Today is going to be another beautiful day in South Texas. I will have to send birthday greetings to our daughter-in-law. She is the mother of our grandson who celebrated his birthday yesterday. Guess you know where she was ten years ago today.
Last night we decided that today we would get up early and head out to Corpus Christi to visit the Lexington. JW thought he would try to be up by 8:30 and made it by 9:00 so we will be out of here shortly. We got away from the MH at about 10:00.
Before leaving for Corpus Christi, we went down on the beach. The water was beautiful, there were no white caps, in fact, it looked like a big sheet of glass. It was the prettiest we have seen it since we have been here. When we left the Motor Home it was 55 degrees and the high was supposed to be around 60. It actually got up to about 65. What a beautiful day.
We arrived at the Lexington at 10:55, just in time to make it to the free movie (Fighter Pilot)that is included in the price of your ticket. Following the movie we went to lunch in the “Mess Area”. JW had a Hot Ham and Cheese sandwich and a Chili Dog. I had a Philly Steak sandwich. By the time we finished eating we had about four hours to tour the ship.
They had five different tours. We completed four of them. By the time we had finished those we were to tired and our bodies were aching so badly from climbing all the ladders that we decided to skip Tour No. 3. When we were up on the Flight Deck we saw a big Freighter Ship going through the Channel into Corpus Christi. There were airplanes on that end of the deck that had been used as Trainer Planes for numerous battles. There was so much to see. We visited the ”Live Aboard” section of the ship, which showed where the Scouts bunk, eat, and shower. There was a lot of renovation going on all over the ship, so much of it was blocked off and unattainable. However, the Tour paths were well marked and easy to follow. It was a great day and well worth our $10.90 tickets to get in. Our parking was free and we rode the tram upon both entering and leaving the ship. All in all, it was a day well spent; very educational.
When we got back to Port A, we went to “Castaways” for their scrumptious Grilled Shrimp and rice. I was so tired when we got back to the MH that I fell asleep about 6:00 p.m. and did not wake up until 8:15 on Friday morning.
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