Rockport-Fulton TX Images Continued

Sunset over Rockport Harbor.













Steve ponders the 1000 plus year old live oak tree in Goose Island State Park.












Fulton Beach Road is lined by live oaks bent by the sea winds.












The Fulton Oysterfest drew thousands of folks to enjoy it's parade, music, food and craft sale. The real attraction, of course, is the fresh local oysters. 

The Texas Coast (Feb. 15 to March 6, 2006)

We made a quick trip from Tampa to meet friends, George and Barb, who were waiting for us in Rockport, TX, a beautiful, quiet and friendly coastal area just about 35 miles North of Corpus Christi. George proudly treated us to a drive along the beach of Mustang Island, where driving and RV camping are both perfectly legal.













One of the local sites of interest in Rockport is the windmill, blown into a tree around 1919 and left there to grow.













We enjoyed watching the antics of one of the 5 or so resident alligators in Bay View RV Resort.




The area is a birder's dream. Pictured below in Rockport harbor are White Pelicans, a Roseate Spoonbill, etc. Nearby Aransas National Wildlife Refuge hosts nearly 400 different species throughout the year. It's also the Winter home of the endangered Whooping Crane. Steve and I were privileged to be able to spot a family of 3 in glorious flight, but were not quick enough to photograph them.

Tampa Bay Downpour (Feb. 3, 2006)

Eeyore watches with dismay as the water rises outside our motorhome and the downpour deposits over 10 inches of rain in just 5-6 hours. Cloud to ground lightning and thunder (loud enough to keep Stephen awake) continued throughout the day. We all began to wonder if we would be floating away from Bay Bayou.












When the storm ended, we were sitting, soggy but safe, in about 6 inches of water. Whew! We finally figured out how the "Tampa Bay Lightning" hockey team got it's name. Neither of us had ever before experienced such continuous, close lightning.