Time to Go Home
December 29, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 13 °CThere are pecan trees everywhere. They must drop their nuts this time of year because pecans are often crunching underfoot, like gravel.
There are pecan trees everywhere. They must drop their nuts this time of year because pecans are often crunching underfoot, like gravel.
Old Town Spring is a historic district in the city of Spring, a suburb of Houston. A quaint and charming area of shops and restaurants.
Drove on to Armand Bayou Nature Center and did a hike. Most ofRead more
Huntsville State Park was a half hour drive from the resort. Gorgeous hike.
Also, we were not quite done with our
Christmas celebrations as we booked a couple seats at the Houston Alley Theatre toRead more
Drove a couple hours to Galveston Island. Ocean trash is a serious problem.
Finding any recycling options in Texas has been very difficult. We've been hoarding our plastic water bottles in the hopesRead more
No big plans today other than a big yummy breakfast omelette with tofu yogurt and mixed berries in front of a Christmas movie ("Love Actually"). Decided to head into town to do another hike in HoustonRead more
This week, we are at The Landing at Seven Coves.
It is on Lake Conroe, outside of Houston.
It's a bit cloudy and rainy so it's a perfect travel day to our final resort, The Landing at Seven Coves, by the city of Willis, north of Houston. We've made a lot of tentative plans for the week butRead more
This was nearby so we walked there. Trickier than it sounds as there are no sidewalks in this and many other areas. Tried not to get run over. (Texas doesn't appear to have been developed for walkingRead more
Rather than being located in one of the bigger cities like Dallas or Houston, the largest aquarium in Texas is right here in Corpus Christi. This is likely because they are right on the Gulf ofRead more
Wanted to do some walking today. We walked a lot in Mexico last year but we stayed in walkable neighbourhoods and didn't rent a car. That's not really possible here.
Went to Pollywog Pond andRead more