San Antonio?? I always think of the great hold up against the Mexicans that Davey Crockett faced at the Alamo. Some people think of the ghost tours from watching the Discovery Channel. I am actually staying across the street from the Alamo. It is the size of a large Denny's with out the breakfast and entry costs around $20. People who have gone say that you walk in, take the tour and leave 30 minutes later. Well, the Alamo has been the last thing on my mind since the get go. There are ten skate parks in San Antonio and since this is the seventh most populated city in the United States it is of no surprise. The two parks that i have targeted are Martinez Park and Lady Bird Johnson Park. Martinez is a smaller park that has a half bowl with the claim that their concrete is smooth as butter. LBJ is a larger park that has a couple of bowls of different sizes and is the hallmark of San Antonio park skating. If I can find a ride I might hit LBJ but I might just keep it to the Martinez park since it is less than three miles away, I have no car and I can skate there in under 30 minutes from the hotel. Plus, LBJ is going to be busy for sure and according to the Goodtimes skate shop I visited this after noon, Martinez will be pretty mellow. Just what I need, thanks for the advice guys at the skate shop.

The first obstacle that I had to encounter was yesterday when I boarded the air plane. I had to take a skateboard on board the plane which I had never done and had some general reservations about having never done it. According to a Silverfish Long boarding thread, I should be able to take my backpack and the 39 inch Dogtown board on as my carry on luggage after checking my main bag. The thread said to ask the flight attendant if I could put it in the coat closet at the front of the plane. This worked on both legs of the flight, as I went past the closet, I asked the attendant if I could drop it in with no major question. I arrived in San Antonio with my board and luggage with no hassle. Lets see on the way back.

Tomorrow I will attempt to skate to Martinez. later.