And Back To G’town!
- Michael Jay Tucker's explosive-cargo
- 3 days ago
- 4 min read
So I left off last time with us still in Corpus Christi as we celebrated our 43rd wedding anniversary. (And she still hasn’t killed me. Whoa!)
Anyway, we had half a day before we planned to head for home. Martha had come up with a great idea for how we could spend those hours before lunch. She’d arranged for us to take a tour of the city.
She’d found a tour provider -- Enjoy Corpus Christi Tours, LLC. I will put all the contact info in the footnote below, but suffice to say that it is the brainchild of Rene and Susan Trevino and they offer a really terrific tour. (1) If you’re in the area, do give them a try. It will be well worth it.
We met up with Rene and Susan at a local park, and then, with them and three other tourists (retirees like ourselves) they took us around the city in their mini-van. I won’t bother to go into details about all they told us. There is too much for me to squeeze into a blog posting. But, they did show us all sorts of things -- the most dramatic local architecture, historical sites (including one of the first integrated cemeteries in Texas), the best public art and public spaces. We learned, too, about the settlement of the city, its development, and progress. We heard about the murals and public art, and learned about the mural fest that I mentioned before.
About the photos: Several today. First, Martha enjoying a bit of shade and breeze behind our hotel. Second a few of the murals we saw in downtown Corpus. They are all over. Worth seeing. (The one with the white truck is from Martha.) Third, a view of the beach from one of the lovely little Miradores (gazebos) along the Corpus Christi Bayfront. Fourth, a statue of Christ outside a local Church (yes, the locals call it “Surfer Boy Jesus”). Fifth, the big fountain at the Corpus Watergarden. And, last, one of my infamous close ups, this one of a flower at the Watergarden (I believe this is a trumpet vine, but don’t trust me.)
And maybe the most amusing thing of all: Corpus has the interesting distinction of being the birthplace of the Whataburger fast food chain. (2) There is a large, new Whataburger restaurant in the city and, beside it, a replica of the original building, which was apparently quite small. The place draws fans from all over Texas, the South, and the Southwest. People even come there to be married...at the original (or nearly original) Whataburger.
But the funny thing was that the first Whataburger opened on August 8, 1950. So, they were running a special. You could get Whataburger products, for one day only, at 1950 prices. That tempted a few of our fellow travelers to head there directly after the tour.
Finally, it was done. We said goodby to Rene and Susan, and headed for the car. After a quick lunch (not at Whataburger) we began the drive home. It was uneventful except for yet another visit to Lockhart, and yet another dose of Barbecue for dinner.
And that, basically, is all there is to it. We just drove home and toasted one another with a bit of pinot grigio, and agreed that we were looking forward to the next 43 years. Which I am.
So, I’ll just end this series there. It’s a bit shorter than most, but, like I said before, I’ll try to compensate with lots of photos and some videos.
And, in the meantime, stay tuned. I’ve got lots more coming. Don’t forget, I’m doing the Michael the Archangel series. Or, if you prefer my travel blog stuff to angels, then get ready...
‘Cause I’ve Taos in my sights.
More to come.
Footnotes:
1. Rene and Susan Travino
Enjoy Corpus Christi Tours LLC
(361) 696-9006
2. See “Our History,” Whataburger, https://stories.whataburger.com/our-history/ and
“Whataburger,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataburger
About the photos: Several today. First, Martha enjoying a bit of shade and breeze behind our hotel. Second a few of the murals we saw in downtown Corpus. They are all over. Worth seeing. Third, a view of the beach from one of the lovely little Miradores (gazebos) along the Corpus Christi Bayfront. Fourth, a statue of Christ outside a local Church (yes, the locals call it “Surfer Boy Jesus”). Fifth, the big fountain at the Corpus Watergarden. And, last, one of my infamous close ups, this one of a flower at the Watergarden (I believe this is a trumpet vine, but don’t trust me.)
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