Coastal Breeze RV Resort, Rockport, Texas
But when all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness, mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison. For I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews and even here I have done nothing to deserve being in a dungeon.” ~ Genesis 40:14-15 Joseph now asks for help from a fellow prisoner. Whether or not this cupbearer did something wrong and was rightly sent to prison or was there wrongly accused like Joseph, we’re not told. He’s asking him to bring his plight before Pharaoh himself – the very top. Joseph is expecting the cupbearer to have the ear of Pharaoh and have him released, because Joseph tells him to ‘get me out’. These verses also show that Joseph, although accepting of God’s will, was not resigned to it. He wanted out. It seems he felt he’d been there long enough. Another option to consider is that perhaps God had told Joseph that this cupbearer would be Joseph’s way out. Hmmm . . . .
I love how people from that time dress their subjects. : )
BTW – if you like this painting, you can have a reproduction made for $233.
I’m sure by now you’ve heard about the ‘twos’ associated with this day. You know, 2/22/22? And it’s Twos-day! (aka Tuesday 😊) And did you hear that the remaining days this month are palindromes (yes, I had to look up how to spell it)? That means they read the same way frontwards and backwards – 2/23/22, 2/24/22, etc. Actually, if you wanna get technical about it, the palindromes began on the 20th.
The promise of a gorgeous day sent us to Port Aransas, Mustang Island State Park and the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. That promise didn’t come to fruition until nearly noon. And it was windy yet again – all day. The news weather guy said Corpus Christi broke a record today with a high of 91⁰, but I can assure you, it wasn’t near 91 where we were, even though we could see the city. We think it’s because we were by the water. We even watched the temperature on the Jeep drop over ten degrees when we drove across a bridge on the way home! Still, we were able to be out in shorts and t’s – with long sleeves to start.
It was very foggy as we drove about thirty minutes to a free ferry that took us over to the town of Port Aransas.
They transport a lot of vehicles back and forth –
huge ferries that can carry semis as well as cars and other trucks.
Turned out we were right! The other guy was telling him what to do.
Once there, it was another few minutes to the entrance to Mustang Island State Park. Unfortunately, there are no mustangs there – not the mammals, and not the cars. Drat!
Mustang Island was named for the wild horses that roamed the island for hundreds of years. No one is sure how the mustangs got here. Spaniards might have brought them, or perhaps they swam from a shipwreck. In the 19th century, ranches began infringing on the mustangs’ habitat. By the late 1800s, the herds of wild mustangs had disappeared from the island. ~ tpwd.texas.gov
But there’s a beach on the Gulf! And an unusual beach it is! It’s flat and hard, and believe it or not, the State Park allows you to primitive camp on it. It’s $10/first night, $5 the next, and it vacillates back and forth making you wonder why they don’t just charge $7.50/night? Allowing people to camp all along the beach, means you can also drive on it! It seemed weird to see trailers and tents set up on the beach. Others were just camping out of their vehicles.
It was still quite foggy when we arrived and like I said, very windy. We walked for a while, stopped and spoke with a Park volunteer about the camping and driving stuff, and just enjoyed the waves, water, wind and sand as the sun tried desperately to make an appearance.
Finally, it did and our skies turned blue and the long sleeves came off!
Although you can see between dunes and sky there’s still fog in the air.
Alas, Blaine was unable to join me because he left his shoes on, while mine were secured back in the Jeep. : )
We saw a couple of them on the beach today. : (
We got the Jeep and took our turn driving on the beach as we looked for a place to eat lunch. Unfortunately, we had to remain inside because the wind was just too strong to try to eat outside. Our lunch would’ve blown halfway to Missouri!
Blaine did give them a few crackers to fight over.
We were still holding out hope to kayak, so we drove to the other side of the Park and the inlet, where our hopes were quickly and decidedly dashed by the relentless wind. ☹ Still, we had fun doing some Jeeping!
Then it was off to Corpus Christi and a beautiful Park they have before you get to downtown – Cole Park. This Park runs along the edge of the Aransas Bay for several miles. There’s a walk/bike path, and lots of little things to do along the way like a skate park, playgrounds, picnic areas, fishing pier, green space, and an amphitheater where they host concerts and things. It’s about three miles long. Very nice park! Kudos to Corpus Christi!
A while back, I looked where the town got it’s name and found this:
Corpus Christi, known as the Sparkling City by the Sea, is a delightful coastal city teeming with life, nature, beach, and history.
Its name directly translates to “Body of Christ” in Ecclesiastical Latin.
It was “discovered” by Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, a Spanish explorer, in 1519, on the day of a Christian feast of the same name.
Now, it is Nueces County’s biggest city, as well as being the county seat.
While we were at the Park, we did a FaceTime with grandkids, which was very nice as always! Harper even noticed we were at the beach, “because I can see the water.”
Way down by those buildings, you’ll see a small square one, and a tent-shaped one beside it.
That’s where we chose to FaceTime.
They have it fixed up nice with little seating areas all along the way.
while I held the shaded picnic table we found, and also took a few pictures to pass the time. : )
By now it was up to 85 deg.
What a wonderful spot!
He never once flew away. I hope he’s not broken . . .
I just liked the fake lighthouse. What can I say?
It was Taco Tuesday here at the campground. We paid $5/person. All the food was room temperature, but we met a couple, Phil and Mary from Pennsylvania, and enjoyed their company while we ate. They told us about Bingo night tomorrow, and it sounds more interesting than you normally think of Bingo, so we may give it a try.