Florida Spring Training Trip 2016 - Day 16

It was raining when we woke-up this morning - not hard but showery.  I saw party cloudy in the forecast before going to bed but I guessed I missed the 20% chance of rain in the fine print.  

The rain had stopped as we hooked-up and departed the naval base RV park.  We did stop for gas and a mocha at the base gas station when leaving and finally got going about 9:45 am.  That was not all bad as we missed the Corpus Christi morning rush hour traffic and headed NE along the Gulf Coast to Galveston Island, our destination for the next two nights.

There is no direct route from Corpus Christi to Galveston so we zig-zagged over a mix of Texas Highways, county roads and farm roads (actually some of the farm roads had 70 mph speed limits) along and near the coast.  Most of trip was through farm land, some oil refining associated activities, and long stretches of bayou/scrub country somewhat reminiscent of rural Louisiana, central Florida or maybe even Appalachia with Spanish Moss.  Some of the rural clusters of dwellings we passed are hard to describe.  There were typically old single-wide trailers with lots of "stuff" not just in the back yard but also in the front yard, around the sides, and even on top of the other "stuff".  I don't think the neighbors were complaining however as their places all looked about the same.  We did pass a nuclear power plant in the middle of nowhere.  The sign at the main entrance however, didn't say anything about nuclear.  It was just described as a Texas Power Facility.  

The weather along the route varied from clear/overcast to showers and heavy rain.  None of it lasted very long and didn't affect the road conditions.  We were sort of following the front northeast.  I actually prefer cloudy/light rain to clear/windy while driving.  All-in-all,  despite being wary of "death-by-GPS" along roads never travelled called "farm roads", the trip went well and we arrived at the Galveston Island RV Resort about 3:00 pm.  It started to rain again while we unhooked, but shortly afterwards the skies cleared and the sun came out.

The RV park is a pleasant surprise.  It is about 15 miles sw of the City of Galveston, on Galveston Island.  The park is fairly new with wide concrete pads, grass in-between each site, full hook-ups, cable TV and good Internet.

One impression of driving up the island is the noticeable lack of people.  There are even lots of spaces  available at the RV park.  Virtually all of the many vacation homes along the beach appeared to be unoccupied.  The lady at the RV park said they are in between seasonal activities and things will pick-up as spring break approaches.  Another thing, is that all the houses on the island are on stilts at least 15-20 feet in the air.  This is understandable as the island is at sea level and on the main line for potential hurricanes.

We had dinner in the RV again and went to bed early.  After sleeping in tomorrow, we'll explore Galveston and see what it has to offer the first-time tourist.

Day 15 Pictures