Hill Country to Rockport, Texas

Moving south past Dallas, Texas, we stopped in Hill Country.

 

The limestone hills sparked in sunshine and clear weather.

 

 

  A group of winter cold storms brought freezing weather.

Our rig was covered with icicles. 

 

Change of plans .... we moved further south to the

Coastal Bend Region of Texas.

 

 

Warm morning fog heading into Corpus Christi.

 

 

Rockport will be our home base for the winter.

The white pelicans enjoying the warm weather.

 

 

Water Street was bustling with building activity.

 

 

A new Texas tropical style home under construction.

 

 

 

Similar homes on the street.

 

 

Homeowner's view across the roadway to

crushed oyster shell beach front.

 

 

Many of the homes have private fishing piers.

This one measured 514 ft. long.

 

 

The migrating birds having a great time in

the shallow water of the Gulf of Mexico.

 

 

 

 



Winter Trek to Texas

 

After being home for a month,

we packed our motorhome and headed south.

 

 

At Needles, California we crossed the Colorado River

into Arizona.

 

In this area near Lake Havasu City, Quartsite and Parker 

 winter visitors park their RV's in the desert or campgrounds.

 

 

Visitors enjoying four wheeling in the desert.

 

 

Following the river road south.

 

 

 

 

Camping in the Arizona desert.

 

 

 

We are visiting three areas of Texas. First stop McKinney

located 30 miles north of Dallas. Next stop Hill Country, 70 miles north 

of San Antonio and then the Gulf Coast for 2 months at

Rockport near Corpus Christi. 

 

 

West Texas greets us with a flat drive east. Wide open

country means higher speed limits for cars.

 

 

 

This is oil patch country. Drilling rigs dot the ranchlands

where cattle graze.

 

 

McKinney, Texas is the home of MCD Innovations. We

stopped at the factory for new blinds and solar shades  

to further update the remodeling of our motorhome.

 

 

Old town has just been restored with many

shops and restaurants.

 

 

 

 

MCD headquarters and factory.  The former

owner of this building was race car builder Carroll Shelby.

 

The office looks like a farm house with a large porch with

rocking chairs.  Inside each office has it's own fireplace.

 

 

Customers including us line up for installation work. Shades

were made after window measurements were taken. It took four

days to complete the job. 

 

 

 

Shelby sold the car kits and package chili from this location.

 

 

Some of you might remember the Carroll Shelby 1966 Cobra with a 427 ci engine.