Greetings! This week was relatively quiet, which was nice.
Sunday we attended the 8:30 a.m. service at First Baptist
Church of Rockport, followed by breakfast at…you guessed it: Caroline’s Turtle
Bay Café! I had her corned beef hash – again – and Dick had a pecan pancake,
eggs and sausage. YUMMY! (Just can’t get myself to try anything else.) The rest
of the day was spent relaxing. Dick did ride the motorcycle for a while, but
cut it short due to threatening skies. Even though we really need rain, nothing
came of it other than wind. It’s
interesting how the temps feel much warmer than the mid-60s, the high for the
day
.
It’s Monday, February 11, and the day our friends Jill and
Del leave for parts north, on their way home to Illinois. Temperatures hit the
mid-60s again today. Dick and I walked for about 40 minutes along the Fulton
Beach Road, but cut the walk short due to gale force winds along the water. We decided to spend the rest of the day at
home, reading and enjoying the nice, but windy weather.
Tuesday dawned cool, but sunny and clear. After breakfast we
walked along Fulton Beach Road again. After the two previous windy days, it was
nice to have just a slight breeze—enough to keep one cool. The water was so
calm, reflecting the piers and palm trees so beautifully. Our neighbors Marvin and
Shirley invited us over that afternoon to their “King of the Road” trailer to play
a cut-throat game of “Pegs and Jokers.” The game would remind one of a very
aggravating game of Aggravation or Sorry, but there are playing cards involved
and different rules. Crazy! We played guys against the gals, and I’m sorry to
say that Shirley and I lost by just a couple of pegs.
We decided to flip and rotate the mattress on Wednesday.
That was an interesting endeavor, as there isn’t much room in the bed room area
to accomplish that feat. After much deliberating, we ended up bringing the
mattress out into the living room to do the flipping/rotating, and bringing it
back into the bedroom. Whew! (So glad it was only queen size, not king!) I made
5 loaves of banana bread that morning, while Dick took a walk. Delivered one
loaf to Marvin and Shirley that afternoon, when Shirley and I took on the guys
again in Pegs and Jokers. Alas, we didn’t fare much better—lost by one peg.
Thursday – Valentine’s Day. The morning was really quite
cool, at 48 degrees, but it was sunny, and no wind so it warmed up quite a bit
by 10 a.m. We decided to do the laundry early that day, so by 9:30 all was done
and dried. What a beautiful day! Sun was shining on Aransas Bay, with thousands
of diamonds sparkling on the water.
And, across from our site we got a glimpse of a beautiful red
cardinal on one of the power lines (apologies for the blurry photo).
Later that morning we rode the motorcycle about 60 miles round trip to
Ingleside, through the back roads and then along the water. Ingleside is home
to acres and acres of oil refineries and oil tanks, all along Aransas Bay.
That evening we went
with Marvin and Shirley to Port Aransas, across the causeway on the ferry, for
dinner at Port “A” Pizzaria. It was such a good end to a beautiful day, spending time
with new-found friends. We are so blessed to have them as our RV neighbors—they've
become like family in just a short time.
It’s difficult to top these sterling days here in Rockport,
but Friday was just another of those days. Temps reached the low 70s, no clouds,
and beautiful sunshine. Love these days, where one can be outside enjoying the weather,
walking along the water and talking with passing neighbors during their walks.
Fridays are $3.00 hamburgers and $2.00 hotdogs at the clubhouse, so that’s what
we did for lunch. While I sat outside to do some knitting, Dick took the black
beast for a wash. Gets rather dusty here in Texas! Later that afternoon Marvin and
Shirley brought over a bottle of wine from their hometown, so we sat outside on
our patio mat enjoying the sunshine, wine and talking with friends.
Don
from San Diego stopped by with his two cocker spaniels, Gracie (chocolate)
and Wing Man (black and white). They were so loving, and to prove it they freely gave hugs!
Saturday dawned cool and windy: 57 degrees at 7 a.m. We
decided to take advantage of the pancake breakfast at the clubhouse, where we
met two couples from Georgia who just became full-time RVers in October. They’ll
be here through March, so I’m sure we’ll see them again and have stories to
share. Marvin was selling his wood art creations at a craft show at the Drifters, another RV park down the road in Aransas
Pass, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., so after breakfast we hopped on the motorcycle and
headed out to support him at the show. There were jewelry, quilted items, wood
products, painted rugs, home-made jellies and preserves, and all manner of
stuff you might find at a craft show. Also, there were a few custom cars for “oohs
and ahhhs.”
We walked through that RV park for a while, and on our walk saw a half
dozen guinea hens “strolling” among the RVs. They were huge!
Next week I’ll be blogging from Minnesota, as I’ll be going to
visit my mom for a couple of weeks. Dick will be staying in Texas and enjoying
the “warm” sunshine.
Hope this finds you well. We’d love to hear from you!
Hugs ‘n’ blessings,
Gail and Dick
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