Mammoth Alone at Goose Island

Thursday 14 January 2021

On Thursday Bob and Theresa packed up to leave, so we left at the same time for a little road trip of our own.  We went around the long way to get to Mustang Island State Park, near Corpus Christi.  The "long way" was to circle Corpus Christi. It was a much larger city than I remembered, not that I remembered it at all. I know we went there, long ago, to visit the USS Lexington aircraft carrier and the Texas State Aquarium. We had the kids with us, so my memories of those days are tainted by loss. Best left unexplored.
 

The campsites at Mustang Island State Park weren't nearly as nice as the ones were were staying at, but still very worth a trip one day. They were way too close together, situated in pairs mostly, with the two picnic tables of each pair practically side-by-side. If we were sharing the place with friends, it would be great. If alone, not so good. I need to remember to pick out one of the pairs which isn't so close together.

 

 

The beach is just a short walk, and it's a little messy.

And a whole lot lovely

 And a whole lot wavey

On the way back we stopped and let ourselves get ripped of for a dozen of these:

Which we shucked using a Swiss army knife and a multitool. It's not difficult once you get the hang of it, but there always have to be a couple that resist opening.  We had the oysters as the appetizer to our sushi dinner with tempura vegetables. A lot of work but worth it!

And then goodnight and on to bed.