After one more 6 a.m. coffee-klatsch with the ol' boys at Tip O Texas, it was time to start packing up for the drive to Corpus Christi. Rolled out about 10 a.m. headed for Port Aransas, just outside Corpus.
A few interesting things about Texas. The landscape is generally very flat with lots of fields and foliage, ranches, etc. Noticeable is the lack of tall buildings and lack of tall trees (not enough water to grow tall), so there is always lots of unblocked open sky in view. Further remarkable is the cleanliness of the state. People don't litter here, the streets are not strewn with MacDonalds cups, empty pop cans, or cigarette butts ... streets and curbs are clean!! Very noticeable. Also nobody here has eavestroughs (gutters) because people don't want to lose the water from their gardens. Recall that here it gets so dry that it's common to have 18"-deep cracks in the ground.
We rolled into the Pioneer RV Resort on Padre Island, mid-afternoon. Much different campground, tighter spots, less vegetation, and this place is full to capacity cuz there is a sand-sculpting competition in town this weekend.
However, it is right on the outer beach of Padre Island, so, after supper we went for a salt-water stroll. While the locals stayed home and were muttering about how cold the water is, we had the whole beach to ourselves, wading along the water's edge, it was wonderful and warm! Even Maxi ran into the waves, chased seagulls and of course..... rolled in the sand - why not? (He did not seem impressed with the taste of the salt water and the ever-present wind). NB - wind plus salt water spray, plus sand dunes, makes for sand that you taste and just doesn't wash off!! Well not easily anyway! But it's fun just the same and you don't have to shovel it!!
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