Chasing the blue dot to find adventure…
After leaving Amarillo, we stopped in Big Spring for the night, then stayed for a week in Kerrville, just outside of San Antonio. It was nice to have a more leisurely drive down to Rockport. Dutch Bros in San Antonio Fortunately for me, the first Dutch Bros in San Antonio opened up the week we … Continue reading Texas: Winter Texans in Rockport
Photos of our trip leaving Amarillo, Texas on the way to Rockport, Texas.
It was exciting to see that there was an event with hot air balloons in Amarillo. We are going to miss this year's Balloon Fiesta, so we checked out the Up in the Air for Family Care event. Starlight Ranch The event was held at the Starlight Ranch, part of the Big Texan empire. In … Continue reading Texas: Hot air balloons at the Starlight Ranch
As we went home on the Fourth of July, there was a light rain. Little did we know that we'd get much more rain before it stopped. The night of Monday, July 5th, the rain started and didn't stop until the morning of the 9th. Tuesday morning I drew an arrow to where we were … Continue reading Texas: Rain, rain, and more rain in Rockport
As I promised in my last post, this post will cover the planes and the Flight Deck on the USS Lexington. The weather and the skies The weather looked promising for the day. The sky often had clouds, but you could tell there was potential for more stormy weather based on cloud color in the … Continue reading Texas: On the USS Lexington, part 2
When we were looking for things to do while we were in the Rockport area, we found the USS Lexington Museum in Corpus Christi. The USS Lexington, a Naval aircraft carrier, was originally named the USS CABOT. During World War II, final construction was being completed at Massachusetts’ Fore River Shipyard when word was received … Continue reading Texas: On the USS Lexington, part 1
I know I included a short 30 second video in my last post, but this is a edited video with wave sound effects. The video was edited using Adobe's Premiere Rush, with audio sound effects by Carlos Santa Rita from artlist.io. I used my iPhone Xs Max with a Moment anamorphic lens to capture the … Continue reading Texas: Waves at Mustang Island State Park
When we were at Mustang Island State Park during our day trip to Port Aransas, we knew we wanted to come back with our quick set pavilion. You'll see a lot of full-time RVers with these pavilions. They are super easy to pop up and pull down. Since I received the Escape version for my … Continue reading Texas: Mustang Island State Park
In my current job, I am working part-time hours. So when my manager said she was taking Thursday and Friday off and I should too, I immediately agreed. (Yes, that means I didn't get paid, but I wouldn't have much work to do with everyone gone, either.) We decided to do a quick trip to … Continue reading Texas: Unexpected trip to Port Aransas
