Winding down

  Our time as winter Texans is winding down. The weather has turned warm to hot but enjoyable. Great get together with friends. One more gathering planned before we head home on the 18th. We have adjusted well to Veronica petite size and have renewed for another year.

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Splitting time

  After Christmas week in Mathis we moved to Sandpipers. Our initial stay was only 4 nights before we returned home to finish therapy sessions. Home for 10 days then returned to Edinburg. The weather was brutal for a few days with near record cold. Mary and I both came down with colds or some respiratory crud. Not fun, but the weather improved and so did we. Once again on February 1st we came back home and plan to return to SPR on the 12th. There we will stay till mid March when we will return home for the season.

Road trip

  Forecast called for a rainy day so a road trip was in order. We made the 50 mile trip over to Rockport. First stop was a walmart to pick up a new pot for Veronica. Saturday before Christmas and surprisingly it was not total craziness. Mission accomplished we moved on to the local Ace Hardware store. We have been told it is the second largest Ace hardware in the country. At any rate it is huge and has a large variety of items. Scored some item we were looking for plus some unexpected finds.

 Our next stop was Tackletown. A clothing, hunting and fishing gold mine of products. Once again we purchased some items we wanted. That left our lunch choice as the remaining stop. Paradise Key is a nice, casual restaurant we have visited many times. Consistent good seafood which we really enjoyed looking out over the bay.

 All and all a very nice day.

the adventure continues...

Lake Corpus Christi continued

  Part of the allure of this park is the fishing pier. They say it is 400ft and I believe that measurement. It is by far the longest pier at any state park we have camped in. I have watched others catching crappie but I have not been successful. Having said that, I have caught 19 white bass in the past two days. Too small to keep, which I would not do anyway, but fun none the less. As I told a man last night, they tug on my line and that is all i ask of them. Today we plan to drive over to Rockport for lunch. Will post photos and thoughts from our lunch date as well as scenes of other campers decorated for Christmas.

gather ye rosebuds while ye may

 

Lake Corpus Christi

  We have returned for yet another Christmas week at this park. I believe this is our third one. So far weather has been good and so has the fishing. Tomorrow plan is to drive over to Rockport for lunch.

more to come

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Lake Brownwood SP

  On Friday, October 20th we left Meridian and made the drive over to Brownwood. While short in distance the drive was eventful and stressful due to construction. We have been here more time than we can remember, as comfortable as a pair of slippers. There was a family reunion or two taking place so it was fun observing them. Not surprisingly the lake was low. We enjoyed a quick visit over to Coleman to relive some memories as many relatives are buried there.

gathering rosebuds

Meridian State Park

  On Tuesday, October 17th we returned to this park after many years. The lake was very low like most lakes in Texas. However the facilities were in great shape and we enjoyed some hiking and nature in general. We were surprised it was not under burn ban so we had a campfire, first in a very long time. Nice park we plan to return to.

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