Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Cinco De Mayo or Not
Goliad, Texas
Weather Condition; High 93, Low 73,
Dawn and I were to
excited to be staying in Goliad during the Cinco De Mayo Fiesta. Especially
since Goliad claims to be the official birth place of Cinco De Mayo.
The fiesta celebration
is held at the fairgrounds across the street from the state park. We arrived on
Tuesday and we watched the park fill with campers as the weekend got closer.
The anticipation was building. This must be a great place to spend Cinco De
Mayo.
The advertisement for
the Fiesta read;
Saturday, May 5th,
Opening ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. at the General Zaragoza Statue in La
Bahia. Ceremonies include wreath
dedication, guest speakers and introduction of visiting dignitaries. Fiesta begins at 12 Noon. Saturday's events include the annual IBCA
sanctioned BBQ Cook-off, 3rd annual "Ride For Education" bike run,
and classic/antique car show. Enjoy free
live music, colorful ballet folklorico performances, Mariachis and vendor
booths. Fiesta ends at midnight.
Saturday, May 5th
Annual Spring Concert at the Mission Espiritu Santo in the Goliad State Park
with the Beeville Community Chorus.
We drove over to the
fairground at 6:00 P.M. We parked close to the entrance and walked into the
area roped off for all the festivities.
We walked through the
area to see that the band was NOT playing. They were still setting up the sound
equipment. There were only 3 food vendors and there was NO margarita contest!
There were five or so
craft vendors and about a dozen BBQ rigs parked in a field in front of the
fairgrounds.
We were very
disappointed to say the least.
O.K, maybe something
happened to cause them to get a late start. We’ll try it again on Saturday.
On Saturday we waited
until late afternoon to go back to the fairgrounds.
Well, seems something
must have happened with getting the word out to the participants because there
were only a handful more vendors and the stage was still empty.
There were a few more
BBQ rigs then the day before. O.K, we
give up!
We walked back to the
truck and drove downtown for Mexican food.
The restaurant was almost empty, so we received great service. The food
wasn’t the best but it wasn’t the worst either.
The day wasn’t a total
bust. At 7:00 P.M we enjoyed the Beeville Community Chorus singing in the
mission.
It was wonderful. The acoustics in the mission is wonderful. It was a
little warm but worth it.
We didn’t get to see
the super moon due to the thick overcast.
Today we are watching
all the campers slowly pulling out of the park to return home.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Exploring Goliad, Texas
Downtown Goliad
Goliad County Court House
The Hanging Tree at the County Court House
State Park
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Goliad State Park-Texas
Goliad, Texas
Weather Condition; High
83, Low 72,
Today we hooked up to
our traveling home and moved to our new location. Goliad, Texas.
It was a little strange
preparing to travel again after sitting in one spot for five months. We spent
our morning running a few last minute errands. Once the errands were behind us,
it was time to get all hooked up and pull out.
We did pretty well at getting all hooked up. We took our time and it
took us about two hours.
The real problem was
the humidity and it was pretty warm at ten o’clock this morning! We were the
last of the winter Texans to leave Coastal Oaks RV Resort. Well Karin is still there.
We said our goodbyes to
Manager Marg and Joe. Buddy also came out to send us off. We will really miss
Marg and Joe. They are great people and made us feel right at home from the
get-go. We will also miss our new friend Karin. She is great fun with a
wonderful sense of humor. We’ll also miss Jim and DeDe. They are a fun couple
and they also made us feel like family.
Anyway, after our
goodbyes, we headed north to Goliad, Texas. It was a short seventy mile drive.
That’s fine by me. I like those short drives from one location to the next.
We really like our
site. The park isn’t full!
Our Review;
± Partially
Shaded, level pull-thru paved sites, grill, picnic table, wildlife, lake, 50amp,
good water pressure, friendly staff, river, mission, hiking trail, 3miles to
shopping and fuel, TV signal, Verizon Signal, quiet, reservations required,
gated park
- None
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