ARANSAS PASS AND PORT ARANSAS....

Aransas Pass is a small, coastal community in Texas just north of Corpus Christi.  It, along with its "sister community" of Port Aransas, is something of a haven for northerners who come to Texas (often called "Winter Texans") to escape the snow and cold up north.   We spent just a couple of nights in Aransas Pass and while there we took the mini (and Ali) and headed to Port Aransas, across Redfish Bay.   Little did we know there is no bridge between the two, but rather a ferry system...and it is FREE.  How about  that!

Here is one of the seven ferries that constantly move people, cars, trucks with produce and RVs the 1 mile distance between Aransas Pass on the mainland and Port Aransas on the island.

Here's the mini on the ferry heading toward Port Aransas.  Pam is smiling away and Ali is with a bit more trepidation as she tries to understand the sense of moving without the car itself moving!   

We arrive on Port Aransas and after driving through the main tourist thoroughfare, we accidentally find an access road to the beach only to find, among other things, there are RVs sitting on the beach!   For a small fee to the local community, you can take your camper right out on the beach (the water is there but is obscured this day by the blanket of fog) and spend up to a week.

To quote Pam...."what a hoot" this is.   So, if we find ourselves back in the Aransas area in the future we will be sure our seat belts are fully extended, get the MH on the ferry and camp on the beach for several days.  Hopefully, it will not be foggy then!!   Great Stuff.

This "sentinel" gull was poised right next to us when we got on the return ferry to Aransas Pass.   Driving and camping on Texas beaches.....how about them apples!