Thanksgiving at Goose Island

Everyone knows that Memorial Day, 4^th of July, and Labor Day are big weekends for camping. What we didn’t know was that Thanksgiving is a big weekend for camping in the South. According to a ranger, one of Big Bend’s biggest weekends is Thanksgiving. In our case, we’re at Goose Island in Texas (north of Corpus Christi). The campground is full and we were lucky to get one of the last sites available. BTW, we rode a ferry to get here from Padre Island. It’s neat to drive the RV and car right on the ferry.

We were unlucky, though, in that John came down with a bad cold and sore throat. So, we added a couple of days to our stay so he could sleep and recover. John was feeling bad enough that he wasn’t hungry on Thanksgiving, so we just moved our holiday to Friday. While others were shopping at the mall, we were celebrating Thanksgiving. We ate inside since it was a bit cool and windy that day (which doesn’t help if you are feeling sick). Still, it was a good traditional holiday meal.

I found the time relaxing. There were several hikes for me to take in the mornings. The weather was a bit windy, but nice in the 60’s and 70’s. I could read, do some work, do some volunteer work (TMS), and watch old movies. Not bad!

One strange thing was watching all the fishermen take off in their boats every day. For some reason, most of them wore camouflage (not pictured). Why would fish care if they were wearing camouflage in a boat?

In this picture, I’m picturing Nigel and his friends from “Finding Nemo” watching for fish on the dock.

Saturday, John was feeling well enough for a short drive. This is “The Big Tree”. It’s interesting that it’s the biggest live oak tree in Texas, over 35’ in circumference, and over 1000 years old. But I just love seeing all us tourists taking pictures of the tree and of family members in front of the tree. Paris may have the Eiffel Tower, but Rockport has “The Big Tree”!