Movin' On

We have left the Corpus Cristi, Texas area.  We exchanged phone and email information with our new friends (neighbors)- Mark and Rhonda .

Mark and Rhonda, who live in a Dallas suburb, REALLY ENJOY wind surfing (especially Mark).  Rhonda has two dogs that she enters in dog shows.  Mark is an electrical engineer.

60 miles northeast of Corpus Christi along route 77 is Refugio, Texas.   It's the birthplace of one of baseball's great pitchers - Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers Baseball Team.  But we didn't check out his birthplace..  we sought out an H.E.B. Store (It's like a Walmart or Meijers)..

did some shopping, refueled the truck at the H.E.B. gas station, and discovered a close-by laundromat.  

While doing the laundry, I spent some quality time on the roof of the travel trailer fixing the TV antenna wire, which I broke while washing the top of the trailer.  

The roof-top TV antenna on the RV

The new connector attached to replace the one I broke.

We spent over an hour washing the salt off the truck and trailer before we left Padre Island.. sorry no pictures.. we just didn't think about it..  but you can use your imagination.   It was like washing an 18-wheeler by hand.

We crossed the mighty Mississippi River at Baton Rouge.  The bridge over the river was big.

 The amount of boat and barge traffic on the river is amazing.  

Sheryl and I headed for the Davis Bayou National Park Campground in Ocean Spring, Mississippi.  We were here last year and liked it.  

Our campsite

We have a lake view from our back window, or side yard.. 

Actually, it's a view of the Bayou and if we had a boat, we could launch it and travel out into the Gulf of Mexico from the Campground.

In addition of being close to civilization, the campground has electric and water at each site..  so, we've changed our electrical and water habits quite a bit.  We cook using electricity and did some laundry with the mini washing machine we have in the trailer. ($8 per day w/Senior pass)  The only problem we've had is with gnats in the morning and the late afternoon.  We are going to get something to KILL them.. they DO BITE.

Davis is part of the Gulf Islands Seashore which runs along the Gulf coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the pan-handle of Florida.  It's a beautiful area of the country.

On our first walk, we discovered lots of flowers..

We have lots of cardinals..

and other birds around the campground.  

There are lots of grey squirrels:

Sheryl and I visited another laundry (we don't have a dryer) and drove around Ocean Spring.  The town is located right on the Gulf of Mexico and has a beach.

Visiting a local grocery store, we discovered that they had fresh caught JUMBO Louisiana  shrimp.  We bought a pound and boiled 'em for 5 minutes - then Sheryl broiled them in the toaster oven for a minute w/ garlic butter.   

They were good - especially with the corn-grits as a side dish..  yes, I said "corn-grits."  Grits (serving for 4) and 1 can creamed corn and 2 tsp of sweetener.  Don't knock it till you try it.  Okay - we've gone native :)

We expect to be here for another week before heading to Lakeland, Florida to our mobile at Light and Life Park.   See ya...