Sunday - a day for getting organized and exploring.
We spent the morning doing laundry and making blog updates, then "took the long way home" by heading off to North Padre Island.
Padre Island National Seashore protects the longest undeveloped stretch of barrier island in the world ... it stretches for 70 miles. The day was beautiful, mid-80s, pleasant breeze blowing in from the gulf. Malaquite Visitor Center is located 5 miles into the park. The asphalt highway ends at the beach about a mile beyond the center. The first 5 miles of beach is normally suited for 2-wheel-drive vehicles. We only drove a short way because of significant debris from the recent hurricanes. Park rangers were issuing warnings about the risk of flat tires.
Carol's condition has stabilized. The pain continues and comes unexpectedly, but she's anxious to get back on the road. We spent the evening planning the trip to Louisiana.
Tidbit - we counted 21 gulf oil rigs on the horizon from the beach behind our trailer.
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