This is my account of our trip to Texas. Me, my husband Joe, and our two little dogs, Hogan and Boomer, took a road trip from Northern Kentucky to Texas where we stayed for most of December 2017. I do not claim to be a tour guide, I am just writing…… Continue reading Texas Nov. 30, 2017: On the Road
Category: Texas Dec. 2017
Travel Log of Joe and Ginger Watkins trip to Texas December 2017
Texas Dec. 1-6, 2017: The Calypso
Friday Dec. 1st: Drove through Arkansas and into Texas on I-59 South. Northeast Texas is green and lush, dotted with small towns and farms. As we neared Houston, the traffic became insane. 12 lanes of highway, hundreds of cars and even more semis all driving 70+ mph. The interstates here are stacked like a roller coaster…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 1-6, 2017: The Calypso
Texas Dec. 7, 2017: Antique Warehouse
Thurs. Dec 7th: The four of us headed to Galveston. We had lunch at Willie’s G’s Seafood & Steaks on Harborside Drive. Three of us ordered the special of shrimp and lobster tacos. Jr. had gumbo. Very good food. It was cold and windy and raining, so we did not walk the Strand, a street…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 7, 2017: Antique Warehouse
Texas Dec. 8-10, 2017: Baytown & a Party
Fri. Dec 8th: Woke to a dusting of snow on the deck and on our cars. Even the beach looked white, not its usual gray wet sand color. I felt bad that Jr. and Jackie came here expecting warm sunshine, but instead were greeted with the same weather they left in northern Indiana. But nothing…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 8-10, 2017: Baytown & a Party
Texas Dec. 10-13, 2017: Another Texas Road Trip
Sun. – Mon. Dec 10th -11th: Sunday after breakfast in Houston, we – me and Joe, Jr. and Jackie – drove back toward Galveston Island. It was a warm sunny day so we decided to stop in Galveston to take in another tourist attraction, the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum, which we saw in the…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 10-13, 2017: Another Texas Road Trip
Texas Dec. 13, 2017: Texas Vibe & SW Texas
Wed. – Fri. Dec 13th -15th: Around 3 pm, Wednesday Dec. 13th we arrived in Marathon, a small dusty west Texas town. One gas station, the Oasis Café, and an old western style hotel called the Gage. We enjoyed our meal of Tex-Mex and the festive ambiance of the café. It was warm and overcast…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 13, 2017: Texas Vibe & SW Texas
Texas Dec. 14, 2017 Big Bend NP & Mexico
Thursday morning we saw hikers coming up one of the paths from behind the lodge. They were dressed for the cold; thermal jackets, hats, gloves and heavy hiking boots. They carried all their gear in backpacks, hearty souls to be roughing it in this cold rocky terrain. We went to the lodge dining room for…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 14, 2017 Big Bend NP & Mexico
Texas Dec. 15-20, 2017: Back to Galveston
Fri. Dec 15th The next morning Joe woke up at 4:30 and so we packed up, wanting to get back to Galveston to pick up our dogs before 5 pm. Joe carried our bags out and started the car. I came out about 10 minutes later to find a heavy wet snow falling and accumulating.…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 15-20, 2017: Back to Galveston
Texas Dec. 21-24, 2017: Family
Thurs. Dec 21st We had to drive to Hobby Airport just south of downtown Houston to pick up our son Steve and his girlfriend, Corinne who were flying in from Ohio. They took up residence in the guest room and again we had to share the bathroom, which has the Jack-&-Jill door setup (each bedroom…… Continue reading Texas Dec. 21-24, 2017: Family
Texas Dec 25, 2017: Christmas
Mon. Dec 25th Christmas Day finally here. We had planned this day since April. We started off with 9 am mass at Mary Star of the Sea, a small modern Catholic church built on stilts with a view of the beach. Again we had the same omnipresent priest officiating. (His name is Father Orrin Halepeska.…… Continue reading Texas Dec 25, 2017: Christmas
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