It feels great to be on the move.  We packed it all up and pulled out of Rosenberg at 10 this morning.  The sky is grey and the air thick with moisture but we encounter only a few quick showers as Kent artfully works the rig through Houston all-the-time traffic.  First stop? Sea Rim State Park.  We need to check out how things have gone since we volunteered here late 2013.

It is quiet here.  Just two other sites are occupied.    A strong breeze off the Gulf moderates the 80 something sticky air, keeps the mosquitoes at bay, and whips the crashing waves a chocolate brown.  First we stroll the beach; lovely.  Then check out another favorite spot, the Gambusia (it’s the real name for the mosquito fish) walkway.  It is a boardwalk through a freshwater marsh and today the tri-color herons are really making a showing.  They are in beautiful plumage and showing off everywhere.  A 7ft gator guards one section of the walk.  Cool looking birds, nighthawks, make appearances among the rocks along the marsh and in the campground.