Wot we did on our summer Holidays............Part Uno

We hit the road and away we went, heading south towards Corpus Christi finally ending up in Ingleside to eat lunch before checking into our motel in Aransas Pass.




After checking in and changing into swim kit, we headed off again this time to Port Aransas or Port A. In order to get to there, we had to take a ferry across a stretch of water as Port A is actually a small island. If you saw the movie "Jaws", you might remember the car ferries in that, well these were the same but smaller.

Anyway, Port A is definitely a tourist trap where the locals make thir living from the hordes of tourist that descend on the area during the summer months. Things are spread out but accessible and there's no pressure to buy or anything so it's fairly relaxed which was good.



So after stopping off at the candy store to buy some, we headed off to Mustang Island so we could hit the beach.

We got to the area which is a State park and after parking, we lugged some folding chairs and some towels out to the beach to sit, relax and take in some sun.



Now being right at the beach in a hot place like south Texas you would think that it would be even more humid than where we live but due to breezes off the Gulf of Mexico, it kept temperatures and humidity down. The only downside to all of this was there were big areas of seaweed in the surf and there were some signs of jellyfish washed up on the beach.

But it was really nice there and considering it was around 5:30pm, that was pretty good.

After heading back and getting cleaned up some, we headed out for dinner back in Corpus.

The next morning we checked out of the motel after eating and drove around a bit doing more of the touristy stuff. Went to Padre Island, got a couple of pics of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington which is now anchored in Corpus Christi Bay, went and bought some trinkets, and a pound of fresh, large shrimp for $10.50 before taking off in the afternoon for Refugio to visit a winery there.







We took the scenic route through Rockport where Bodger managed to get a pic of a restuarant that has to be seen to believed. Actually saww it in Corpus but as we were driving on the freeway and it was a bit off from there, this was one that could not be miss. I think you'll agree that is a great sign and only a pic can prove it exists.



Just in case you couldn't clearly ead the sign, it's "Hu Dat Restuarant" such as someeone knocks at the door and you ask "Who dat?" Sorry, just my warped SOH showing......

Part Two coming next...........