Monthly Archives: July 2018

July 29, 2018

The Historic Veranda Inn

At 7:00 am, it’s cool here on the porch of the Veranda Historic Inn in equally historic Fort Davis where I have parked myself to type this morning’s blog. It’s something in the neighborhood of 60 degrees. Pleasantly chilly after leaving muggy, hit-you-in-the-face 100 degree temperatures in Houston. We expected it to be boiling hot […]

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July 27, 2018

Everything you ever wanted to know about Amtrak

It’s a whole new world out here on the rails. And no, the train is not about to disappear in railroad blues, as the song would have it. There are an increasing number of routes run by Amtrak, although there are no other passenger lines. Considering the increasing number of retirees looking for places to […]

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July 27, 2018

All Aboard!

We rock along gently, lurching occasionally, the metal of the train’s undercarriage rattling and groaning, each car jerking as though to separate itself from the rest, the whistle hooting far ahead as we come to crossings.  A rising sun slants in through the overhead windows of the Lounge car where I sit to write. The […]

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July 24, 2018

Missions can be Tours Too There is a lovely little church in Corpus Christi with a lovely name, Our Lady Star of the Sea. It sits almost alone, tucked away just north of the Aquarium across the big bridge and surrounded by the construction of the even bigger bridge. I knew it was there, and […]

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