March 6-7-8 - Along the Gulf at Freeport

After a long day of driving along Southern Texas, we found our campground for the next 3 nights, San Luis Pass Campground. It’s on the Gulf, breezy but warm. We wanted an electric spot so we could watch the EIWA and Big Ten Wrestling Championships. 

We passed rice fields driving along the cost, as well as Crawdads fields. Very flat and wet. 

Once we got set up at the campground, Bill searched the TV for FloWrestling. Realized that we needed a Roku stick so off we drove to Freeport to find a Best Buy. Finally got the Roku set up and FloWrestling downloaded so we could have a day of wrestling. 

In between sessions, we took a walk along the beach area. Found a blue crab out of his element so Bill helped him back to water. 

Sea gulls and egrets love the lagoon that runs buy the campground. 

A nice sunset for our first night here. 

Woke up Saturday to a foggy day on the coast. 

In between wrestling sessions, we were able to take about a 3.5 mile walk on the beach. Even Banjo wet along, which is rare. 

Several cranes came to catch their dinner. 

We were amazed at how close these houses are to the Gulf. Looks like they tried to put concrete around as a barrier but the same is seeping away.  Wow. Wonder how much longer that house will be there. 

Wildflowers beginning to bloom

A pelican out our front door when we got back. 

Continued watching the BigTens. Penn State’s Luke Lilidahl led off the evening with a win over Ramos. Then PSU lost a couple in the lighter weights, Beau Bartlett and Shane Van Ness. Another surprising loss to me was Josh Barr. Definitely some excellent competition for PSU. We’ll see what happens tomorrow. 

Tomorrow we leave the Gulf and head north.