Rockport Texas

We arrived in Rockport Texas on April 17, 2016. 

We had planned to stay for a week with Peggy and Patricia and their families, but we decided to stay for the month instead.

Best decision ever! 

We were parked in a primo spot, overlooking the bay. 

Went to the dog park the first day.

We walked on the pier and saw lots of jellyfish. So glad we weren't in the water with them.

Angry water.

 We toured the area while everyone reminisced, 

pointing out where they had been, what they had done, 

childhood memories of being in Rockport as children. 

  

I just love the color of this house, so tropical and serene.

The giant blue crab lives!

Over and out for now, 

stay tuned for more about our stay in Rockport!

Harlingen TX Onions

Onion Fields, Harlingen TX

We stayed 6 weeks until mid-April 2016 at the Encore Tropic Winds RV Resort 

in Harlingen TX. 

 We were surrounded by onion fields and were able to take advantage of the harvest.  Our neighbors asked if we got our onions so one day we went out and gleaned the fields and filled our bags.  There were so many onions left on the ground and everyone in the park got their share of onions after the harvest.  A few days later the onions were plowed under, ready for the next crop.

  

Onions ready to be picked up by trucks to be repackaged and sold to local stores.

Not yet harvested but they are huge! (We stole one.)

These are some of the onions we gleaned.

 

This field was harvested at the back of the park but we were prohibited from gleaning. They blocked off the road and once they picked up the bags of onion the fields were plowed.

Lost opportunity.

We hope to return to the area next year. 
We love the park, the people, the location.
  

We left Harlingen on April 17, 2016 and 
arrived in Rockport the same day.  

Til next year!

Harlingen TX

Harlingen TX, Tropic Winds RV Resort.  March 4 - April 17, 2016.

We were thrilled to pull out of Port Mansfield and head toward Harlingen TX.  We picked Tropic Winds RV Resort (Encore) for our next stop. It was the nicest and friendliest of all the Encore resorts.

LazyDays gave us 2 free camping weeks at any Encore park.  We then discovered that Encore was also running a special so we ended up staying for 6 weeks for $199/month with full hook-ups, cable, WiFi, the works!  A great deal that we took advantage of since we probably won't see anything like it again.   

The dog park was a hit and the Beagles made lots of friends!

Our spot on Sunshine St.  We were at the very end across from the dog park and bird sanctuary.  They had a rule not to put out bird or hummingbird feeders.  

Out and about, we kept passing a train with turbine propellers.  

  

So we stopped to take some pictures.  The propellers were loaded from the train cars onto trucks to be taken to their destination.  There were other components but the propellers were the most impressive. Certainly it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience because a week later they were gone.

Most of the Winter Texans were pulling out in March and April, so by the time we left, there were lots of empty spaces.  Activities stop the end of March as do the first-responders. There are a few folks who stay year-round, mostly in the Park models.  

The same holds true of the other parks we stayed in around the Rio Grande Valley.

  

Stay tuned for Part II at Tropic Winds for more of our adventures!

Port Mansfield TX

February 4, 2015
We were really excited to move on to Port Mansfield after a month at Hummingbird Cove.  We had been there to fish on the pier and loved the feel of a small fishing village. 

This was the store where we shopped - bait, milk, snacks.  The nearest real store and gas stations were in Raymondville, 25 miles away.

  

Yes, that little red spot is our car.  

  

Here are some pictures around Port Mansfield

This was our view when we fished

in the river going out to the Laguna Madre. 

      

Is this really legal??

There are probably more deer than people living here.

   

Our rig.  

It was usually too windy to fish and sitting outside was not an option.  Going to town was a 25 mile ride.  There were no activities and going to the laundromat was a treat because I usually met someone I could talk to.  We passed the time as best we could.  Not the owners' fault as they were responsive and kept the place nice.  

There just wasn't anything to do and the wind was relentless!  

Goodbye.