U.S.S. Lexington

We followed US 77 highway south from LaGrange and when we got to the small town of Schulenburg we had to take the truck detour around to avoid the low underpass.  Well the truck detour was very tight so Jim was not happy trying to drive our train through it.  We got to Corpus Christi and decided we would park for two weeks.  Its beautiful here and the weather has been excellent. 

The first touristy thing we did was take a tour of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Lexington.  This is the famous aircraft carrier from WWII.  It was in all of the famous battles in the Pacific and survived even after being very badly damaged.   Jim got pictures of the aircraft that are on display on the flat top of the carrier where they would normally take off.  The carrier is in the harbor by downtown Corpus Christi and is so huge you can't get a good picture of the whole outside.  It takes several hours to see the whole thing.  You get to climb many, many stairs to get up to the bridge.  Jim had to play with the phone and wheel and the airtubes used for calling the engine room.  They also show a 3D movie in a huge theater which was fun to watch.

Lots to see and do here so we are glad to be staying for two weeks.