We got to a small area 20 miles east of Houston called Highlands Tx. It is on the bay and the park is nice, big sites and a good dog run for Pepper. We are going to stay here thru the Holidays then on to New Orleans. Just before we left Corpus Christi a 1st cousin of mine Connie Dill (from my dad's side) came to Corpus Christi. She was there on business, she works for FEMA and they had a conference there. Her and Jackie have been in contact for several years working on the family tree. The interesting part is that we had never met. So when we met her at her hotel I said, "Long time no see". She cracked up and that made the visit a little easier to get going. I have 14 1st cousins on my dads side and when I was around 12-13 I met 2 of them. The rest I have never met. She lives north of Dallas, so when we get up to that area she will plan a get together so I can meet her brothers and sisters. After getting here near Houston we took a hour drive around the area of our rv park to get the lay of the land. We rode a ferry across part of the bay and found a battleship that you can tour and a monument for a battle field. It was to cold to tour them so we will visit them later. The weather has been cold in the am and cloudy with wind during the day. But the weather is suppose to get better. Going to go and look around Houston, it is a big city and was hard to pull the 5th wheel thru the other day. We enjoyed Aransas Pass and would go back there. Rv park rates are reasonable there, we paid $250 for the month and $70 for electricity. And we used the ac alot while we were there. At this park we now in it is $350 per month but a location and near a big city. Pepper is doing ok, she didn't like the other park because of the goat heads in the grass and dog run. Here the grass and dog run are dog friendly.
Finally got some good weather here in Houston. Our rv park sits across the street from part of the waterway from the ocean to Houston area. About 5 miles from us, we cross a part of the bay on a ferry to a state park that is on the main waterway to Houston. They have benches that are located on the levy and you can sit and watch the ships come and go. We were talking about how you know that this happens but sitting there makes you really realize how much goes on in this country. We sat there for a while and enjoyed the nice day then toured the San Jacinto battlefield. Will be posting on that in a couple days. Our next sightseeing will be the Houston Space Center. We are going to wait until after the 1st and hopefully there will not be as many people there. We have been getting a lot of rain the past week and been cooped up. Had to stop walking, to much standing water. Looks like we are going to have some nice weather for a while. Pepper had a couple bad nights because of the thunder. When had has a bad night so do I. The next thing she won't like is New Years Eve. They sell fireworks here and even on Christmas night folks were shooting off fireworks and I mean big fireworks. Things that you would see at a fairground show. Have a safe and fun New Years.
