Winter Excursion 3, Day 106

Got up this morning to a dense fog. We could hardly see across the campground. We took our time finishing packing and hooking up. By 0930 the fog had lifted enough that we could get one the road. The drive was easy. Once again all backroads. Only problem was the mud at any construction zone. The camper is dirty again!
We arrived at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, TX around 1500. We got all set up and had a few toddies. Here's a few pics of the campground.

It's a really nice campground, dispersed sites and full hookups on large, level concrete pads..

Here's a few pics of Corpus Christi Bay from the campground.

The neighbors are all friendly, a few came over to say Hi!
The fog rolled back in this evening, but should be gone by morning. The forecast is for great weather the rest of the week.
We watched the Westminster Dog show and then went to bed. We will do some exploring tomorrow.

Winter Excursion 3, Day 105

We had a lazy morning, That's what we are supposed to do!
Cath read her book and I got some gas as we are moving tomorrow.
We decided to have a walk on the beach as the temps went into the 70s and the sun came out. Here's a few pics of the beach at the State Park.

Cath and I enjoyed it, but for some reason Kaylee wanted no part of this walk! So we headed back to the camper.

We picked these up at the grocery yesterday. So it's Tamales and chili for dinner tonight

I was able to wash the camper off today. It was still dirty from the drive from Lake Charles to here. If the birds would quit pooping on the truck I could keep that clean also. Off to Corpus Christi tomorrow. All is well in the Boss camp.

Winter Excursion 3, Day 104

We drove into Galveston today to do a little exploring. The weather is still cold (44 deg) and the wind is still kicking.
Here's a pic of the seawall in Galveston. Notice the little sign in the pic. They charge to park along the seawall.

This is part of a three block long cemetery in the older part of town.

This is the Texas Heroes Monument also in the older part of town.

Here's Galveston Island's Historic Pleasure Pier. It was built in the 1940s.

We thought this giant shrimp was interesting.

One of two fishing piers.

The surf was rough today.

Galveston is basically a tourist town. It reminds us of places like Myrtle beach or Ocean City. The old part of town is under some construction projects, so we didn't do any walking. We didn't take a pic, but two giant cruise ships were in port.
We had a nice Texas steak we picked up at a small local grocery for dinner. It was excellent. If all the beef in Texas is this good we will be on a red meat diet for the next few weeks.

Winter Excursion 3, Day 103

We decided to save Big Thicket National Preserve until after Corpus Christi as we will be closer at that campground.
We headed south today along the coast to Freeport, TX. This is another huge refinery area. We stopped at Tractor Supply and picked up Kaylee's food and bones. We also stopped at BUC-EE's a Texas gas station and convenience store. This is actually a small one, we've heard the larger ones are worth visiting.

Temps today never got out of the low 40s and the wind is still howling (30 mph). So no kayak fishing, but I did try some shore fishing with no luck. I could only take it for about an hour, wind chill was around 33 degrees.

Fired up the egg and had some nice lobster tails for dinner. They were really cheap and we will probably pick up a few more for a meal next week.

Watched a little TV and listened to the wind howl. It is forecast to die down tomorrow and temps will also be rising. Cath and I think we are getting southernized as the lower temps seem cold to us after three winters on the road with little to no snow or cold temps.

Winter Excursion 3, Day 102

This morning we were fogged in again. We left to do laundry around 1000 and were done by 1300. Then we left (in the fog) to do some grocery shopping. We drove up to the Galveston Island Kroger. Got our shopping finished and when we came back out to the parking lot the fog was gone and we got this view of the Gulf.

It rained like crazy on the way back to the camper. As the front passed the winds really picked up. The forecast was correct, we have 25 - 35 mph winds now, and the fog is gone. Temps have dropped into the 50s and will go lower tonight.
As the weather is now so nice (not), we played cribbage this afternoon and listened to the wind blow the slide toppers.
The plan tomorrow is to visit Big Thicket National Preserve and get another stamp in the passport.

Winter Excursion 3, Day 101

We woke up to a dense fog. We can hardly see across the campground. It started to lift a little around 1000 and we explored the state park. It is a nice place on the bay side of the island. The bugs (mosquitoes) are really hot in the morning, but were gone by afternoon. Kaylee hated them.
Got the Kayak in the water this afternoon and did some fishing. A license is not required in any Texas State Park to fish! Caught one flounder and some small whiting. The Kayak did really good.
Weather has been in the 70s since we got here, but that is forecast to change. A front will blow through this afternoon, Temps will go into the 50s with winds up to 35 mph. Hopefully the winds calm down in a few days so we can get the kayak back in the water.
Laundry day tomorrow. I'll try to get some pics if the fog lifts.

Winter Excursion 3, Day 100

We left Lake Charles, LA in a dense fog. The fog stayed with us the entire ride today. Sometimes the visibility was only a few hundred yards. It did lift a little by Port Arthur, TX. Here's a few pics of the refineries. The place is huge!

The truck and camper are dirtier than we've ever seen. The roads were wet and often muddy from the fog and construction sites along the way.
We finally got to our campsite in Galveston Island State Park.  We don't know much about it yet as we can't see anything due to the fog. The campground is a swamp from the recent rains.

We are here for a week. Hopefully the weather improves.