Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
Day 175: Galveston Island State Park, TX Cloudy and cold. We were able to stay one more night at the Galveston Island State Park, this time in the tent section. We managed to stay warm enough without running our furnace there. In the morning, we went into the town of Galveston to view Ocean Star,... Continue Reading →
Day 174: Galveston Island State Park, TX Looks like rain. We had fun walking the streets of Galveston’s East End Historic District. We both had read a story many years ago about the raising of Galveston back in the early 1900s. It was an engineering story. After the hurricane of 1900, what was left of... Continue Reading →
Day 173: Port Lavaca Walmart, TX Sunny and cool. On our quest to become familiar with the Texas coast. We stopped at two National Wildlife Refuges today. Because of some botched navigation by copilot Jen, both refuges were a pain to get to. San Bernard NWR has an auto tour and was cool because nobody... Continue Reading →
Day 172: Corpus Christi Walmart, TX Sunny and cool. What is it about Whataburger? There is one on both sides of the street every half mile or so in Corpus Christi. So I did some research. They are headquartered in San Antonio, but the first few restaurants were in Corpus Christi. They started here in... Continue Reading →
Day 171: Mustang Island State Park, TX Sunny, windy and cold. Our plans for Corpus Christi today: Laundry Library Liquor store Lexington Laguna Reef restaurant Light show Groceries Overnight at Walmart when done We didn’t make it to the liquor store and the Laguna Reef restaurant was closed. Tom got fuel and washed Arvi while... Continue Reading →
Day 170: Mustang Island State Park, TX Cloudy, warm, humid. We stayed at the state park all day, not driving any where. This park was hit hard by Hurricane Harvey in September 2017. The buildings were ruined. They just opened the brand new restroom this past August, and the office for the park is still... Continue Reading →
Day 169: Malaquite Campground, Padre Island National Seashore, TX Foggy and wet, giving way to windy and warm. Another walk and garbage pickup on the beach at Padre Island, and we were on our way. We went 23 miles north to Mustang Island State Park, where they have electric hookups and showers. The wind became... Continue Reading →
Day 168: Cracker Barrel, Corpus Christi, TX Sunny and warm. I like Corpus Christi. It is big enough to find any store or service you might need, and just a short car ride over a bridge brings you to Padre Island National Seashore, THE LONGEST UNDEVELOPED BARRIER ISLAND IN THE WORLD with nearly 70 miles... Continue Reading →
Day 167: Isla Blanca County Park, South Padre, TX Foggy, giving way to sun, warm. At first I didn’t care for South Padre Island. It was so humid here! By late morning the fog and humidity were gone. It became a right pleasant day! Even Tom liked Sea Turtle Inc on the island. These folks... Continue Reading →
Day 166: Lake Casa Blanca State Park, Laredo, TX Sunny and cool. We were driving east and south toward Brownsville and South Padre Island when we passed a Whataburger in the town of Falfurrias. So now we’ve tried the Whataburger chain! Good burgers and salads. We were a half hour away from Brownsville when a... Continue Reading →
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