FROM GALVESTON TO ROCKPORT......

Today we drove the next to the last leg of our six leg journey to Mission Texas.  It was a really nice drive around the Houston Beltway south to Rockport which is on the Gulf of Mexico just north of Corpus Christi. It is absolutely beautiful here.  There are many RV parks and there is a Seafest going on in Rockport this weekend that we will definitely check out.  We can walk to the Gulf from here.
We did not get to see a lot of Galveston since we were about thirty miles away from the city.  I was impressed with the number of young families that lived in the KOA campground as the men worked following the pipeline and oil rigs to work.  Each night we would see them come home from work dirty and tired after a hard day's labor.  I realized that they live in campers while they follow the work.  They really work hard and I respect them for that.  I would imagine that it might be a boring day for the moms and kids as they wait for Dad  to come home.
We stopped by Joe's Smokehouse for a Bar-B-Que sandwich for lunch which was so good...it was smoked pork and delicious.  I took a few pic of the place for you.
The picture of the camper is from the campground at Galveston Bay.....if you look hard you can see Barklee!
We will be here until Monday morning at which time we will leave for the last leg of the journey.  We have stayed in Charleston, Jacksonville, Destin Florida, Lake Charles Louisiana, Galveston, and Rockport on our journey and have covered over 1600 miles.  It has been fun to take in the sights along the way.
While here we hope to take in Corpus Christi and the surroundings including the military base and commissary since we will probably be using them while staying in South Texas.  The "Winter Texans" are beginning to move south!
Greetings to my friends and family!  We miss you!
Blessings,
Jackie

Our truck and camper and a picture of Galveston Bay.