Eating breakfast with the sun coming up over the waters of Corpus Christi
Bay had to be the best possible way to start the day. It was a
spectacular view, with yachts in the marina and palm trees on the grounds.
We had a cloudless day with temperatures in the low 70s.
One hour south of Corpus Christi is the King Ranch, a privately-held
business with over 800,000 acres of land. Besides cattle and horses, they
farm (sugar cane, citrus and cotton, have oil wells and lease land for
hunting. On our guided driving tour of the ranch we saw baby calves and
four-five horses standing by new foals, little mounds of brown lying in
the grass. We ended our ranch visit with a Texas barbecue eaten outdoors:
tender beef, sausage, pinto beans and bread (always white for real Texas
barbecue) to make sandwiches if we chose.
We continued south past miles of dry South Texas ranch land with scrub
mesquite and huisache. About Raymondville the look changed as water from
the Rio Grande is available for irrigation. Palm trees, vegetable fields,
acres of aloe vera and citrus groves made us feel like we were definitely
in a semi-tropical climate.
After a stop to see the Iwo Jima Memorial, we were introduced to Forever
Living aloe vera products. Beverages made with the aloe vera are supposed
to have incredible health benefits. Some of the women are thinking that
we will come home looking 20 years younger and two sizes smaller after our
samples!
We received a royal welcome at our McAllen Drury Inn with staff
remembering our tours from years before. A social hour has given us time
to visit, and the rather balmy weather finds people out walking, just
enjoying a relaxing evening.
Bay had to be the best possible way to start the day. It was a
spectacular view, with yachts in the marina and palm trees on the grounds.
We had a cloudless day with temperatures in the low 70s.
One hour south of Corpus Christi is the King Ranch, a privately-held
business with over 800,000 acres of land. Besides cattle and horses, they
farm (sugar cane, citrus and cotton, have oil wells and lease land for
hunting. On our guided driving tour of the ranch we saw baby calves and
four-five horses standing by new foals, little mounds of brown lying in
the grass. We ended our ranch visit with a Texas barbecue eaten outdoors:
tender beef, sausage, pinto beans and bread (always white for real Texas
barbecue) to make sandwiches if we chose.
We continued south past miles of dry South Texas ranch land with scrub
mesquite and huisache. About Raymondville the look changed as water from
the Rio Grande is available for irrigation. Palm trees, vegetable fields,
acres of aloe vera and citrus groves made us feel like we were definitely
in a semi-tropical climate.
After a stop to see the Iwo Jima Memorial, we were introduced to Forever
Living aloe vera products. Beverages made with the aloe vera are supposed
to have incredible health benefits. Some of the women are thinking that
we will come home looking 20 years younger and two sizes smaller after our
samples!
We received a royal welcome at our McAllen Drury Inn with staff
remembering our tours from years before. A social hour has given us time
to visit, and the rather balmy weather finds people out walking, just
enjoying a relaxing evening.
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