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| We left Houston this morning and are headed for Corpus Christi. Made a stop on the way at Cuero, TX to visit the Chilsom Trail Heritage Museum. |
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| Outside the museum. |
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| We couldn't take pictures in the museum, but they did let us take a picture of this window display. The long horn is an actual taxidermy steer. The museum was great...covering the 20 years ( 1860s-1880s) that Texas cowboys drove cattle from the Rio Grande to the railroads in Kansas City to be shipped east. These cattle were originally brought here by the Spaniards and were free ranged. After the civil war, the value of the steers in the Texas area was very low because there were so many. They could be sold for about $4/head in Texas but $40/head in the east. |
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| We were surprised by the number of the refineries as we drove into Corpus Christi. As the sun was setting it cast a golden glow on these oil tanks and refineries in the background. |
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| That beautiful sunset was also reflected on the USS Lexington, a WWII Aircraft Carrier in the Corpus Christi port. |
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| We got such a great camping spot --on the beach facing the Corpus Christi bay. |
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| Sunrise view from the front window of our RV. |
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| Morning coffee on the bay. |
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| Headed to North Padre Island. |
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| On to the beach!! |
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| Liz looking for shells on the beach. |
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| Driving on the beach...you can drive 5 miles and then an additional 54 miles if you have 4 wheel drive. |
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| Crane in the waves looking for a snack. |
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