On a too cool day that was wrapped in high winds, a group of us decided to take the jetty boat over to St. Joe's Island. Some were fishing, some were shelling and some just hanging out. After a $12 per person 15 minute ride on the boat, we found the wind too strong, the fish too few and the shells already cherry-picked. The cost per fish and/or cost per shell, was too high, so we ate our picnic lunches huddled behind the sand dune as a wind break and headed back to the Island on the next boat after about a two mile hike down the beach.
Humm, reminder to self....only go to St. Joe's on really warm, no wind day in the future! The good news is all three dogs came along and they ride for free!
The work on our lot has turned out so good! We are very excited and now have decided to put a sealant on our exposed granite pad area and to stain the smooth cement pad a color that compliments the aggregate and new cobblestone. The crew did an amazing job and we're done with the stamping and xylene topping (very stinky stuff).
It looks so great! We'll be glad when all the 'work' is over. Gil is still busy getting the sprinklers set up and we need to place the terracotta stones along the service side of the lot.
We will have phase 2 next year with new rock in the grassy area around the palm trees and building a brick cook top between the palms to put our grill on. Today I painted the terracotta turtle our friends were giving away. We are re-purposing lots this year!
On Saturday night we had a huge beach bonfire and picnic. Our friends, Mick and Kay made the best pulled pork and the rest of the group brought salads and desserts. We had about 10 couples so he food was plentiful. It was great fun as the stars became blinding and we all downloaded the Sky Map app to figure out what each of the stars were called.
One person had an app that tracks the ships coming into and out of the Corpus Christi harbor. This is a major shipping channel and huge ships come and go frequently. The app shows different colored dots for each type of ship (tankers, barges, container ships, etc). It shows where the ship came from and where it's going. It's pretty cool especially with great friends on a perfect moon lit night at the beach. The dogs all have their own party of course. Best buddies are Utah, Murphy, Piper, Kiki and of course, Willie. Most loved dogs on the Island.
The beach always has some unique treasures. Lately we've been able to find some lucky sea beans. The picture below is from a beach store, but the ones you find on the beach are exactly the same.
Last night we went to a beach bar by the Bob Hall Pier. Lots of surfing and big waves by this pier. While the restaurant was in a great setting...it hung over the waves and beach, the service was horrible. We ended up leaving after one beer to head to Chedder's (super good food!). We did see a new drink, a Dosarita.... a margarita with a Dos Equis beer upside down on top of the margarita! We didn't try one but sounded interesting. Maybe next time! Thanks for being a Winter Texan with us!
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