Week 2 - Gallup to Corpus Christi; Corpus Christi
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In the city, IS-37 was still a main 8-lane highway, but it gradually became narrower, crossing along the J. F. Kennedy Causeway to the island and turning south along the line of the sea front until, still without any major turn-off roads or junctions, the road came out directly on the beach, beyond which a sandy track continued for some 40 miles to the south. Naturally, most traffic ended at the city limits - and we went only about a mile along the beach track. In the afternoon the area was quite busy, but by early evening only a few other RVs remained, and these were well separated. Camping on the beach is free for up to two weeks, with only a nominal fee to enter the area, which is a National Seashore Park. The sand was a little difficult to drive on - away from the 'road' it was very soft and our vehicle felt rather unsteady at times. As the sea level did not change much with the tides it was possible to park only ten meters from the water without risk of submerging. Still, we were told that cars often get stuck and indeed during the first night we were the amused watchers of a rescue, which took over an hour.
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