Today we said 'goodbye' to Jeff and Erica from Calgary. We were overwhelmed by more zero visibility fog so off we went to Rockport, TX. Only to discover, most of the shops are closed on Monday. Gil thought that was perfect shopping, but I plan to go back on a non-Monday to search out more treasures.
Rockport is a fun town on the coast filled with cute shops, lots of artwork and of course, the Poor Man's Country Club, where we once again had the famous BLT and Patty Melt (our third this year!). It was fun to shop the the quaint and unique shops in the historic district. We bought a few fun things including the painting of the beach chairs with real lights! We've never seen anything like this before and will keep the framed artwork in the rig to always remember our beloved beach on the Gulf Coast.We ventured up to Goose Island State Park, where the campsites are right on the ocean.
We saw the 'big tree' which is really a coastal oak...11 feet across and 1000 years old! Imagine! And we saw a whooper family who reside at the park because the local farmer feeds them from the deer feeder.
Sunday's seem to bring the family together with Xochitl reading her books to me on FaceTime and Maycen chatting about her 'ball' at school and winning the BIG basket from the lucky chair she sat in. We sure miss these kids. That's the hardest part about being so far away. Thank heavens for technology!
The other day, during more of this spa-like intense fog, we went to Corpus Christi to meet the adjuster (finally!!) for the accident. We were at the Cracker Barrel and found the Woodwick Candles on sale. These are my favorite. The only scent on the 50% off table was 'Patchouli'. Interesting that the definition of patchouli is: 1. patchouli. Hippie perfume ... smells like forest, pot and snuggling. This summer smelled like cigarettes and patchouli. So now our rig smells like 'pot'....really? What will the neighbors think? We'll be legal when we hit Washington state, but in Texas?
We also saw the new Kevin Costner movie, "Three Days to Kill". While violent, watching Kevin is not a bad way to spend two hours with the best popcorn ever!
Last night, we had such a fun dinner at the Wild Horses Bar and Saloon with Curt and Jodi and their friends from Roseville, MN. Thanks to Bob and Delynn for treating! I am sure they were sad to be heading back to the deep freeze this morning.
On a beach walk yesterday afternoon, we discovered a fisherman, who was cleaning Atlantic sharks he'd caught on the bay. OK, these things really do look like sharks, so I guess they really are, but apparently they don' t urinate into the sea but back into themselves, so they have to be filleted right away to get rid of the ammonia. Well, while he said they were 'delicious' we'll not ever plan on eating any of those sharks! Probably more information than you really wanted to hear about.
It's starting to feel like when vacation was ending when we were working. We'll soon be leaving this great area, saying goodbye to all our new friends, our beloved beach and all these fabulous restaurants. Many of our new friends will be back next year so it will be more of a 'see ya'll later' than a goodbye.
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