Luau in the clubhouse.

Saturday evening at the clubhouse. A great job decorating.

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The food was good, but the entertaining was Great. These Young Dancers really put on a great show. The hands tell a story, but Glenn missed most of the story..

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Great dresses.

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Dancing lessons!

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Remember, you are watching the hands Right!

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Dancing lessons again.

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The grass skirts.

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The evening was great.
Till Later.
LIG RVLIB

South Padre Island

Mark and Dortha picked us up and we traveled to South Padre Island. We stopped in Harlingen, Tx to visit the Marine Museum.

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We stopped here for lunch.

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We drove out to the beach, played on the sand, and of course waded in the surf.

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You just have to stop at Port Isabel Lighthouse.

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We had a great time on the Island.
We attended a dinner at the campground. They had Valentine Baskets to auction. Glenn won this one.

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This tree, located in the campground, has many spikes. We do not know what kind of tree, but it is interesting.

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Last week we visited here.

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The green jays are posed for pictures.

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The butterfly's were numerous.

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The huts keep you out of the sun.

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This sums up the last two weeks here in Mission, Texas. Today is cool and windy as a storm has moved in from Mexico. This may bring rain.
That's all for now.. LIG RVLIB

Mission, TX Oleander acres and a Mission.

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Friday evening The Creek Family performed here at Oleander Acres. The music was "Blue Grass and Gospel. They are great and put on a good show.

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The couple on the right are newly weds.
The girl on the left is 14 and the fiddler is 16.

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Saturday, The rain has stopped. We visited "Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle National Shrine" located in San Juan, TX. The mission originated in Mexico.
A friendly tourist took our picture.

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A closer look.

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The statues show the stations of the cross. The statues are bronz and look great.

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The windows in the church.

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Mass is held in the church daily and we did not enter for pictures.
We stopped at "Camping World" on the way home and bought a roll up table. Some of the campgrounds do not have picnic tables. Now we will have a place to eat outside at a table.
That's all fer now.
LIG RVLIB

Mission, TX

Feb 2 we departed Mustang Island and headed Southwest to Mission, Tx. Mission is in the lower Rio Grand Valley. We are camped in "Oleander Acres" RV Park, Mission.
Mark and Dortha Hall stopped by and we went out to diner. We had a great time and conversation. Friday Morning Mark stopped by, picked up Glenn and met with a man's group for breakfast. Thank you Mark for a great time.
Our campsite in Oleander acres.

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Sunday the weather turned cool, temps in the 60's. We drove around the area looking at the sites. We found Capilla De La Lomita. A mission from 1861.

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The town of Mission is named for this Mission.

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The Mission has been restored and is in great shape.

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We are getting better acquainted with our surroundings,We can locate the grocery store and post office without the GPS. All we need now is for the warm 80 deg. weather to return.
Till Later! LIG RVLIB

Mustang Island, Texas

Thursday was our last full day in Lake Corpus Christi Srate Park. The deer came by for a visit.

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This little fellow was in a tree just outside of our window.

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The sunsets over the lake are pretty.

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The trip to Mustang Island was uneventful. When we arrived we discovered that they did have a space for us. We all walked to the beach. The wind is high. Guess that is part of being in South Texas.

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The town of Port Aransas is 13 miles from the campground. We drove there to locate the Post Office and just look around. We took the ferry to Aransas Pass.

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The ferry crosses the shipping channel. This ship is coming into Corpus Christi.

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The wind is still high, we took the dogs to the beach.

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Sylvia wanted the dogs to go wading with her but they had nothing to do with that water.

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We had to wade alone.

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A storm was coming and the sunset was great.

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Tuesday we drove to the USS Lexington CV 16. Built in Fore River Shipyard,Quincy Mass.

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The propeller is from a smaller ship, Still a big Prop.

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This is on the Elevator, where you enter the ship.

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The Lexington is setup as a war memorial.

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The living quaters are in Officer Country. The crew has much less space.

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This is the machine shop with lots of Lathes and milling machines.

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The pharmacy.

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The operating room.

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Damage control area.

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A Tomcat sitting on the Catapult

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The Bridge where the Captain could look over all operations.

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This is where the steering wheel and engine order telegraph are located.

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Just aft of the bridge is the Captain's sea Cabin.

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The escalator leads from the flight deck to the Hanger bay, bu twas not functional today.

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We were able to walk to the car and return home.
Till later. LIG RVLIB

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