Bayview RV Resort, Rockport, TX – November 4-10, 2013

We arrived to Bayview RV Resort last Friday, November 1. Feels almost like coming home.  We plan to be here for the next six months.

This was a week of settling in, getting things done that we’ve put off until we arrived here…things like washing the rigs (trailer and truck), really deep cleaning the inside of the trailer, grocery shopping, haircuts, oil change for the truck, etc. That rather filled our week, but we still had time to enjoy the area.

Monday morning brought temps in the mid-60s and sunshine. Good day for laundry so while I did that Dick got the oil changed in the truck and got his hair cut. After he picked me up from the laundry, we went grocery shopping and stopped at PJ Shrimp Co., a local fresh fish market, for shrimp and red snapper. Guess what we had for dinner that night…? Fresh red snapper! Yum! This area is great for daily caught fresh fish, so we’ll be sure to take advantage of that.

Tuesday morning I attended the “stitch and b…” session at the clubhouse. There were only 5 of us, but I’m sure that as more “Winter Texans” arrive more will be attending.  There were as many as 22 last year. Afterwards, Dick and I walked through the park for a while. The weather was so perfect. As we walked along, we met up with Bill and Carol from Arkansas, whom we had met last year.

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We received word from our daughter, Hollee, and son-in-law, David, that Anastasia Thais Cummings was born on Tuesday night at 11:05 p.m., weighing in at 7 lbs. 9 oz. Here’s her first photo. Beautiful, isn’t she!

By Wednesday morning, the threat of rain was fulfilled. It started raining 6:00 a.m., but by 7:00 a.m. the sun was shining brightly. Good day for my haircut! We found a great little place close to Walmart; $10 for a haircut, and it is a really good cut: short and spikey!

While I was getting clipped, Dick washed the truck; we like to combine errands… That evening we attended the weekly dinner at the clubhouse: meatloaf, smashed potatoes, corn, applesauce and frosted rice krispy treats for dessert. At last count there were 40 people attending. Good turnout for the first dinner of the season.

When Dick wants cookies he drags out my Kitchen Aid mixer from the bowels of the trailer (we don’t have room inside to keep it available all the time). That was my clue Thursday morning, to make chocolate chip cookies. So, while Dick washed the outside of the trailer, I baked. That always makes him happy! No good deed goes unrewarded around here so, just as he started washing windows, he was rewarded with a couple of fresh out-of-the-oven cookies. Yum!

Friday brought more sunshine and temps in the low 70s. We walked along the water on North Fulton Beach Road for a while, then sat outside to read. What a spectacular day! We’re so blessed to be able to enjoy this area and this weather. Later that day we attended happy hour at the clubhouse, renewing friendships from last year, and meeting new folks.

Construction of new bridge over Copano Bay

Beach along Fulton Beach Road

Saturday was the first craft sale of the season at the clubhouse. Freshly baked cinnamon rolls were also sold. Yum! I passed on making breakfast that morning so we could take advantage of those yummy delicacies. Afterwards we decided to walk off those extra calories by walking along North Fulton Beach Road. Again, it was another beautiful day, with a slight breeze off the Gulf.

As we rested outside later, Wayne and Libby from Wisconsin stopped by on their scooter to chat. (Yesterday as we were sitting outside they stopped to ask directions to their site.) They’ll be here until April, as will we, and have an English spaniel named Hailey and a cocker named Daisy.

Again we were met with rain showers on Sunday morning as we were getting ready for church. Pastor Jones (First Baptist Church of Rockport) spoke on the passage from John 9, about the blind man being healed, and the persecution he faced from the Pharisees when he didn’t deny the healing powers of Jesus. “I was blind, but now I see…”

Temperatures didn’t reach much more than the high 60s that day, and it was pretty drizzly for the better part of the day. After church we headed to Carolyn’s Turtle Bay Café for breakfast. I could hardly wait to dig into her corned beef hash topped with eggs—the BEST!! Dick had a cheddar cheese omelet with mushrooms and onions and a little pancake that covered the entire plate (you should see the regular pancakes!). 

Due to the weather It was an afternoon for football and my Mulligatawny. YUM!

Thought we’d leave you this week with photos of some of the wildlife in and near the park: herons, butterflies, squirrels and buzzards.

White egret

These two are of the squirrels at our site.

Prickly Pear, the state plant of Texas

Buzzards seen on our walk to Fulton Beach Road

Until next week stay strong, stay healthy.

Join us, if you can. We’d love to see you again!

Dick and Gail

A. Cloquet, Minnesota
B. Blackhawk Corps of Engineers Park, Wisconsin
C. Cerro Gordo, Illinois
D. Carterville, Illinois
E. Mountain View, Missouri
F. Branson, Missouri
G. Alexander (Little Rock), Arkansas
H. Vicksburg, Mississippi
I. Bullard, Texas
J. LaGrange, Texas
k. Rockport, Texas