We just got back yesterday from a long weekend in Corpus Christi visiting my brother who lives in Portland, a small town just north of there.
Although the original motive was to go fishing, we didn’t quite make it there, but we did manage to fill our time with a lot of fun stuff. We would have gone fishing but the currents were too strong and my brother said we probably wouldn’t have caught anything. So we’ll go back again for the fishing soon.
I must admit that I didn’t think there was a lot to do in Corpus but I was wrong. Our first stop on Saturday was the Science and History Museum. They have two replicas of Columbus’ ships that you can tour–The Santa Maria and the Nina. They were made in Spain and not exact replicas, but they are ship that would have been of the time period. It was a short tour (only around 30 minutes) but it was neat and easy with the kids. Then there’s the museum. They have some family arts and crafts on Saturdays, so I did that with Therese while Adam chased Fulton around. It also had a little interactive exhibit for children.
Here’s me and Adam in front of the Nina (the smaller ship).
My brother and Fulton aboard the Nina.
On Sunday my brother took us to Mustang Island just a little north of Corpus…there was a barrier of seaweed on the shore but I’ll take that to the jelly fish. Apparently in the summer and fall there’s lot of jelly fish close to the beach and some dead jellies on the beach. So getting stung is not uncommon even by dead ones on the beach. The kids went wild playing in the sand. They weren’t as excited about the water as Adam was, but had a great time playing anyway.
Fulton digging himself out of a hole…
Yesterday, we went to the Texas State Aquarium. The kids really enjoyed that too. Even though Therese never got to see the star fish, she got to see hermit crabs, sea urchins, and sting rays up close. It takes about a half day to see everything with their shows/demonstrations and they had a wonderful playground for all ages of kids.
Here’s my brother and Therese on the tail of a whale…
And if you’re even in Corpus Christi on a weekend and looking for a Mass, may we suggest the Corpus Christi Cathedral. It was an awesome Mass. In Austin, people often say, “There’s Sunday Mass and then there’s Mass at St. Louis,” because St. Louis’ high Mass is so elaborate. Well, I’d say there’s St. Louis Mass and then there’s Mass at the Corpus Christ Cathedral. The music itself is quite impressive, but the Church is also very traditional in its architecture.
And here are the kids getting along in the car…what a blessing!
