Made it to Texas

WHERE ARE WE? Winnie, Texas

We had a great sleep at the boat dock last night.  It was warm when we went to bed but had cooled off to about 19C by the time morning came.  I went down on the dock to see what was happening.  One of the boat crews was there just hanging around and fishing.  Another young lady was there as well.  She had caught 1 drum so far this morning.  She said the crabs on the river bottom were stealing her shrimp that she was using for bait.  They promised if they caught anything good they would invite me for a fish fry.  I never got a call so I guess their luck was not good.

We headed out about 9:30 for another day of leisure travel.  We are taking the road less traveled again today.  We meandered along about 45 km/hr most of the time, so we had lots of time to look around.  

This is a little drawbridge on a narrow road

the bridge is really narrow

We are getting closer to the Gulf and most of the buildings are on long stilts.  Some of the homes are 15-20 feet off the ground.  Lots of buildings are in a sad state of disrepair.  We are not sure how long they have been like this.

Hey look, there is our first palm tree sighting.

In the afternoon we came upon a little ferry that takes us across a river.  There were only about a half dozen of us so it didn't take long to load and we were off.  The total ride is 3 minutes long.  The cost is $1 per vehicle.  They didn't even charge us for the Jeep!!!

loaded and ready

Archie wondering what this is about

and we are off

and 3 minutes later we are done.

And finally the Gulf of Mexico came into view.  We always love the ocean and the beach, so we were in our happy place.

We went for a little walk.  The road can't get any closer to the beach!!

We finally made it to Texas.  

We stopped in Port Arthur for some groceries and when we drove away, this little guy wouldn't let go.  He finally gave up at a stop light and flew away.

We are crossing a few big shipping channels as we travelled along today.  Sue grabbed some photos from the bridge and along the road.

This was our travels today.  We hope to be in Magnolia Beach tomorrow afternoon sometime.  

Until then, this is where we are for the night.  A little nostalgia for you. Back in March of 2019 we spent the night here in Winnie with Pat and Harold, Jerry and Deb, Ed and Lessie. Check out that post here.   John and Val got left behind up the road with RV troubles.  I thought I recognized the spot when we pulled in today.  It's a nice cool 22C tonight so I can feel a good sleep coming on.  Good Nite!!