Fishin everywhere

September 30/09 - Port Lavaca, TX
Port Lavaca City Campground
Mileage: 112 km
Total mileage: 4,158 km

Started the day off by taking a short ferry ride to the main land. From there we cycled west to Aransas Pass. This area is full of shallow bays and tidal ponds. Very marshy. Every shore everywhere has a fisherman on it and boats of every description are on the waters. Fishing is obviously a big past time as every truck has a boat behind it with rods hanging out like a game of pick-up sticks. Day before yesterday, Deby almost got snagged by a passing truck. Hmmm, catch or release...

At Aransas Pass we headed north on Hwy 35. Mostly marshy cattle ranching. I bet there were lots of cattle stuck out there. Heading inland a bit though, the ranches did dry up.

We entered Rockport, a very pretty city, back on the coast. RV country. Lots and lots of RV parks here for what locals call 'Winter Texans'.

Travelling north, about 10 miles south of Trivoli, the farming started. Big, big farms just like the area west of Corpus Christi. The farms continued with the exception of a bayou or two all the way to Port Lavaca.

We are camped tonight at Port Lavaca on a bay of the Gulf of Mexico. Nice travelling day. Overcast skies, tailwind and smooth roads.