San Leon , Texas
August 2010
A
couple of deer met us right outside the RV sites at Sam Houston Jones and
escorted Valkyrie a little ways down the road to the park exit. It was an
uneventful 150 mile trip to San Leon and Bay RV Park. Even I-10 wasn't bad
except for the last few miles, where it got a bit crowded.
We got a little worried when we pulled in, though. The lady in the office gave
us a blank look when we gave our name, told her we had a reservation and
deposit. The lady and her husband, who we thought was the yard man, are the
owners, and the manager had just left on a vacation. She admitted she was kind
of lost.
The manager had left the info on a receipt that she eventually found and
everything was okay..
We want to point out that they were great folks and very nice. They just don't
normally handle the day to day operation and of course had no idea that we had
made a reservation over a month before.
The manager had called last week to make sure we were coming and had said she
was going to put us "in the back in the only shady spot", that the
people there were leaving. We mentioned that and the lady figured out this was
the spot.
There are a couple little bitty trees on each side. We pulled off a few
branches backing in. Guess the one here before was lower. We have a strip of
shade about three feet wide on one side in the morning and the other side in
the afternoon.
We had to back up so our rear jacks were just on
the concrete pad to be able to open the awning and miss the "shade
trees".
We do have to mention that all the trees around here seem to be on the small
side. Just hit us as funny, being used to the towering oaks and pines.
We made a quick run to Kemah, about 7 miles away, and had a nice visit with
The next day we rode out to
We stopped at the
On thing that caught my eye was this 1941 Indian Four. My dad had one ages ago
and it was one of his favorite motorcycles. He did say that it would tend to
overheat and sieze up at high speeds.
I vaguely recall it and I'm sure pop's had leather saddlebags and a windshield.
We came back though
Unfortunately it was damaged by Ike and is closed. They expect to have it open
by Labor Day.
So we hung a left and drove along
Here's a replica of the used to be Halfmoon Shoal Lighthouse.
Very interesting sculpture made from flat metal.
By the way, the temperatures have been in the 100's, but the day of our
sightseeing it was a bit cloudy and about 90. With the breeze off the Gulf and
bay it was actually very comfy!
It really doesn't take much to make us *H*A*P*P*Y*!
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