{"id":22514,"date":"2018-04-19T22:17:45","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T02:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=22514"},"modified":"2018-04-19T22:17:45","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T02:17:45","slug":"day-5-thursday-april-19-day-off-in-corpus-christi-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=22514","title":{"rendered":"Day 5.  Thursday, April 19 &#8211; Day Off in Corpus Christi, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Corpus Christi has one of the highest average wind speeds in North America&#8230;.<em>Great<\/em>&#8230;.not sure how we did not see this statistic before planning our trip. \u00a0And we were worried about the heat and humidity. <a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0790.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22576\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0790-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0790-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0790.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0True to it&#8217;s reputation, the wind was <strong><em>howling<\/em><\/strong> this morning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Not sure what we imagined Corpus Christi to be like, but this was not it. \u00a0The clean and quiet streets were almost void of tourists or people in general.<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0776.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22571\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0776-300x175.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0776-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0776.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0Our sightseeing included the Texas Surf Museum<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0760.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22562\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0760-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0760-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0760.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>and the Corpus Christi Cathedral (locked up tight, no inside glimpse).<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0795.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22579\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0795-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0795-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0795.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0WhataBurger began here in 1950 (now in 10 states and Mexico),<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0774.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22570\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0774-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0774-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0774.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a> so naturally, we had to try it for lunch; decor is festive, but it&#8217;s fast food. \u00a0What we found most interesting on these downtown streets was how they had custom painted the utility boxes<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0778.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22573\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0778-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0778-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0778.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a> on the street corners,<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0793.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22578\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0793-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0793-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0793.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> truly unique and colorful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By early afternoon, the cloudy morning was now warm and sunny, yet still windy.<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0823.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22599\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0823-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0823-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0823.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0We covered the art museum<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0818.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22597\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0818-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0818-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0818.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> filled with Texas talent, the Selena memorial,<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0832.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22604\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0832-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0832-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0832.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> a very impressive seawall <a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0810.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22595\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0810-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0810-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0810.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>with an equally impressive history <a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0829.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22602\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0829-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0829-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0829.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>and in the distance, the USS Lexington (WWII).<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0836.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22605\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0836-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0836-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0836.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Shrimp trollers lined the walkway<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0839.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22607\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0839-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0839-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0839.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> to the three waterfront dinning options,<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0859.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22612\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0859-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0859-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0859.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> we choose the one uniquely connected to Virginia;<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0845.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22608\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0845-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0845-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0845.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> interesting lineage <a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Berkeley-Plantation.pdf\">Berkeley Plantation<\/a>\u00a0and better food. \u00a0Unique Iced Teas,<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0848.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22609\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0848-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0848-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0848.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a> crabmeat, mango, guacamole appetizer,<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0853.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22611\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0853-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0853-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0853.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> incredible live music <a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0873.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22617\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0873-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0873-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0873.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>and fresh fish and shrimp!<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0870.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22616\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0870-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0870-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0870.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0We enjoyed the evening, but the setting sun was cooling the evening beyond our tolerance. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0882.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[22514]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22619\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0882-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0882-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/DSCN0882.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Tomorrow we fight the wind&#8230;..but that is tomorrow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corpus Christi has one of the highest average wind speeds in North America&#8230;.Great&#8230;.not sure how we did not see this statistic before planning our trip. \u00a0And we were worried about the heat and humidity. \u00a0True to it&#8217;s reputation, the wind was howling this morning. Not sure what we imagined Corpus Christi to be like, but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90,91],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-texas-gulf-coast-thru-florida","category-week-01-texas-gulf-coast-thru-florida"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22514"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22622,"href":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22514\/revisions\/22622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}