Today, we've been in Port A for a month. While the temps have been averaging 30 degrees below normal, we still love the warmth of new friends, walks on the beach and life in Port Aransas. Fortunately, we look forward to another month with hopefully warmer temperatures. On a rainy day this week, we drove down to Brownsville, about 3 hours to the South. It's a border town where South Padre Island is located. It was fun to explore some new areas and while we didn't get to the flea market, we did drive on the island where the road is really narrow. There are signs that read 'drifting sand' and snow plows keep the road clear from all the sand. The fence separating the US and Mexico is below along with the customs checkpoint where armed guards with dogs simply asked, "are you U.S. citizens?". On the way back, we passed the famous King Ranch and ended with a great dinner at the Texas Roadhouse, which is always nummy.
Dr. Pepper is becoming a new favorite drink ---- just like a true Texan where it's the soda of choice. We've been watching TED talks in the morning to keep our mind challenged and we've seen more movies than we did in the whole last year! The Monuments Men was great! Crazy to go to the show at 11:15 a.m. --- popcorn for lunch always seems to work.
Corpus Christi is the 10th fastest growing economy in the US and it's fun to see all the new construction and building going on, people employed and the signs of a strong economy. Unfortunately, it's ranked 3rd in the country for the most diabetes - lots of overweight people as well. Probably because of all the good restaurants and eating here.
So my heart is still beating at a fast rate from the concert last night. We went with some new friends from Winnipeg to the American Bank Center in downtown Corpus Christi. On the way to the concert, as the traffic slowed for the parking area, the taxi behind us with three passengers, did not see we were slowing and swerved quickly to avoid a more severe impact. He clipped our right rear bumper and fortunately, no one was hurt.
I was worried we were going to be late for the concert as critical information was exchanged for the insurance claim. But we made it! We had fabulous seats and he exceeded our expectations and delivered a tremendous performance. I fell in love all over again....be still my heart! He will always be one of our very favorite country performers.
I stole the sand man from the park website because I wanted to show what Texas snow men look like. Also, the turtle photo shows the type of turtles coming to the beach due to the cold water temperatures. They have a very organized group of volunteers that you call to rescue these endangered turtles.
Gil has recovered from his cold so we're been walking again and are excited for a week filled with more practice two-step dancing, a real lesson and shrimp at Kody's with our favorite Imperial beer from Costa Rica.
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