New Year's Eve with Friends

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Road Trip from Houston to Boliver

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Well, Christmas has come and gone for another year. Hope that Santa was good to all of you, he was to us. We went to Katy and spent Christmas afternoon and evening with our friends and their family. It was a good time and we all enjoyed the turkey and ham dinner with all the trimmings. Sure is weird to be dressed in capris and short-sleeved attire on Christmas Day. It was hot and muggy and we had to run our A/C to keep cool that night. The weather here changes on a daily basis. One day we are running our furnace and the next day it's the a/c! When it rains here, it comes down like it is being poured out of a water pitcher. Very heavy with BIG drops for about 2 minutes and then it's over. Not like at home at all. The one thing we forgot to bring with us was rain jackets, so it's good the rain never lasts too long! We will have spent 5 weeks in the Houston area, haven't seen alot as the weather has been so strange. The biggest thing we are missing is the sun, even on hot days it is clouded over, so the sun has been quite elusive. This coming week we are going venture into Houston to take a look at the Battleship TX and then on to Gavelston Island to explore and have a seafood meal. We are suppose to get hot weather and sun, so it should be a chance to see the beach. We are having a good time and starting to look forward to the next leg of our journey, which will take us to New Orleans.

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We are just outside of Houston now and will be here until after the New Year. Our Wi-Fi service is far away, so you may not hear from us too much. It is beautiful here today....almost +26c...t-shirts and shorts! We would love to hear from all of you at any time.

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Yesterday we took a trip to see the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi, TX. It was really interesting to see the inside workings of the ship. We were able to go into the ship and walk through the living quarters, ship hospital and dental clinic, mess hall, machine shop, barber shop and much more. I don't think I could ever live on a ship like this as it felt very boxed in. The areas were small with low ceilings in alot of places and very steep stairs. The crews bunks were the size of long low shelves..no privacy there! The air quality wasn't great...imagine all those sailors in the small areas....it could be an adventure in smells!! lol
A very interesting place and well worth the entrance fee.

Mustang Island, TX

We took a drive to Mustang Island and put our hands in the Gulf of Mexico. We couldn't go swimming as the surf was quite rough and the air temperature was cool, due to the winds. However, we couldn't believe how warm the water actually was....like a bathtub! There are alot of different shells here and lots of little birds running along the edge of water looking for little bits of food that is brought in by the waves. In certain areas you are allowed to bring your vehicle down to the water, for boat launching I would imagine. The sand is very fine and white and gets into everything, you should see our floor mats in the truck!! It was really neat to be able to walk along the beach again, we have missed that since we were in California last year!

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