Yesterday, New Year’s Day, we headed 150 miles south to the Valley. (That’s the southernmost section of Texas; the Rio Grande Valley. Perfectly flat coastal plain north of the Rio Grande, but for some reason, it’s called The Valley.) We’re at Sandpipers Resort outside Edinburg. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=205131835882428706345.000478e4c3b957768b192&ll=28.690588,-97.261963&spn=5.395592,14.029541&z=7 It’ll be a little warmer here and doesn’t require as many clothes.