Mon. Feb. 28th Port Aransas/Mustang Island Texas

Join us as we travel North America in our Holiday Rambler Vacationer, since August 2006

      At 6:00am this morning there was some very strong wind gusts that came thru the resort, so we think its gonna be a nasty day.  But by 7 o'clock the wind had died down, the skies cleared, sun came up and before we know it's 80f (25c).  We had a nice visit from Bill Wilson this morning he dropped over for a coffee and we chatted and did some computing. We are always up early and Carol likes to sleep in, so no problem there.

      Then a walkabout for a while and a bite to eat we decided to take a drive over to Port Aransas and check out the beach. A nice drive to Aransas pass then out the point to take the ferry across the channel. This is part of the Texas road system and is a free ferry, they had three running today so only about a 5 minute wait. Apparently this is one of only three beach areas in the USA that you are still allowed to drive on, I wouldn't swear by it but I know I read it somewhere.

lets go to the beach

       Getting off the ferry we drove around the village for a bit, then on to the beach, 29 kms long. Here is a nice article here in the Montreal Gazette. A sign posted as we enter says the beach driving conditions today are good, then the first thing we see is a car stuck in the sand. But he had just driven right into a big sand drift, instead of around the soft sand. The warm wind was blowing so there was a bit of sand blowing and drifting around. We cruised down the beach a few miles enjoying the sunshine and smell of the ocean. Camping is allowed on the beach here so there was quite a few motorhomes, trailers and even tents scattered along the way. With sign stating a three day limit.

       Now this is winter here so not the busy season, I am surf this place would be hopping on the hot summer days, it is after all a tourist destination, with a magnificent beach, and not overdeveloped like some places we have seen. Now after our self guided sightseeing tour we drove , back home to enjoy our our yard and our books for a while. Then once again Happy Hour evolved shortly after 4 pm and a bunch of us gathered around to relax and chat for a bit, before we decided it was time to fire up our barbies and cook up some supper.

       Tonight I did potatoes w/onions, cauliflower and carrots and smoked pork chops on the BBQ for a nice tasty meal. A perfect way to end the day with a Dinner and a Movie.

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