John&Joey wrote:
I try to avoid Houston. Seems like most of the times it will be bumper to bumper and stop and go.
Instead I get off of I10 at Winnie and go down the Bolivar Peninsula to Galveston Island. There is a free ferry that can handle any size rig you got with no problems.
From Galveston Island I head south to Surfside Beach then over to HWY 35 down to Hwy 77 to Harlingen. A fairly low stress route with things to see that seems to be just as fast as any other route. When you leave Galveston Island there is a pay booth that is next to a fairly narrow road with an overhang, be careful there.
I really don't mind I10. All our roads seem to need repair and I10 is not as bad as some I've been on.
That is the route that we take, don't go as far as Harlingen but enjoy the trip from Bolivar Peninsula to Surfside beach. We usually stay at Palacios Tx. and travel down to Mustang Island etc.
