We awoke Sunday the 6th to 44 degrees--but sunny. The day did warm up to around 65 degrees so we could be in shirtsleeves rather than jackets. A walk around the RV park for 45 minutes got our blood moving.
Monday we decided to take a little trip to Port Aransas and Corpus Christi to explore other RV parks. Port Aransas is located on the barrier island just off the coast of mainland Texas. It was a partly sunny day, breezy, but temps were in the 60s. Thought we should do this while the weather was decent, as rain was expected over the next couple of days. We took a 15-minute car ferry from Aransas Pass to Port Aransas, then drove along the barrier island to the causeway taking us to Corpus Christi.
We looked at three RV parks, as well as Mustang Island State Park. An exploration of other RV parks showed us just how good our site was at BayView: trees in the site, distance between sites, etc. Most parks really pack in the RVs, with little space between, and no trees except possibly in the perimeter.
(When we got to Corpus Christi we decided to stop for lunch. Don't know if any of you have had burgers at Whataburger, but this was our first experience. When we received our order we realized they were HUGE and had double meat in them. Wow! We felt like we couldn't eat for a week after that!)
Tuesday was an overcast day, with the potential of up to 2" of rain before the clouds moved out. We were able to walk for about 40 minutes around the park. Then Dick braved the elements and walked for another 40 minutes down Fulton Beach Road (just across the street from our park). Was a good day for me to stay in and work on some knitting projects. That night was really stormy, with heavy thunderstorms, and lots of rain. The weather people were right this time--we received over 2" of rain between the time it started on Tuesday and when it stopped around noon on Wednesday.
Wednesday we took another little trip to Port Lavaca, about 50 miles NE of Rockport along Highway 35. On his solo walk on Tuesday Dick met a gentleman who spoke highly of this little town of about 12,500. We wanted to scout this area for other RV parks. Found a lovely and new park, Texas Lakeside RV Resort, in Port Lavaca. It opened last year, and boasts a lovely clubhouse with huge granite-tiled and individual restrooms with showers, heated pool, concrete pads, free WiFi and cable, and lots of grassed space between sites. The landscaping was almost done, with palm trees to be planted in the Spring. Although we're not in the market this year, we'll keep the park in mind for future trips. We looked (fleetingly) at other RV parks, and found they were quite dreadful. On the way home we encountered a few rain showers, but the skies were quite beautiful!
Thursday brought sunshine and
warm temperatures, topping out in the high 70s to 80. Today our walk took us
along Fulton Beach Road and the water. Lots of diving birds, including
pelicans, which are so much fun to watch as they make a big splash going after
their meal. They wouldn't cooperate with us for a photo, though. We walked for 60
minutes, seeing private homes and piers, pin oaks growing sideways (like the "divy-divy" trees in Aruba) caused by
continuous prevailing winds off the water, and private beach clubs. That
afternoon Dick rode the motorcycle into downtown Rockport to run some errands
and investigate fishing stuff, the aquarium, and other miscellaneous places.
The BayView RV park, where are
currently, has lots of activities for its guests. It offers everything from
daily card games to line dancing classes, happy hours to ice cream socials,
cinnamon rolls with coffee to craft shows. Fridays at noon they offer a $3.00
burger lunch (or $2.00 hot dogs) with all the fixin's. We did go for the
burgers, which were really quite good, and we met more park guests, many who
live here full time. That afternoon Dick surprised me with 2 dozen roses in a
rainbow of colors to celebrate our 31st wedding anniversary (coming up on the
16th). Will post a photo of them in next week's blog, after they've opened a
bit more. (He doesn't know it yet, but I've decided to keep him around for
another 31 years! Shhhh!) Being in a big fishing area we had purchased
some fresh shrimp, so I tried a recipe for shrimp primavera for dinner--super
easy and really good! Of course, ice cream for dessert is always good, too!
Saturday dawned cloudy, windy
and cool. We walked again along Fulton Beach Road, but after 40 minutes of
dealing with the wind we decided to return to the cozy comfort of our trailer
and an afternoon of football.
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