Port Aransas Texas

We are staying in Aransas Pass and 8 miles from where we are is Port Aransas. It is located on an island. From our end of the island you have to ride a free ferry to the island. It only takes 3 minutes to cross. On the other end of the island there is a bridge that connects Port Aransas to Corpus Christi. Port Aransas is mostly a

A few watering holes we visited

We have stumbled across several bars that have some sort of claim to fame. I know what you are thinking about all of these bars. Jackie is dragging poor Cliff into these places. Your right, I go just to keep peace in the family. Ferndale Palace Saloon is near Eureka Ca. It is in downtown Ferndale. The picture of Jackie and I was taken in the Buckhorn Bar in San Antonio (google it, lots of history) it was opened in the late 1880

The USS Lexington

Yesterday we toured the Lexington. It is docked in Corpus Christi and can be toured daily. It is a self guided tour but there are volunteers through out the ship to answer questions. It could be an all day tour it you read every thing they have for viewing. There are 5 different areas that you can go to. When we went to the bridge (the picture with the man sitting) we were surprised how small it was. When you watch movies they always seem big. Found out one thing, you can't be fat and hate stairs. Up and down, up and down and the stairs are almost straight up. And if you are overweight some of the areas are a little tight. All in all it was a very interesting day. We have been having mixed weather. Sunny and humid one day then cloudy and humid the next. Have to admit I don't like that humidity. Today the breeze is keeping it comfortable. But it has been between 70 and 80 during the day and maybe 60 at night. Not to bad. The snowbirds are starting to come in so the weather must be ready to change. Went to the store today and we were laughing at some of the things they have that you won't find back on the west coast. Frozen dept. had turkey necks, turkey drumsticks, turkey gizzards and a area with pig heads. The whole damn head, skinned and frozen. Not sure what they do with them but they had a dozen or so of them.

Aransas Pass Texas

We are in Aransas Pass Tx. It is about 18 miles east of Corpus Christi. It is a small town with several ocean accesses and fishing piers. 8 miles west of us is Rockport and they have a frontage rd that passes along between town and the ocean. There are lots of restaurants and shops. We stopped by a boat ramp and boat storage area and watched the shrimp boat come in. Drinking a beer and some chips was a bonus.

The smaller shrimp were used for bait while the larger he sold for eating. $6.00 per pound but you clean. You can get cleaned for $8.00. We are going to a place Tuesday called the Big Fisherman for dinner. On Tues. they have all you can eat chicken fried steak, gizzards and fried livers with mashed potaotes and cole slaw. You won't believe the cost. $2.25 per person. We went into the place and it is a real nice restaurant

Visit to the Alamo

Went to the Alamo and Riverwalk in San Antonio. Both are located down town and just a few blocks from each other. Enjoyed the tour. There is an outdoor area with gardens and paths around the Alamo. We then went to the riverwalk. It is below street level, you go down stairs and walk along sidewalks that border both sides of the "river". Part of the river has dirt bottom but for flood control reason some had been concreted and flood gate installed. We took the boat tour which lasted about a half an hour. The tour explained the development of the riverwalk and the history of some of the buildings along it. The walk is mostly restaurants and hotels not much else. But is was very nice. We are leaving tomorrow for Corpus Christi area. Plan on spending some time there. Just kick back on enjoy the coast.

Arizona to San Antonio

Sorry that we haven't been able to post on the blog. Where we were located it would drop the signal or whatever and I would not be able to finish. From now on if we are in such a spot I will just write something if I can but if you don't find a post don't give up on us. If I ever decide to stop posting I will put something on here. Now to bring us up to date. We spent 9 days in Yuma and while we were there Jackie's cousin and her husband came for a visit. (Brenda and Randy). We had a great time with them. We then moved to Benson Az and spent 2 nites there. Then began the long haul to San Antonio. Holy crap! There is a bunch on Texas to drive thru to get here. Trip went well, just tired of driving. We spent a night in Las Cruces NM and a nite in Fort Stockton Tx. The picture of the arrow in the ground is at the rv park in Fort Stockton. The picture of the houses is the mexico side of El Paso. El Paso is huge, there are 800.000 people living there. I found a strange interest in the landscape and hills of Texas. Don't know why! We will be in San Antonio for a week. Going to the Alamo and Riverwalk for sure. Not much else planned yet. Learning the local Texas lingo. How are you in Texan is apparently " Como esta ya'll"