Meandering the Country

April 22-28, 2024 High Tide! I can’t tell you how wonderful it was to simply embrace “Island Time” and get in the groove of the slow sway of the breeze while in South Padre Island!  Maybe the word breeze is a little misleading.  A couple of days had the gentle breeze one typically thinks of.  Other days had a bit stiffer of a breeze.  The weather man on the local news channel had a wind barometer he would refer to.  It used a garbage can for measurement of wind speed – knocked over, in the road, neighbor’s yard, and gone! Never have I ever seen this!  I like a reporter with a little humor!  While we never saw the “gone” wind, we certainly had several “neighbor’s yard” days during our stay.  Regardless of what was happening to the garbage can, the days were low key and delightful! We thought we would give fishing in Laguna Madre a try while we were there.  It is the stretch of water between Padre Island and the Texas mainland.  The sea wa...

April 16-22, 2024 Sunset at Snoopy's We finally made it to the Gulf of Mexico!  In fact, our camper was backed up to it with only Padre Island acting as a bit of a buffer between us and the open ocean.  Firefly Resort - Coastal Bend was where we parked it, which qualified as “home” for our stay.  Previously, this had been a KOA campground.  Only days before we arrived, it changed hands and became a Firefly resort.  Regardless of who owns the property, it was a wonderful spot.  It’s well maintained with paved, level, full-hook up sites.  Most notable are views that are hard to beat!  One afternoon, the campground hosted Robert McCoy, a local musician, to entertain guests poolside.  He is incredibly talented and has plans in the near future to record some of his music!   Firefly Resort - Coastal Bend site #50 Musician Robert McCoy It was great to trade the roar of I-35 for the roar of the waves crashing onto the sandy beach. In fact,...