Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Monday - an excursion: Los Ebanos, TX hand ferry

  • clear, calm, cool morning; temp 50; high to be 81.
  • went for early morning bike ride; beautiful morning.
  • we shared lunch with Candy & Dan & Dan's sister, Diane & her husband, Rocky at (where else?) Taco Fiesta.
  • while Rocky & Diane left for home, we drove over to the only remaining hand operated ferry across the Rio Grande at Los Ebanos, TX, a very poor village on the river about 30 miles west of Pharr. Click this link for lots of pictures of the ferry.
  • after our exciting excursion, we returned to swimming & napping.
  • Jim played cards at the Hall in the evening.
  • enjoy both the pictures below and the pictures on the above links.

rain/sun shade for customs in the background

carries 3 cars & 12 passengers






up river

down river

2 comments:

  1. That's the Rio Grande??!! I thought it was as big as the Mississippi!

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    1. We're quite a ways up river at Los Ebanos. And the Rio Grande is not as large as the Mississippi. Sorry.

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