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![](20181121%20head%20on%20400.JPG) Log of our fifth trip of 2018
Rosenberg, Texas
and the Galveston, Texas Gulf Coast area
November 16-27, 2018
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Attended:
Dad, Toodledip Wooozle and Odo
Start
19,631
End 22,398
2,767 miles
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The primary purpose of this trip is to visit Matt, Lesa and Liam
in Rosenberg, Texas ... and to FINALLY meet Liam who has been
such a large part of each discussion. And, more
importantly, for Liam to meet Toodledip Wooozle and Odo!!!
It was a fun trip down. An easy drive with only a few
delays. Houston was very busy!
The dogs and Liam
Boy, did this work out nicely! The dogs LOVE all of them
and took advantage of every cuddle available.
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We
did figure out a real problem with the wireless! AT&T put
the wireless access point in a metal cabinet! You can't
put a radio in a wireless cabinet and expect it to work.
Brazos Bend State Park
We took a nice trip to Brazos Bend State Park. Here's Odo
asking:
I don't see three alligators!
Where are the three alligators????
Can you find the three alligators???
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Here's two of them:
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Here's the third:
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Odo would be a tasty treat if I were bigger:
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But a few of the hundreds of black vultures.
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So they have this place called "Buccee's" in Texas that seems
quite the hit with a lot of people. I have to admit ...
Beaver Nuggets were GOOOOODDDDDD!!!!!
Galveston, Jamaica Beach and Surfside
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Bird watching ...
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We saw furry wood! It looked like this wood had fur.
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The jetty at Surfside beach and a piece of oil rock:
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Three VERY sleepy walkers!!!
Not too many purple shells for the jar at home ... but a few!
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Brazos River Park in Sugarland, Texas
Took a four mile walk, at least four miles, in a really nice
local park.
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Brazos Bend State Park II
We saw lots of stuff on our second outing to
Brazos Bend State Park!
On our way to the park we saw a pig carcass covered with
vultures and .... A BALD EAGLE!!!!
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Across the pond with a common gallinule
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My favorite of all: The Black Bellied
Whistling Duck
When they fly, their wings are black on top
and white on the bottom!!!
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A Texas pit airing bird called an anhinga.
It dives for food but its wings are not waterproof. They
must be dried.
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We all JUMPED when this alligator swam up to
us.
It was right next to the path and could have
paid us a visit.
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A Nutria and a Red Slider turtle. Two
duck eaters. A pigeon-looking water bird and a Great Egret
chick.
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Brazos Bend State Park III
A nice, wet walk with just Matt and I. We took some
of the higher, prairie-like trails and didn't see much worth
a picture.
Brazos Bend State Park IV
Our first warm day with temps into the mid-seventies.
We saw stuff this time! From pig tracks, another
big alligator next to the path and a green snake.
There are hundreds of vultures in the park. There are
two types, black and red:
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Pig tracks:
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A green snake and Matt with that snake.
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The snake was on the path, making for all
the world like a stick, so we moved it off to keep it from
getting run over.
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And
another alligator next to the path!
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Hunting in the neighborhood!
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EPIC!!!!!!
Absolutely
EPIC
Fire
!!!!!
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Sad dogs going home!
Frigging awesome trip!
AND ... I beat the snow home - this is the next day!!!
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For
up-to-date park maps and information, check the
Ohio
State Park website
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