Our annual snow bird adventure to a warmer climate has begun. We decided to take the “Google Preferred” route again, which is I-35, but we ended up passing through Emporia, our planned stop, and found the Air Capitol RV park in Wichita for our first night on the road. It’s conveniently just off the interstate,…

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When you first stay at this casino’s campground, which is a really nice campground, they set you up with a Player account and comp one night’s stay. Last time we stayed here they couldn’t believe I didn’t have a driver’s license (it was lost at the time and I offered my passport) and I had…

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This park has been on our Want-to-see Texas Parks List for some time, and as we drove toward Waco, Tony realized it was just a short detour away from our route. We quickly found a place to stay for the night (Saturday night stays can be tough to find without advance reservations) at the Dinosaur…

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One more hike at Dinosaur Valley before leaving the Glen Rose area was on the agenda today. We hiked up through a juniper forest to the limestone ridge for wide views of the valley. The statues at the Somerville County Courthouse in Glen Rose tell the tale of founding father Charles Barnard and his bartering…

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We made it to the Texas Gulf shore in Port Aransas, where we will stay for a week at the Surfside RV & Resort before heading to South Padre Island. There is a ferry to connect Port Aransas to the mainland, but we are driving about ten miles out of the way to come in…

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Christmas Day was a bit cloudy, but a nice 70 degrees here in Port Aransas. We walked to Roberts Point Park where lots of benches are perfect places to watch the ferry boats and ships coming into the port or Corpus Christi Bay. Today Tony marks his 60th birthday! Before we left home, I wrote…

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I had a lovely visit to the aquarium in Corpus Christi this year. Tony stayed in the van working and keeping the cats company. Highway 181 with the Harbor Bridge is elevated here and there is a huge parking lot below. Makes for shady parking in the hot summer months. They had nice displays centered…

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Mustang Island is a barrier island that protects Corpus Christi Bay and has a miles-long beach with several access points. The past two years we stayed at the state park here, but this year we chose to be in the town of Port Aransas to try a different spot. This is a small beach community…

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We arrived shortly after official check-in time on Jan. 1 to our winter destination—South Padre Island. So far it has been a cold couple of weeks, but we see neat things on the beach, get plenty of exercise and fresh air and are hopeful to see a Space X launch soon. Last April, we got…

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After several delays due to weather, Lisa and I finally were able to witness a Space X launch of Starship and the spectacular catch of the Super Heavy Booster it rode atop of on Starship Flight 7. January 16, 2025 was a beautiful, cloudless day that managed to find its way into an otherwise wet…

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