We continue to cross Texas, quite a big place. Today will be in the low 90's in Central Texas Hill country here, but we had hail last night in big thunderstorms.
First, you know you are in Texas when:
Here's a snapshot of the different terrain we've been camping in:
Dense hardwoods and softwoods in East Texas:
Beachside in Galveston Island:
Beachside in Rockport, TX (Goose Island StatePark)
View from our picnic table:
And now we're headed through Hill Country to the desert West. Here's a typical "green roof" (from Mission San Juan).
We had a lot of fun visiting the Strand, the revitalized downtown, shops and restaurant district in Galveston. Here are some shots:
It was even fun watching the bottlenose dolphins swim by the jackup drilling rigs along the waterfront.
From Galveston we headed South and West along the Gulf Coast to Rockport, TX, near Port Aransas and Aransas Pass where we had arranged to go fishing with Capt. Billy Trimble. He had a nice 20 foot long, shallow draft flats poling boat and we spent a wonderful day Redfishing. I caught my first and a few more, and had many more chances. Billy is a legendary guide and real sportsman conservationist!
Another feature of Goose Island is that it is home to a:
Specifically, that is a Texas State Tree, 1000 year old Live Oak, pretty impressive (except for the unbelievably aggressive mosquitoes)
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