January 10, 2013
The first sunny day after rain always
makes me think of the musical “Annie” and the song, “The Sun
Will Come Up Tomorrow”. Today dawned with a bright sun and clear
skies. A very wet and drippy world spent the day drying out.
Greg headed out to explore on his bike
and came back for lunch. When we camp someplace new he reconnoiters
and plans an easier ride for the two of us for the afternoon. First
time I have been able to get on the bike since the Everglades. My
sprained ankle is slowly healing and it felt good today to use it. We
explored the park. We are camped in the wooded area and rode out to
the beach campsites. They are on a small peninsula at the confluence
of the Copano and St. Charles Bays. There are barrier islands in the
distance to separate us from the Gulf of Mexico. It would have been a
wild night out there! We would move out there, but the weather is
turning again, so we will leave tomorrow.
There was a small marshy area with a
nesting pair of endangered Whooping Cranes, but we weren't sure if
the birds we saw were them. Too far away and we forgot our
binoculars.
We rode back through the park and two
miles along the bay to the “Big Tree”. It is the largest and
oldest live oak in Texas. It is a 1,000 year old live oak surrounded
by a fence to give it a chance to live even longer. We paid our
respects and then cycled back to camp.
We were informed after we got back that
the water will be cut off at 10 am for repairs, so we will be sure to
be on the road before then. The rain is coming in again. Tomorrow
should be a decent travel day, with overcast skies, but after that
the rain starts and the daytime temperatures will drop into the low
40's! We have decided to head for the Rio Grande Valley, as far south
as we can go. The weather forecast there calls for warmer weather and
one day with a small chance of rain. Guess we'll pass on beach
camping at Padre Island National Seashore. There are 3 state parks
that specialized in birding, none with camping, so we will find a
private park. Shouldn't be hard. This is prime snowbirding territory.
Lots and lots of RV parks. Yes, it is along the Mexican border, but
it does not have the reputation for problems that the border areas
farther west have. In fact a lot of seniors cross the border here for
prescriptions and dental care at cheaper rates.
The sun sets soon. We will have a quiet
evening in the live oak woods, a good traveling day, and hopefully be
able to post this tomorrow evening!
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