So this post will mostly be photos since the days are pretty much the same. Sun, 4 miles on the beach, trips to the Bavarian bakery for apple strudel, reading in the sun and eating. It's so hard to conceptually get our heads around the Polar Vortex and Polar Plunge that's hitting our family and friends in the North. How quickly one forgets when surrounded by warmth and sunshine. No wonder we see so many Minnesota license plates here as the Northerner's become Winter Texans.
So a quick update on the last coupla days. Consumption of lots of Ruby Red grapefruits grown in Texas, a trip with friends Jodi and Curt to Sharkey's Bar/Restaurant for the Medicare band...a really slow, way too slow band! The DJ (when the band was on break) was great! More shopping at the beach stores in Port A. We discovered, if you lived here year round, these beach marts are the only stores you would ever need to shop at!
On Saturday we went to Rockport about 12 miles from Port A, to check out the flea market. Well, we found a guy who does name signs and we ordered one, only to discover the wait to get it was over 5 hours! That meant exploring Rockport where we had beers and great sandwiches at the Poor Man's Country Club for drunch, met 4 people from Minnesota and checked out this little fishing town. We do love our sign and it was worth the wait.
While the temps have been way warmer than home, the sea life is suffering, as you can see from the Puffer fish and sea turtle below, from the cool ocean temps.
We watched The Butler, which was really good and sobering to think that during our generation, segregation was still an issue. We've come a long ways since Rosa Parks but have much further to go to accomplish equality.
I made a key line pie (thanks Kate for the great recipe) and shared it with our friends. We're doing great at getting our miles in every day and I'd like to tell you we had our teeth done in Progresso, Mexico (as we originally planned), but granddaughter Xochitl actually gave Grampa these 'teeth' for Christmas! We've had some fun giggles wearing them on walks around the RV park.
For our Minnesota friends, you know about cormorant birds. They eat fish in droves and are a dreaded bird to any Minnesota lake. They are everywhere down here and the photo below shows two on the ferry ride off the island. The last picture is my favorite and etched in my mind forever....our beloved beach. 40 mph winds tonight expected, but no windchill....heaven on earth and we are lovin' it!
Great pics! Your getting better with your camera Eye:) Miss ya!
ReplyDeleteWe can't tell who this is from....who are you? Thanks for the compliment!
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