We were back to cloudy skies for our walk this morning, but the temps were cool enough that we could keep a good pace without getting overheated.

John and I were able to take our time over breakfast and getting ready for the day since Tim and Mary Ellen weren't picking us up until 10:30. Today our adventure was a tour of the SAS (San Antonio Shoes) plant in Del Rio. Before the tour, everyone met up at the Sirloin Stockade where we enjoyed a nice lunch and an hour or so of visiting.

After arriving at SAS, our tour guides divided us into two smaller groups. The tour started with employees showing us a cow hide that had been prepared at another location and was ready to be made into shoes. From there we saw each step in building a shoe--cutting the leather into many different parts, sewing those parts together, making soles, final assembly, quality control checks, and packaging. Following the tour, we met up in the SAS outlet store where several folks purchased new walking shoes and sandals. The adventure was over and we all headed back home to the fort.

This evening John and Tim went to wood carvers. This weekend is Fort Clark Days and the guys are getting their carvings ready for display at the festival. While John was gone I watched the American Idol top ten selection and worked some on the computer.