Lunch at the beach. Near Cameron Louisiana.

Parked it on the beach, nobody there to complain. Some of the folks needed subtitles.

Lots of the bayous in Southern Louisiana don't have bridges. So we had to take the ferry to Cameron Parish.

Palmetto Island State Park

Saw neither deer or ducks.

Flooding is everywhere.

Very unusual bark repeated this color pattern along the entire trunk. What kind of tree this is?

Rather scary State logo.

Jerry and his wife Chris, full-timers, love Airstreams so much he carries his favorite Christmas trailer wherever they go. 'Tis officially the season.

Dot is easily intimidated by friendly natives.

Dot enjoys a grass bath beside the bike trail in Huston.

Contemporary Arts Museum - Huston

Smattering of work from the Contemporary Arts Museum, Huston. These silicon pieces were initially generated with a 3-D computer program with the idea that multiples could be quickly and easily mass produced.

This is quite a unique rug.

Huston - Menil Collection - No photos allowed inside.

Charlie's new job?

Galvaston, Texas

Galveston - Lone Star Rally. 

By far the largest Texas hog rally, attracting 750,000 ill behaved curs. You can really smell the leather, without trying. The people we met were surprisingly well mannered not manured. Everyone wanted to pet Dot, the peace-maker that melts even the hardest hearts.

Police maintaining a respectful distance behind their barricades. You could really smell the doughnuts, without trying.

Food truck heaven. Big mistake, sick for a week thereafter. You could really smell the... oh never mind.

I can't believe I ate the whole thing. ( No, he didn't, I did! ~ Nan) Charlie ate a while on plate of fried potatoes. Then gave the rest to a passer by. The kitchen help used power tools to make the tower of potatoes and other stuff.

Born to be Mild. Yes but what is that creepy stain...

Renewing the online subscription of 'Skin and Ink' magazine.



Yes, girls ride too!

Product that sells. Night table?


The beautiful and more natural side of the Galveston area, historic with a gentle tide and sea breeze.

With this kind of salt flats comes heaps of fish. And crazy mozzies with all the rain.

Heaps of fish. Red fish, sweet!

Explanation Required? Why curmudgeon?

Some have asked, "why curmudgeonly companions?" First off, Dot doesn't know English so she's off the hook for not wanting to participate, and has graciously waved her modeling fees for the blog. In addition, I must explain that (at first) a certain other "party" was not interested in sharing our experience with others, too much time, too much work! True, a blog is time consuming and tries one's patience especially when internet connections are inconsistent and reliably unreliable! Posting a blog, no matter how simple or half baked is still a lot of work. So when I diplomatically asked Charlie what persona he wanted to adopt for our travel blog. He reflexively chose his favorite "Chronicles of Naked Mole Rat Man." Although I laughed until I cried, I thought this choice could be misunderstood. That's when he dug in his heals and became the "curmudgeon." Point being, your comments help motivate wandering curmudgeons. Unusual sense of humor? What else would you expect? :)

South Padre Island - Peaceful beauty and due to heavy rains, mosquitoes!

South Padre Island has beautiful quiet beaches that allow bikes, dogs and cars. We cycled the beaches with Dot who gleefully inhaled new smells and enjoyed the fruitless pursuit of shore birds. Farming wind is "big" there. So is gumbo and crab claws. Mwahhhahhh!

Seen at "Dirty Al's" - Asian Tiger shrimp defines JUMBO!

Shrimp Outlet - South Padre Island

South Padre Island, a beautiful fertile area where shrimp abound. We were directed to the Shrimp Outlet. One might think that the word "outlet" suggests bargain basement food but I met the owner and he's really into providing shrimp treated with a kiwi solution ($$$) instead of the traditional sodium bisulfate. I'm told many are allergic to sodium bisulfate and he is offering a option/solution. More expensive he says, but worth it. Tasted great!

One of three boats.

Sales office art above, fisherman's dogs waiting for gourmet handouts. :)

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Corpus Christi - Fun on the Beach

San Padre island Birding Center

Founder of the center with her turtle.