Corpus Christi

This is the U S S Lexington, a retired aircraft carrier on display in Corpus Christi, Texas. It's on a public beach at the north edge of the city.

The ship houses a museum and offers over-night stays for scout groups .

This yacht basin is down town in Corpus Christi.

Along with all the gorgeous boats they also have...................

A life-size replica of the Nina, one of the three ships Columbus sailed to the new world.

I don't know how many men lived on this boat,

but it looks like it would have filled up fast.

We are camped at Aransas Pass, a tourist area about 15 miles north.

We plan to stay here a week then move on to our winter destination.
The weather is beautiful, but I understand it's unseasonably warm in K C too.

We have seen a lot of "firsts" since leaving home last June, but I have to say the home in the next photo really grabbed our attention.

A house trailer on stilts!

With a handy car/boat port downstairs!

And banana trees!

Since most of the houses are on stilts, I'm not sure why I find this so............different?

It's a reasonable thing to do here, but I'm trying to imagine what it was like to see a crane picking up the trailer and setting it down one story up.