Christmas came and went with very little celebration around the BP. The weather went from bad to completely miserable by Christmas Eve and so the day was spent literally laying around, watching movie after movie. Christmas Day was dark and gloomy but at least it was dry. We got out (a little) for a movie and our big Christmas dinner at Sonic...hey, I cooked Christmas Eve! I did get to Skype with my entire family in 3 separate Skype sessions but it wasn't like being with my kids and holding the grandkids on my lap. I missed them all terribly. But, we got through the "Big One" without a major breakdown!
Monday started out pretty gray again so we went Corpus Christi to accomplish some much needed BB work and AT+T work. Jeff's phone had completely died a few days back and the official diagnosis is...death from internal damage. Guess he dropped it once to often. He is allowed a new phone/contract on Jan. 1 so unfortunately he will be phoneless until then. After AT+T it was on to Firestone for new brakes on the BB. We picked this particular place due to it's proximity to the mall, thinking we could waste the few hours it would take. 7 HOURS....and $900 (just for the front brakes!) LATER. Hope I never see another mall again. On the plus side, the day ended up sunny and warm. And that took care of Monday.
Today was a beauty right from the start. We drove back out to Port Aransas to visit a few of the many bird watching parks and beaches where migratory birds are suppose to be "winter Texans". The first stop was the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center. This as a memorial park that is basically a boardwalk into a marsh inland.
There were a few cormorants, ducks and pelicans and quite a few turtles making cute little highways in the muddy bottom of this shallow pond. There are suppose to be 2 resident American Alligators but they were no where to be seen....darn it!
Next we went to the Port Aransas Nature Preserve. This was a complete bust. Dried up "ponds" and one butterfly. That was the extent of the wildlife. So we drove down to the marina and walked around there for a bit, imagining what it would be like to live on a boat instead of in an RV!
We stopped for a great lunch at Trout Street Bar and Grill right in the marina. I had fresh caught Gulf Shrimp and we also sampled the crab cakes. Delish!!!
Next we walked off our lunch at the I.B. Magee Beach Park and the South Jetty, where there were many fisherman trying for "blacks" and "reds" along the way.
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| The Jetty |
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| Our Favorite Bird |
Jeff had a nasty slip and fall on the Jetty. Nothing hurt but his pride though his clothes got pretty messed up by some slimy goop on the Jetty. So we decided to check out the beach shops in hopes of finding a clean pair of shorts for him to change into.
The shops were your typical tourist crap stores but we did manage to find a pair of reasonably priced (read sale) shorts and he was able to enjoy the rest of the afternoon dry and goop free!
It was absolutely beautiful today with highs in the 70's and clear blue skies. Certainly improved my attitude!
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