Shopping, shopping - that's the American way on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving. On Thanksgiving almost all the stores are closed ... and then it's early opening and "the best sales of the year". Supposedly, stores open at 4:00 or 5:30 in the morning with door opening specials and people camp out over night. they thoughtfully have Thanksgiving dinner at noon, so they can get to bed early or get into line as the sun sets. We went about 8:30, and except of the tool department in Sears, the mall was empty. George, of course, found a tool he needed. I saw nothing that moved me to spend my money. Out again on Saturday. This time to the Macy's mall - early opening. I think we were the only ones there. We did some touring of Corpus Christi, then passed the stores on our way back. The parking was packed!! I guess Texans like to sleep in.
BUT, on the day after Thanksgiving, everything Christmas gets up and going. I got into the spirit, and ......
What do you think!!!!!
On Sunday, we toured the King Ranch, which is larger than the state of Rhode Island.
They have hundreds of horses and thousands of cattle. The ranch began before Texas became a state, so there were some old buildings. It is quite an organization - with cattle, and cotton, and sugar cane, and oil ( Exxon developed ), and sod, and shoghum, and hunting. (They sell permits to hunt on their property)
On arriving back at the resort, the skies were clearing, and tomorrow should be warm and sunny again.
They have hundreds of horses and thousands of cattle. The ranch began before Texas became a state, so there were some old buildings. It is quite an organization - with cattle, and cotton, and sugar cane, and oil ( Exxon developed ), and sod, and shoghum, and hunting. (They sell permits to hunt on their property)
