We departed Corpus Christi on Monday at noon, arriving on South Padre Island late in the afternoon. What a view! We were camped right along the shore of Laguna Madre. Had supper at a seafood restaurant on the pier that was located a stone's throw away from our RV.
Next day it was up and at 'em as we checked out the beach. Zoe and Benji led the way across the dunes.
They had a hoot, running all over the place, digging in the sand, chasing birds and yes, even venturing into the water with some coaxing from Jim.
Jim even manged to convince me to dip my toes in the warm Gulf waters. Notice I didn't venture out very far and made sure there were no jellyfish floating around that could sting me. What a wuss!
As many of you know, we're not really "water" people, so after two days it was time to leave this "boater/surfer/ swimmer" paradise and head back inland. On Wednesday we arrived at Mission in the Rio Grande Valley, about three miles or so north of the US-Mexican border.
We're staying at the Bentsen Grove RV Resort. There are a lot of people here who stay at this resort all winter long. In fact, I'm sure there are more park model homes than there are RVs. That being said, the campground is quite nice. Never thought I would be in a place where you can step outside the RV and pick your breakfast or snack fruit right off the tree.
Having read books and watched old western movies about the Rio Grande River, we decided to check it out. At a little village called Los Ebanos there's a border crossing that is a little unique; the river ferry is hand operated.
and not one to be left out, Jim had to get into the act and give the guys a hand.
However, all good things must come to end, or at least take a pause. So tomorrow we'll retrace our steps back to Winnipeg. We're going to store the RV in San Antonio. Hopefully we'll be able to resume our journey at the end of January when I have recuperated from my next round of surgery. Man, are our bodies going to go through temperature shock; 30 C degrees above to 20 C degrees below in four days! Oh well.
Jim and Lesley signing off until 2008. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
