Mar 21 - Texas City Dike, Texas

  Due to the Corona Virus responses, we drove into Whole Foods in Houston (about 30 minutes away) at 7 am this morning, so we could shop before the store officially opened, with the other "Seniors".  Finally got some paper towels, and 2 tiny packets of hand sanitizers.  Then we went the few blocks over to Trader Joe's to get the things I usually get from there, only to find a block-long line of people waiting for their turn to enter the store.  This was NUTS.  The people were standing 3 inches apart from each other, for probably 1/2 an hour, so they wouldn't be too close in that big store?  So we stopped at the grocery store local to the RV park, and found an even longer, closer line of people, at an even larger store.  We didn't want to deal with that at all.
  After lunch, we drove the short distance over to the coast, to the Texas City Dike.  This is a 5 mile long, wide breakwater that is a fishing pier on one side and sandy beaches that you can drive on, overlooking Galveston Bay, on the other side.  Unfortunately, it was sprinkling and windy, so we really weren't in the mood to walk along the pier or the beach.  But, it was a nice way to see the water. 
  On the way back to the RV park, we stopped at the nearby Walmart (Ugh) who did not restrict the number of people entering, and bought the few items we still needed.  Even with a lot of people shopping, we were able to stay at least 6 feet away from everyone else.  We have also started wearing our disposable gloves that we use for handling our sewer stuff for the RV when we go into a store.  Then, just toss them afterwards. 
  I do have to say, that the Texas Gulf shore bays, barrier islands, and waterways are nice, but they don't have the same attractive draw or power for me that the Pacific coast has. 

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