Padre Island, Tx

We followed the coast of Texas from Beaumont to Corpus Christi, and then out onto the Padre Island National Seashore.  To get there, we took a ferry from Port Aransas to the island - a neat experience because of the efficiency of the service - on and off!  No charge!  Pictures were taken from the ferry.

On Padre Island, we had to park on the beach with everyone else (motor homes and trailers as far as you could see) - no services, but no fee.  The next day, we were able to get a space at the campground for another night, where there was a bathhouse and fresh water.  The picture is of a lonely camper on the beach (which is also allowed), and the beautiful emptiness of the sand dunes (no walking allowed on the dunes).

On our way north, we stopped in Corpus Christi to look at the aircraft carrier Lexington that Vera's friend Jill and her husband Scott served on - now a monument.

We are now in San Antonio, staying in a motel because there is no room at the State Campgrounds - spring break from school sends families to the outdoors, filling them up!

More later.