Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Jan. 9
Good evening.....
Well another jam packed day - for this - Derek's 43rd Birthday.
We headed out this morning to Aransas Wildlife Refuge about 1/2 hour drive north of our campsite. Remember I mentioned that Derek wanted to see some alligators - well he got his chance - in a big way! A couple mentioned to us that they saw some just up ahead on the trail - so off we went - not realizing how close they really were. Two other guys - turns out from Michigan - were standing there taking pictures. Well, one alligator is just off the trail by about 5 feet. They were debating about whether to go past him or not. I was of course also debating this. However, Derek urged me on and since they were all going I figured that I had a one in four chance! Derek of course tried to get as close as he could - the photo below is NOT on zoom!!!! Phew! Could have been Derek's last birthday. He laughs now but the scene could have gotten pretty ugly. Thank goodness I don't have to drive the trailer back myself!!
After that we went back into Rockport for lunch. We figure that the restaurants here are so cheap - why cook! So we found an authentic Mexican place on the edge of town - those of you who have been to Mexico - it looked and smelled like a place in Mexico. We ate like a king and queen for $14.00. We were stuffed - yummy!
Next it was on to look around Rockport for a bit. We stopped at their tourist info center. From there went on to the Book Nook. There was such a great selection we couldn't resist - well I did but Derek got weak with all of the end times books so he picked up a stack. Happy reading.
We then went and managed to find a BAD ice cream place - yup - there is such a thing. It was supposed to be home made and we guess it is but in this case it is not a good thing. It was like melted gelato gone bad. Good thing we had a coupon from the tourist place.
We have new friends!!! our neighbors at the park are John and Becky from Illinois. They are here for 3 months - in the same spot. They just pulled in yesterday with their HUGE fifth wheel. They are taking us to a place next Tuesday with all of their friends - get this - all you can eat chicken fried steak and all the fixins for just $1.75 and margaritas for $1.00. Hey - it is a tough job to have to go check out these rumours - but someone has to do it! ha ha
John and Becky are really nice - we have had a few road conversations - as they are across the road from us. We talk as they have two dogs that bark at our cats who run a muck. Why can't they stay in our site!!!
All for today, it is dark and pleasantly warm. We will go hang out in the trailer and read or see who else we can find to visit with. Everyone is so friendly down here.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Jan. 8
Hi again - so soon! We have finally found a wireless connection - in our park parking lot across from a group of homes - someone has wireless.
Just a note, a happy day tomorrow with Derek's BD, but a sadder day today as it has been 6 y.ears today that my dad passed away. He sure would have loved this place! We miss you Dad!!!!
While looking around town we found a neat looking Church - doesn't really look like a Church but it says on the front "Our Faith in Jesus Christ is the foundation of this Church" - there seem to be no shortage of Churches around however this one peaks our interest. Judging by the looks of it we may be the only visitors.
We are surrounded by snow birds as there are many many RV parks here with HUGE rigs. However, we have yet to see a Canadian license plate.
We may try our hand a fishing - they lend you rods and you don't need a license. There is a really long pier.
For lunch we stumbled upon The Diner - a cute little red building with a whole bunch of cars in the parking lot - seems to be a snowbird hang out. It was really good - and really cheap. Derek had popcorn shrimp, pinto beans and fries and I had blackend fish, spanish rice and buttered corn. This plus coffee and a big coke for $15.00 - and free soft ice cream to boot.
Correction - on my comment on the price of groceries - while some foods are the same price there are actually many that are much cheaper particularly frozen foods, ice cream, cat food, chicken. Plus there is a huge latino food selection which is great for us!
Also, Derek got a pair of Wranglers for $14.00 which he paid $49 for in Moose Jaw - so - he got two pairs!!
Gas is $2.95 per gallon - so we spend just under $50 to fill instead of $70 which is very exciting. And of course smokes are cheap also - $36 to $39 per carton. Just so you know.
Derek wants me to let you know that he is thrilled that he found Franken Berry cereal - yes the pink stuff with marshmallows. Full of all those wonderful chemical additives he remembers so fondly as a child.
Well, as you can see we have built up a lot to say now that we can do so much easier.
Note to George B - we got you your own personal copy of In Defense of Israel - so don't order one. We also got Jerusalem Countdown, and 23 minutes in Hell.
All for now, we will now be able to update more regularly. Coming soon - photos of this beautiful area!
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