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The Cruise--Details

I didn't include more details in the prior "The Cruise" post for two reasons. 1)  I didn't think anyone would be interested; and 2)  This trip didn't include much of the normal topics:  good beer, good coffee or John-style travel. But there are details, which may be useful to some people contemplating how such a trip is put together. On the first day of the trip, we drove three hours to pick up my mother in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  At 85, she isn't comfortable driving for long distances and hadn't flown for many years. We then drove 3 1/2 more hours to Chicago, where we checked into the Wyndham, where you can get a room that includes the cost of parking for up to 12 days.   We were up early on the hotel shuttle to O'Hare, where we then boarded the a non-stop American Airlines flight to New Orleans. Here, we checked into a Hampton Inn near the port.  My mother was pretty tired, so Julia and I went out for a Cajun dinner and live music.   Rememberi...
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The local weather woman on the news promised sun today, and she was eventually right. Threatening storm clouds hung around all morning and into the early afternoon, but there was no rain.  By 2 p.m., the skies were blue and sunny.  


We drove over the bridge to Corpus Christi after breakfast and then walked five miles up and down the walkway along the bay. 

Then we headed over to Nueces Brewing Company for a stout and a pulled pork sandwich.


We’ve enjoyed our first visit to Nueces, but this time, the prices and service did not impress. Sometimes, it’s hard to replicate that positive first impression.

Our favorite brewery in Corpus Christi had been Lorelei, but it appears to have at least temporarily closed late last year. A quick internet search revealed a small brewery not far away, but closing was at 2 p.m. on Sundays.  We made it to the south side to Lazy Beach Brewing with about ten minutes to spare.

An industrial space in the middle of nowhere, an overhead door in the back opened up to some wooden picnic tables in the alley.  There definitely was no beach, but the quality of the beer, reasonable prices and friendly service made up for it.

Another stout

Although last call was at 2 p.m., they let us hang out long after that.  There were families with kids and dogs and board games.  Everyone was enjoying the sun coming out.

After arriving back at our Airbnb, Julia and I hit the beach for some more strolling along the surf under sunny skies.




It was a great day. The walking was flat, but we both got over ten miles in.

Finally Tired
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MFH said…
10 miles!!!

I can imagine Greg gnashing his teeth in envy.
January 29, 2023 at 9:30 PM
John said…
I'm not easily bored with walking on the beach. Many any years ago on a Baja beach, I found a metal pipe and a tennis ball. For the entire day, while Julia sunbathed, I used the pipe like a baseball bat and hit the tennis ball up the beach, retrieved it, and hit it back down the beach to retrieve it again. All day long.
January 30, 2023 at 6:31 AM
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