We left Stafford ("south Houston") on Tuesday, another cold, gray rainy day in that area and arrived here in Goliad to a nice sunny, 65 degree day.
We are staying at Goliad State Park. A beautiful state park, although we are "nickle and dimed" constantly. In addition to the camping fee we've been charged $3.00 per person, per day to be here as well as $2.00 per day for the car! Good thing we haven't had the bikes out because they'd be $2.00 per bike, per day as well! A bit much but it is a lovely place.
Quiet and peaceful, and watched over by many many birds ~ the only species of which I know is the fella above. We were sitting out the other day just "chillaxing" when the cardinal spotted Sir Arlo's water bowl and helped himself (of course the camera was inside at that moment!!). After a lengthy drink, he decided he needed a bath ~ you guessed it, Arlo's bowl now served as a birdbath! Surprisingly Sir didn't care at all ~ not sure if he was in total awe and therefore "speechless" or if he really didn't care!
Some views of our "back yard" here!
I unintentionally wrote a non-truth in my last blog post. I forgot that we had indeed done some "sight seeing" while we were in Stafford. We headed out one day to Kemah (on the Gulf of Mexico) about 35 miles away. The plan was to let Arlo have some ocean play time, well that was the plan, but we couldn't find any public beach access! Another of those charming (not) towns that any access to the water are all marked "private" ... UGH.
There was a neat lighthouse there however, and we did find a very pleasant Elks Lodge in town. The Lodge was very nice, on a lovely piece of land. They had suffered major damage and flooding (four feet of water in their building) as a result of Hurricane Ike in 2008, but were able to get themselves repaired and back up and running in six weeks!
We've had a couple things happening in the last couple days. First, niece Elisha and a friend are coming to visit during February vacation (Elisha is a teacher) so we will be heading back to San Antonio for their visit. Prior to that we will be in Corpus Christi tomorrow for ten nights, then somewhere in the Mission area (hopefully) prior to heading back to San Antonio.
Secondly, we've accepted a work camping position with the State of Vermont for this coming camping season. We will be in Quechee State Park and looking forward to being equal distance to my "baby" sister and brother in law as well as Patrick, Beth, Paige and new baby (due in July). We're both nervous and excited about the opportunity. It is a five month commitment on our part - something we are totally unfamiliar with!
Stay tuned ....
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