Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Winter in South Texas

The weather in Texas this year has been,to say the least,extreme and unusual with temperature swings of up to forty to fifty degrees F. from day to day. During our three weeks here we have had Freezing temperatures with lows of 24 degrees F. that broke records that went back twenty-five years. Every week or so we unhook the motor home and head to Kingsville some twenty miles away to stock up on groceries and water. The water here is very heavy with minerals and salt making it-at least to our taste- unpleasant to drink.

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Tuesday night is covered dish night. Everybody brings one dish of Salad, Meat, Soup or Desert and we all enjoy a great buffet.P1000190

Heading into buffet – Love Tuesdays

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Alvina really enjoys and participates in the activities that are offered here Yoga, Pilates, line dancing and aerobics.

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Tropical storms with high winds that lasted a week dropping three to six inches of rain over Coastal South Texas

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Airbase in Kingsville Texas

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And on the rare days of sunshine, such as yesterday,with clear skies and a high temperature of 78 degrees F.

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Although we have enjoyed our time here that gave us a chance to clean our carpets, organize and inventory our cargo bays etc., we will be ready to put the jacks up and get this puppy on the road again--these wheels are round for a reason.There is something about not knowing where we will spend the night that we find both exciting and appealing.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Leaving South Padre Island To Riviera

After New Years we had the motorhome washed and waxed to get rid of the the salt that was deposited from the winds and the high humidity and headed back to Riviera about a hundred and twenty miles north of South Padre Island. While still being on the Gulf Coast Riviera is situated at the head of a Inlet that protects the campground from the high winds that we experienced on south Padre and we intend to stay for a month.


Beautiful sunset our last day on South Padre Island


The Patron of the Island


The Bridge that connects Port Isabel and South Padre Island is more than half a mile long
Watch for What?? Pelicans on the bridge!!!--WTF?


Pelicans on the Gulf of Mexico


Bio-Energy plant on the tropical highway


Sugar cane fields


Citrus Market--Time to stock up


Tornado damage just south of Riviera