Cape Henry Lighthouse was the last and probably least well-done location toured during Preservation Virginia’s Homeschool Days. This could easily be explained away by the fact the lighthouse sits on Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story and thus access isn’t as easy as the other four sites they showcased during the events. While they had themed activities, the activities they offered were a timed walking tour covering the base of the
We stayed at Goliad State Park and Historic Site as our first stop after leaving our winter home of Resaca de la Palma State Park. Many pros to this site far outweighed the few cons we came across. As we’ve discussed many times, we love museums! Goliad State Park and Historic Site is a park and museum rolled into one! About the history The keystone of this park is the
While staying in South Texas, we had many opportunities to explore South Padre Island. This resort town on the Island of the same name had a lot of activities to do and explore. Of course, the thing we explored most was the beach! South Padre Island (SPI)’s main draw is its miles of white sand beaches on either the Laguna Madre or the Gulf of Mexico. The island has tons
One of the highlights of my winter as a pirate was seeing all the development and testing of SpaceX’s Starship prototype at the SpaceX Starbase in Brownsville, TX. SpaceX, if you don’t know, is a private space travel enterprise. They have had a lot of commercial success in the past few years. Some of their achievements include sending 21 unmanned resupply rockets to the International Space Station with their Dragon
As we stayed the winter at Resaca de la Palma, we had lots of opportunities to explore the many parks and playgrounds that Brownsville, Texas had on offer. Dean Porter Park Dean Porter Park, located across the street from the Gladys Porter Zoo, this sprawling facility is actually a collection of facilities. There are 2 playgrounds that we enjoyed, coming back to the pirate ship playground multiple times. The park
While Staying at Lake Casa Blanca State Park, we took some time to explore Laredo, Texas. One of our stops was the Imaginarium inside the Mall del Norte. The kids have explored many museums and play spaces, and came here with high hopes. The Imaginarium of Laredo, Texas had a very limited footprint compared to other places we’ve visited, though that’s not surprising as it was located in a mall.
On a little vacation from our stay at Resaca de la Palma State Park, we took a little side trip to Lake Casa Blanca State Park in Laredo, TX. This sprawling park, just outside of Laredo, Texas, is wrapped around the south end of Lake Casa Blanca. It hosts a small network of hiking and biking trails, as well as tons of day-use areas for fishing, swimming, boating, and more!
This winter we based ourselves out of Brownsville, Texas. Mom worked for Resaca de la Palma State Park, but I was free to find other work. Previously, I’ve had a lot of success working as a handy person through the app Task Rabbit. Unfortunately, Task Rabbit doesn’t support areas much further south than Corpus Christi, about 3 hours north of us. For a while, I tried another app Handy, through
While we were in South Texas we got to celebrate The Boy’s Birthday! While driving to Resaca De La Palma State Park we saw a few billboards advertising pirate cruises. Knowing that The Boy has been pirate-obsessed since he was 3 or 4, we knew that this would be the perfect birthday present! The first thing we did was book online with Black Dragon Pirate Cruises, based out of Port
While we were in South Texas for the winter, we were based out of Resaca de la Palma State Park outside of Brownsville, TX. Mom got a job there as a work/camping volunteer. In exchange for just 24 hours of her time a week, we got a free spot to park the bus with full hookups! Resaca de la Palma State Park is a sprawling wildlife refuge surrounding an oxbow