We’ve been looking for a good day to go to Progreso, but the weather hasn’t been cooperating. Finally, today was the last possible day, and we got a break in the rain. It drizzled a bit this morning, but by the afternoon it was clearing, and we even saw the sun a bit. It was cool, but otherwise a good day for our expedition over the border.
After the great rivers of the Pacific Northwest, the Rio Grande in south Texas seems less than impressive to our Portland guests. Much of the flow has been restricted by dams or withdrawn for irrigation, and the remaining water is slow and muddy.
This was Anara’s first visit to Mexico (she’s been in Canada and traveled to Puerto Rico). Chris and Shawn have both been to Mexico, but not here, and it’s been a while, so this was a new experience in a way for all of them. They enjoyed browsing the wares at the various shops. Shawn found some gifts for her girlfriends, souvenirs of her trip to south Texas an Mexico.
We went to the Red Snapper for lunch, we all enjoyed the food and the music. In addition to the musician who usually plays, there was a singer with a rather good voice. By the time we returned to the truck, it was nearly 4:00 p.m., so we didn’t go to Don-Wes.
This evening both Ken and Shawn were feeling like a rest, so Chris and Anara and I went to Hidalgo to view the Festival of the Lights. Chris took lots of photos, but mostly with my iPhone camera. His iPhone camera suddenly refused to work. It’s under warranty, but he’ll have to make an appointment to take it in to an Apple store. There aren’t any here or in the Lufkin/Nacogdoches area, so he’ll have to wait until they return to Portland. That’s frustrating.
[photos later]
Chris’s injuries seemed to be healing, but today his groin seems to be hurting worse. We’re hoping he’ll feel better in the morning.
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