January 24, 2016. Another Cold Day On The Gulf.

January 24, 2016.  Another Cold Day On The Gulf.  The high temperature today was 45.  However, the sky was clear and the sun, warming.  Still, it was too cold for extended stays outside.  We walked for half an hour and biked for 45 minutes.  The rest of the day was spent warming in Harvey and watching the AFC Championship game between Denver and New England.  If you were interested in the game, you know who won.  If you were uninterested, I won't waste your time telling you about it. 

It has been unexpectedly cold here on the Gulf.  I was anticipating daily temperatures in the mid to upper 60s.  Instead, we've had only a handful of days that warm.  Others have been in the 40s and 50s.  If there is no wind and the sun is shining, the 50s are tolerable.  However, that hasn't been the case.  We've had days like today and other days where the wind made 50 degrees feel like 40 degrees.  At least one camper was unfazed by the cold.  He chose today to wash his car in a short-sleeved shirt. 

So, we are thinking about other places to spend our winters.  There are several options.  One would be to go further south in Florida, to the Tampa or Ft. Meyers areas.  A second option would be the Western Gulf in Texas.  There is another option, Arizona.  However, Annie doesn't like the creepy, crawly things in the desert.  We will be thinking about those options in the months ahead. 

We have another week here if we want it.  We have talked about driving 700 miles to Padre Island, just to have a comparison between the weather there and the weather here.  A look at the map suggests that Padre is further south and the average January temperatures are 5-7 degrees warmer.  We aren't sure whether we'll do that.

Stay tuned.