26-year low on Texas’ Coastal Bend
byYes, most of the country is much colder than here in Rockport-Fulton on the Coastal Bend of Texas. However, the 24-degree reading this morning…
RV / Camping Destinations
‘RV Short Stop’ soaks in BLM Hot Spring
byMy post on RV Short Stops highlights the soaking pools at the BLM Hot Spring LTVA. This funky, and oh-so-relaxing, hot spring is right…
RV Winter Texans host old fashioned pot luck fish fry
byTime and time again, one hears of community-style pot luck dinners at RV parks and campgrounds across the U.S.A. and Canada. One of those…
In Austin for a couple days — lots to do, places to camp
byAustin, Texas, continues to keep its reputation as “The Live Music Capital of the World” with more bands performing per-square-inch than any other place…
Bambi owners Bill and Mary Knowles of Spokane travel to chilly Coastal Bend
byAirstream Bambi owners Bill and Mary Knowles of Spokane, Wash., traveled to Texas’ Coastal Bend for warmth and sunshine–instead they’ve had to bundle up…
Settling in as Snowbirds … aka ‘Winter Texans’
byAlong with the hundreds of wild bird species that migrate each winter to the Texas Gulf Coast, we have found a place in this…
RVers Janet and Stan Harper’s ‘Cabin on Wheels’
byJanet and Stan Harper were playing a spirited game of Monopoly when I walked by their site at Goose Island State Park on the…
Goose Island for New Year’s weekend 2011
byCatching up with friends at Goose Island State Park on the Gulf of Mexico, northeast of Corpus Christi, Texas. We first met Kevin and…
Camped in overflow parking at Brazos Bend State Park in southeast Texas
byWe didn’t have a reservation and took a chance that we could get a camping site by driving up to Brazos Bend State Park,…
Wildlife nest, feed along Florida’s Gulf Coast
byWe’ve spent the better part of a week camped on, or near, the Gulf of Mexico–first at Florida’s St. Joseph’s Peninsula State Park, then…