After taking a long walk on the beach this morning, we left our camping spot on the beach and headed towards Corpus Christi. But first we stopped at the Donut Palace in town for some snack time delectables. Their glazed cinnamon rolls are super good and we were happy to see on of these stores in Port Aransas after enjoying the one in Palacios.
We picked up supplies at a H.E.B. store in Corpus Christi and then stopped at a nearby Walmart and picked up ... wait for it ... pickleball paddles. Port Aransas has some nice pickleball courts at the community park so we thought we would play a little tomorrow.
Corpus Christi has a botanical garden which has a reciprocal agreement with the Meijer Gardens, where we have a membership. It’s wintertime, so we weren’t expecting full bloom on the outdoor gardens, but we were less than impressed with this place. They do have some indoor spaces, one of them dedicated to orchids, and, indeed, there were a few orchids blooming, but it appeared more like a commercial greenhouse than a garden, with all the orchids arranged in rows in plastic pots. They also had a butterfly garden and we counted exactly one small butterfly flitting about. Maybe I’m spoiled by the Meijer Gardens. I’m sure they don’t have the budget of Meijer Gardens, or the space. We didn’t spend a lot of time here.
We drove next to the USS Lexington, an aircraft carrier that saw lots of action in World War II. Always fascinating to go through these mammoth warships, seeing how they were built and how thousands of people lived and worked on them. Deb had no desire to tour another warship, but went along anyway. This time I was able to see the engine room. When we toured the battleship USS North Carolina last fall, the engine room had been temporarily closed because a raccoon had gotten in the night before.
On our way out of Corpus Christi, we stopped at a small Gyro restaurant for dinner. This was only the second time we went out to eat in four weeks on the road. We’ve had so many meals provided for us that it has been necessary to make as many meals as possible just to use up the food we have packed along.
We are now back on the beach in Port Aransas for another night. Tomorrow we may try some kayaking and some pickleball, depending on the weather.
I think we’ve covered the town of Port Aransas pretty well by walking, biking, or driving. Particularly the beach.
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