Location: Goliad, Texas
Our trip along the coast through Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana was a bit on the wet and chilly side. Lows around freezing and highs in the 40s wasn't conducive to dawdling.
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| Snow? No cotton that's just been harvested |
We did, however, stop in Pass Christian, Mississippi for a few days where we parked outside a friend's house and plugged in so we could be warm for a while and flatten some pennies on the train tracks.
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| Beautiful beach at Pass Christian |
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| Vietnamese banh mi!! |
Then it was on to New Orleans for a day of beignets, people watching, authentic Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches, and some great street music.
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| Live bronze 'sculpture' |
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| Some awesome music! |
A tour of the Tabasco hot sauce factory at Avery Island
was followed by a rendezvous with some old sailboat cruising friends for a few days of travel together,
sampling various Cajun andouille and boudin sausages,
and passing through the Frog Capital of the World along the way.
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| Mark with a mean snapping turtle |
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| Lovely sunset at Fort Anahuack County Park |
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| Century plant Christmas tree in Goliad |
After the first couple of days Texas has been much warmer and dryer so we've finally been able to slow down.
With our 17th wedding anniversary and Christmas coming up we decided to look for a small town to hang our hats for a few days.
We landed here in Goliad and are staying at a lovely state park for a week. It's just a mile walk along a bike trail into town and we've really been enjoying ourselves here (in shorts and t-shirts, finally!!).
On this, the first day of Winter, the
shortest day of the year, and Mark's son Jeseph's 37th
birthday, we'd like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a
happy 2019, wherever you might be.
