Last night, for our last night in Port Aransas, we went to dinner at the Crazy Cajun. Tina had jambalaya and I had the Hungry Cajun - boiled whole gulf shrimp, crab legs, sausage, potatoes, corn on the cob all seasoned with cajun seasonings. They bring it out and dump it all right onto the table in front of you. This is a very messy dinner but very good and fun to eat. By the way, the table cloth is butcher paper - heh, heh!!
After a leisurely departure from camp we pulled up to the Ferry dock in Port Aransas and got in line. They had four small (twenty car) ferries in operation to go across the waterway. The crewman directing traffic put us in the middle of one side with one car behind us. Our nose was right at the front edge of the bow - looking down out of the windshield we could see the prop wash. The crossing took about five minutes from slip to slip. Driving off the ferry we headed for Rockport and points north.
We had a nice drive with the sun out, light winds and very little traffic. We passed through several pretty seaside towns along Hwy 35 - Rockport, Port Lavaca, Point Comfort, Palacios and finally Matagorda before heading down the six mile stretch along the Colorado to Matagorda Bay Wildlife Refuge and RV Park, right on the gulf. But before we could complete the final three miles we had to stop at a swing bridge to let a barge and pusher tug pass. Once the barge, tug and several other smaller boats were through, the bridge swung back and allowed us to cross.
We made it to camp by 3:00 PM and after setting up went for a walk on the beach. Lots of shells, nice sand, warm with a light breeze. After dinner Tina went out to shoot photos of the sunset. A fitting end to an excellent day.
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This leg, 143 miles. Total for trip so far, 3,675 miles.
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