Texas has several regions. Village Creek is in the Big Thicket. Everything there, if there is not a path carved through it, is impassable.
Martin Creek is in the Piney Woods. It looks different.
Martin Creek Lake State Park
East and North
Matagorda Bay Nature Park
Back to the coast.
Time for some fresh seafood. Grilled snapper, fried snapper, potato salad, and hush puppies.
And the fishing pier at night.
We’re right on the Colorado River. No, not that Colorado river. The Texas Colorado River. The green lights shining into the water to attract fish make for a really nice effect.
A colorful evening.
A trip to nowhere
Now that we have the van all fitted out so we can travel comfortably indefinitely, it’s time to test the theory. We can drive, sleep, eat, and work.
We don’t know where we’re going. We don’t know how long we’ll be gone. This is not a vacation; it’s just living in different places for a while.
Cooler weather would be good, so we’ll head north to begin with. In fact, we have a three-day plan to get north and east of Houston. After that, we don’t need a plan. We know, Thanksgiving is coming right up. What if we’re not home for Thanksgiving. Well, there’s always a reason for postponing, so we’re going to just go and do whatever happens on Thanksgiving while we’re out, if we’re still out. Maybe we’ll end up at some local café with a Thanksgiving dinner special. Or maybe a Cracker Barrel at 3pm. 😊
First night out, straight north. Choke Canyon State Park, about a three-hour drive from home.
It’s not very busy here midweek.
Here is a picture of the tree we saw a bobcat in 15 years ago.
We’ve checked it every visit since.
We carried just enough stuff in the Mazda
…that we could camp in the van on the way home.
Friday night, Bastrop State Park. Tall pines. Loblolly Pines in fact.
Saturday night, Goose Island State Park. Coastal scrub.
, with Live Oaks as the largest trees.
Evening light.
