Blogs from Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, North America - page 2

I woke up early and didn’t feel like I would be able to go back to sleep so just started up the truck and started driving to Corpus Christi checking out beaches along the way. The closer I got to Corpus the more “Natural” the beaches became. I check out the beach at the J P Luby Park and got seriously stuck in the sand. If I had not been able to put my truck in 4 wheel drive I would still be there or paying a fortune to get pulled out…At Mustang Island State Park the signs said “4X4 only. It looked kind of chancy at that. At Padre Balli Park I needed my 4 wheel drive to get to the pier so I said heck with it and turned around. I found out later ... read more

It was a month ago that I posted my last blog. During this time Susie and I have been here living in Corpus Christi. We've rented a small condo unit and will be here till early March. As I have said throughout our winters' blogs, we are amateur bird-watchers. I also said in my last blog that I would try and put together a few pictures that I have taken of some of the birds that we have seen down here in S. Texas. These pictures are of wild birds only (no zoo shots) and are only a "smattering" of shots that I have taken while out bird watching. I wish I had a longer telephoto lens with me this winter. But since I didn't bring anything bigger than 300mm, I had to do some pretty ... read more

Got our van back yesterday, but on the way back to the hotel the "service engine soon" light came on and it began to hesitate and buck. Bill turned right around and went back, but being Friday afternoon...everyone was gone. They told us to bring it back this morning, which he did. Thank god it was just antifreeze that had got into places it shouldn't have....not a big problem. SO.....we will back on the road this morning heading further south. Since we can't cross the border till Monday, I'm hoping we can find a another cheap place on the beach at South Padre Island...about 20 miles this side of Brownsville. May as well enjoy our last full day in the States! I will blog either later today or tomorrow morning with our location. ... read more

Well, Hermine has passed...but now we're dealing with the van. Last night (Monday eve) was pretty wild with much rain and wind.....lots and lots of wind. It sounded like a typical New England Nor'Easter lying in bed listening. The difference being that it was 80 degrees and muggy outside.....not 10 degrees and snowing. Now, we have to deal with the van. Tomorrow morning, we bring it in to the local Ford dealership where they will determine whether we need a whole manifold, or can get away with just a part. We're hoping for just the part, of course, mainly because it's about a $400 difference in price. Whatever it be, we'd love them to finish the job tomorrow so we can continue to Brownsville by early evening....and cross the border Thursday morning. Friday morning will be ... read more

Budgeting has put a tight hold on Summer Vacations this year but I refuse to go down without a fight!! My solution? Lets "getty up" to the part of Texas that has the beaches!! Corpus Christi is the most well know beach area because of the mainy attractions such as the U.S Lexington Battleship and the State Aquarium, however the actual beach part runs very low on my score card. The sand is a bit on the rocky side and the waves are not the relaxing soft waves I have come to adore over my travels. If I was to give advice to other families I would not suggest you roll out the mats on this beach for swimming. The overall city looks runned down to poverty or neglect. However, the restaurants are pretty darn good ... read more