2019 gulf coast – part 23, Corpus Christi: USS Lexington
Our last WWII naval stop; hard to believe. We’ve learned so much about the battles at sea and the men and ships that fought so hard. Today we’re on the...
2019 gulf coast – part 24, Corpus Christi: King Ranch
Have you ever seen this emblem on a Ford truck? I have but never thought anything of it and never asked Barney about it. But as we were talking about...
2019 gulf coast – part 25, Brownsville: SpaceX, start of Intracoastal Waterway and end of Rio Grande River, lunch on South Padre Island
We’re in Brownsville, Texas, which I had never heard of before this trip but is important for a number of reasons. First, it is the southern tip of Texas on...
2019 Rio Grande – part 1, Brownsville: what’s the conflict all about?
We started learning about the history of the conflict between the U.S. and Mexico when we were at the Texas Rangers Museum in Waco, Texas, but that was only the...
2019 Rio Grande – part 2, Brownsville: along the border
With all the news these days, you’ve probably been wondering, “What does the border look like at Brownsville?” We took a few pictures to show you. close up view; distance...