We arrived in Corpus Christi and settled in at the Moose Lodge (or was it the Elks) just in time to locate a block party at Cassidy's Irish Pub, so we were off to celebrate. My shamrock glasses were a big hit as I guess Walgreens did not carry them there last year.
On our first attempt to drive out to North Padre Island and the national seashore we turned back due to the heavy amount of spring break traffic. Early in the day was not so bad as we ventured out another day. We did not drive very far down the beach but instead went north to explore.
This mobile home park caught my eye. I believe his mobile home is pretty stationary now! Some of the coastal towns such as Aransas Pass still have the fishing village feel to me.
Here we had a fun tour out on a boardwalk to view the marsh and wildlife. This is the only gator we saw though!
Shrimp fishing is a way of life in this part of Texas.
After staying in Corpus a couple of days we moved up to Magnolia Beach near Indianola. This is a great free camping spot alongside Matagorda Bay where you will always come across winter Texans from Canada in transit. We arrived in quite a storm but I guess into each trip a little rain must fall. The winds were something else!
It seems we parked in a low spot as the water kinda puddled at the door of the trailer. Most big rigs pulled out and went to Walmart. I guess they did not want to drive down the beach to leave when the road flooded but it was hard packed sand and no problem.
These Canadians were in a cluster down near the water where they didn't have to walk so far to fish!
A new day dawned and we left in search of bluebonnets after we had spent a day exploring the area. Indianola was once a thriving little seaport where many of the German immigrants arrived in Texas but two hurricanes in the latter part of the 19th century devastated the town and after the second one they never rebuilt.
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