Corpus Christi

The day dawned warm, sunny and with only a gentle breeze!  What a difference from the gusty winds we had yesterday! The good thing is that they keep you from feeling hot, but the flip side is that after a while, the wind itself is exhausting!!
We puttered all morning and got a chance to meet some of the other campers.  Captain Bob and his wife are from Houston area. He was a port pilot (he would guide the big boats into harbour). Anyway, he offered us some great advice about where to stay in the Houston/Galveston area and places we really should visit, like NASA!!  Forgot about that one!! Another fellow named Tom is from Texas as well, but travels a lot and has seen most of Canada. The couple next to us are full time RV'ers and look like they are in their late 40's........ and so many more......
Late morning we loaded up our sunglasses, hats, and camera, and headed out to discover Corpus Christi. Lunch was a picnic on the grass just outside a Whataburger Restaurant. (Karl gets excited every time we pass one) We wandered the waterfront boardwalk (actually cement) for a few hours. Blue skies, palm trees and beautiful stonework - there were hundreds of boats in the marina and on the opposite end of our walk, an aircraft carrier!!
We checked out another RV park down the road, just in case we wanted to try something different when/if we come back. Gorgeous park, but higher cost and "no activities". Duh.......
Also checked out a few big souvenir stores that advertise that they have everything ..... except of course the souvenir patches we are after. Oh, well ...
After supper, we wandered out to the beach for another walk.  There are now several couples or families camping on the beach.  I think the RV parks are full because of the sand sculpting festival which is billed as an international competition. I can imagine that the beach would be beautiful at night, especially with the stars and a roaring campfire.

Memorabilia:
In this park we are directly across the laneway from a couple of ponds with ducks, gulls etc. Yesterday we watched 3 pink flamingos fly in for a landing and bath. Beautiful! ... And, silly me,  I always thought flamingos were just plastic things you stuck into someone's front lawn on their birthday!
This morning there was a turtle, about 12" in diameter, crawling across the field and sliding into the pond.
Pelicans are more plentiful than gulls here.
Some cultural differences too. There's a little level of respect and politeness amongst people. When you go into a restaurant you get called "sir" and "ma'am" rather than 'you guys'. Nice !!