Awake: 6:53am Temp 40 sleep 6+25 cloudy overnight @ Sinton, TX.
The weather forecast today calls for PM rain showers….but nothing this morning; now’s our chance to get out of Sinton without getting our home dirty.
We leave the Hitching Post RV Park @ 10:53am. Smooth roads on US 77 North & ALT 183. Arrive @ the Goliad State Historical Park @ 11:49am. We were asked to detach & drive our car around the area, select a campsite & then return to the office & sign in.
It’s a nice park; plenty of space between RV units; big rig friendly & a fair price.
Today’s travel: +57 min 50.9 miles 7.1 gal used 7.14 mpg 54.2 avg speed.
After setting up camp, we drive into town (8 min) & visit the Chamber of Commerce Bldg to get info on this 2nd oldest town in Texas; population 1,985. Then we walk the town square. Classic buildings; most of them have been renovated & are now occupied with another business other than the original. We were particularity drawn to their beautiful county courthouse in the middle of the square. This courthouse was 1st occupied in 1894, then in 1964, the interior was renovated; the entire building was finished in 2003. We did a self tour of every floor without getting into trouble. It’s beautiful!
En route back to our campground, we visit the reconstruction of the Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga mission State Historic Site (located in the campground park). The mission Espiritu Santo, established by Franciscan priests about 1749, served the native Indian tribes for 110 yrs, longer than any Spanish colonial mission in the state. However mission life proved destructive to the natives’ traditional way of life. Cattle thrived on the grassland of Espiritu; the origin of the great Texas ranching industry. We toured both the church & the small museum they have there. The church was rebuilt by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp) in the 1930’s.
6:45pm dinner: Sweet Italian sausage with spaghetti squash in a tomato Basel sauce + a mixed salad.
1st Satellite movie: “Proof” with Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hope Davis, etc. A woman who cared for her father—a brilliant mathematician & professor who went crazy---during the last years of his life now questions her own sanity. Her meddlesome sister wants her to move out of the family home & distance herself from the past while one of her father’s protégés is digging through his papers to find any hidden gems (or proofs) among his work. 2005. You’ve gotta see this one; especially if your good @ balancing the checkbook!
2nd Satellite movie: “The Brothers” with Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, etc. A man leaves his wife & (2) daughters to fight in Afghanistan, just as his chronic screw-up brother is released from prison. The family does its best, feeling the pain of the “good” brother’s absence & the tension of the “bad” brother’s presence. Subsequent events reveal the true nature of the leading characters. Searing, intense, adult drama; 2004. I had to sweet talk Kathy into watching this late show; she was reluctant of course, because it had subtitles. Turns out, it’s a keeper. You’ll want to watch it twice.
Elevation: 137 ft Today’s high=47 Lights out: 12:17am
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