Corpus Christi and Houston

Corpus Christi (literally, from the Latin, "Body of Christ") is a Texas town on the Gulf of Mexico.  Our RV Park there was quite nice - beautifully maintained and lots of palm trees.  Permanent residents here - and most of the sites are long-term - say that it's a real community, everybody looking out for each other.

But to get to the RV Park we had to drive through mile after mile of strip malls visible from the freeway.  Every chain store and restaurant you can name must be represented there.  Handy for shopping but unattractive.  We were not tempted.

We drove to the Texas State Aquarium, which is set on one of the Corpus Christi beaches.  The aquarium is wonderful, although not quite as magnificent as the one in Monterey.  The beach itself was impressive, with gorgeous sand, but for someone coming from the Santa Cruz area, it was slightly shocking to see how little development there was there.  Hardly anyone around.  I'm sure that things are hopping during the summer, but most of the huge lots facing the beach are empty.

Our next stop was Houston, and we like our RV Park here.  There's a man-made lake, and the sites are large and spotless.

At first, once we were all hooked up, it was warm inside, and we had to use our motorhome's air conditioner, but in the early evening the temperature plummeted and the winds became fierce.  When we walked the dogs, we had to brace ourselves against the cold air and hang on tight to their leashes so they didn't sail away.  All night long the motorhome shook and groaned and the temperature fell close to freezing.

Admittedly, these few days haven't been overly eventful.  Your humble blogger had to search for something - anything - to write.  Things should pick up once we reach southern Louisiana, which is next.