We were expecting a storm to skim through today so we head south to avoid it.
Brunch in West Columbia (parked under a large tree just in case) then to Varner Hogg Plantation
Lots of history behind the Hogg name in Texas - and he had a sense of humor. He called his only daughter "Ima". (Rumors that he had another daughter and called her "Ura" are apparently untrue)
They say that 1 million bricks were used to build this place - seems a lot but who are we to argue. The bricks were made locally from the mud in the river - and that in turn allowed ships right up to the plantation to transport the cotton, then pecans. Many houses were built from wood and did not survive the massive hurricane that hit Galveston in 1900 - but this one did. In later years, oil and gas on the property provided a fine income.
Next stop was Surfside Beach. We like beaches.
We didnt like this one. Still have tar on our shoes.
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| Ugly houses IN the water - what were they thinking? |
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| Beautiful trash cans - quite enchanting... |
You can drive on this beach - not sure why you would want to - the road is a few yards away.
And that stops you enjoying the beach for fear of being run over by a local in a pickup truck.
Despite that we gamely strolled around anyway because that's what Brits do.
Saw some nice houses and some that well - needed a bit of work
Back at the State park, the rain had scooted away so we cycled around Hale Lake as sunset approached. Saw a few more gators and load of ducks.
Finally it was back to the campsite for - guess what - more caterpillar flicking, a fire and a cold one.
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