Final Days in Corpus Christi

We left Corpus Christi yesterday and we're on our way to Orange Beach, AL.  Our time in Port Aransas and Corpus Christi were wonderful.  We met so many great people and established some wonderful friendships that will last for a life time.  Ernie & Linda Black were our awesome neighbors at Pioneer RV Park and they made sure we were included in all the Thanksgiving & Christmas festivities at the park. Ernie hand delivered our mail at times and was always there to help out while I was recovering from hip surgery.  Then there were Jim & Laura Arnold from Texas who we enjoyed spending time with.  We had lunch and dinner with them several times.  One day Jim offered a beautiful prayer/blessing prior to Bruce going in for hip surgery and we know the Lord heard his prayer.  Bruce's hip surgery and recovery went better than expected.  Thank you Jim.  We spent most of January at the N.A.S. Corpus Christi RV park where we met TJ & Diana Kelly.  What a sweet and charming couple.  TJ is an Air Force retiree (Surgeon) and Diana a retired nurse.  The Kelly's live an exciting life.  When they're not RVing they are sailing the Bahamas and the coast of Florida on their 80' yacht.  Nice.....  Since both were in the medical field, they were always asking how Bruce was doing with his hip recovery.  We also met Skip & Linda Evans from Colorado Springs.  Skip is also an Air Force retiree and was assigned to the Air Force Academy.  We have so much in common it's almost scary.  Air Force and Colorado Springs.  Skip had hip replacement in May at the Air Force Academy.  Same doctor Bruce met with while we were in Coloroado.  Skip and Linda have been married 42 years, like us.  Skip and Bruce both enjoy fishing.  The Evans tow a Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk behind their RV, exactly like the one we did our first two years RVing.  We have made it a point to see them in April when we'll all be in Colorado Springs.  Looking forward to seeing them again.  And finally, there were Kevin & Jodi Corrigan.  Kevin and Bruce went to high school together in Lake City, MN.  Bruce joined the Air Force and Kevin joined the Navy.  Kevin came to our wedding in Key West, FL in 1974.  Kevin and Jodi truly made our stay in Corpus Christi a wonderful experience.  They and Kevin's daughter Nicole and husband John invited us over for Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve dinner.  We went out to dinner a couple times.  They were like family when we were so far from home.  Thank you Kevin, Jodi, Nicole, and John.  Love you guys.

We stopped here in Matagorda Bay Nature RV Park, TX. for a couple nights to check out the beaches.  It's nothing like Corpus Christi that's for sure.  Beaches aren't very clean.  It may be better during the summer when everyone comes here, but right now it's a bummer.  I don't think we'll be coming back here.  We'll be leaving tomorrow for Louisiana.

We watching the sun set at Snoopy's Restaurant.

Sunset in Corpus Christi Bay.

Another picture of a beautiful sunset.

I think this guy was cussing us out for being too close.

This pelican never moved.

Beautiful evening.

Bridge from Corpus Christi to the islands

Having dinner with our dear friends Kevin and Jodi Corrigan.
We love these two.

Stayed here for a couple nights.

Camp site at Matagorda Bay Nature RV Park.

Waiting for the sun to set.

Beaches on Matagorda Bay.  Nice but lots of trash.

Yes, it was pretty cool and breezy.  Temps in 50s.

Boardwalk was nice, but very windy.

Beautiful evening.

Bruce and Trent taking a walk down the beach.

We were real sure what this was.  More like a small whale.  Not a dolphin.

Lower Colorado River Access.  This is where the Colorado River
enters the gulf.

Matagorda Bay Nature park.

Looking back at the RV park from a dock on the Colorado River.

Roberta enjoying a walk along the pier.  Nice and cold.

Rocky jetti off Matagorda Bay.

Just before the waves got her wet.  Are we having fun yet?????

Shows the Colorado River down through Texas at Matagorda Bay.

Where is the sun?????????????