Sailboats on the Bay, Corpus Christi, Texas

Two sloops within the harbor frame another sailboat in the distance outside the breakwater. Having traveled to within seventy miles of the coast, Gerald and I were too busy to actually spend any time near the water until, on our way back to New Mexico, we stopped in Corpus Christi, Texas, for an hour for lunch and a very rushed bit of sightseeing. We strolled and drove around the harbor, taking snapshots of a few boats that were out.

Despite sunny skies and a good breeze, only a handful of boats were out that Saturday afternoon Perhaps the whitecaps on Corpus Christi Bay reflected conditions that were a little rough for some sailors, or perhaps a lot of sailors had already gone home by the time we arrived at the bay in mid-afternoon.

After lunch and sightseeing, we also squeezed in a mini-micro-tour of the Corpus Christi Yacht Club and picked up a burgee there; it will eventually adorn a wall at "Five O'Clock Somewhere" in northern New Mexico. It would be great fun if we could catch a ride on the bay; I've only sailed there once in spite of having passed my childhood in south Texas. It might also be interesting to volunteer to help with a regatta there sometime.

Sloop reaching north inside the harbor breakwater, Sunday, June 13, 2009, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Sloop powers along with its skipper enjoying a fast broad reach within the Corpus Christi small-boat harbor breakwater.

Beige sloop in the harbor, Corpus Christi, Texas


View to the south, showing sailboats in the harbor and a church in the far background.


Harbor view, looking to the southwest.

Sunday morning on the ranch, June 14, 2009

Garden and bird houses. Gerald found a vinegeroon, a scorpion relative, in the garden. Scorpions are also common in the area.

Garden and sheds

Working windmill

"Simon", the small dog in the right bottom corner of the photo, is a particularly bashful and flighty dog, but he finally relented enough to curl up next to Gerald and be petted.

Gerald and Chris on the patio of Chris and Karin's ranch home.

San Antonio Skyline

Alamodome stadium in San Antonio, Texas.

Freeway intersection view from US 281 northbound at Loop 410. Gerald and I traveled from Corpus Christi to San Antonio on Interstate 37, which in San Antonio merges smoothly into US 281 and passes by the San Antonio airport and north into the Texas Hill Country.


Southeast side of downtown San Antonio, Texas, showing Tower of the Americas (Hemisphere Tower) and Alamodome stadium.

Windshield shot of San Antonio skyline, with Tower of the Americas visible at center right and Alamodome at far right.

Traveling to the Texas Hill Country

Scenic details including Texas Hill Country wildflowers. Gerald and I spent the night of June 4th on my uncle's ranch near Llano, Texas on our way to south Texas to deal with a family emergency.

Scenic view toward the gate


Schneider Loop and a bit of scenery




Intersection of county roads 103 and 104

Map detail showing area near Llano, Texas.

Map of central Texas.