Cooler and calm again today, although we did struggle up to 24C by mid afternoon.
Lyn wanted to do some shopping in Brownsville so we combined it with a day out to the beach. Although we had been to the Northern end of Brownsville we hadn’t ventured closer into the city. From what we saw of it the city was clean and modern with all the amenities and stores you’d expect (except a doughnut store).
Shopping (successfully) completed we headed out on the Boca Chica Highway, which we believed would lead us to a beach. About 15 miles later we could see the Gulf and signs proclaiming that the paved surface would end. Well end it did, right on the beach. Again this was another beach that could be driven on, so we did.
Our Truck on Boca Chica Beach, Tx.
The beach went about 1.5 miles south where it stopped at the Rio Grande / Mexican Border and a few miles north where it stopped at the Brownsville Shipway, an entrance for boats and oil rigs to go inland towards Brownsville. Directly across the shipway is the Southern end of South Padre Island, unfortunately there was no way of crossing the shipway by car.
We went for a walk along the beach, but apart from a few seagulls, sandpipers and a stranded jellyfish there was little in the way of wildlife.
Once we got back to the trailer it was time for a little more upgrading. Last week I put a vent cover over the bedroom vent. Today it was the bathroom vent that got a cover. As this vent has a fan in it the installation was a little different, but it went OK. Now both vents can be left open without fear of wind damage or rain getting in.