Ok so is it April fools day – or Groundhog day????

Saturday we ventured into Harlingen for the ‘Shop Hop’ – a tour of small local shops that were having open houses while raising money for Loaves and Fishes of the Rio Grande Valley which is a non-profit agency that offers the homeless and needy a place to go to restart their lives in a caring and supportive environment. It was a great opportunity to see some of the local antique stores and clothing boutiques that are housed in historic buildings and which form part of Harlingen’s urban renewal project.

At night we went over to the Dance Hall for a performance by “Gold Wing Express” also called “Three Indians and the Little White Man. Originally from Oklahoma, the group now resides in Branson, Missouri and is touring (in their Prevost bus) the Rio Grande Valley for the first time. The group consists of a father and his three sons who are half Creek Indian. Their music performance consists of bluegrass, country and gospel music interspersed with comedy.

Sunday and Monday were slow days as we enjoyed the sun and the park pool. We wanted to take advantage of the sun and water while it was still warm. We had heard of the artic cold that was heading our way. Of course, we didn’t miss Sunday evening’s Ice Cream social.


Tuesday we headed over to Padre Island for the Canadian Snowbirds Association’s Extravaganza – a combo vender show and a musical entertainment show.





We ran into our Fun N Sun neighbors so we all headed over to Pier 19 for an enjoyable lunch.




In the afternoon Paul went back to the doctor for a follow-up visit. He is recuperating very well and should be his old self in a few days. There is a cold snap coming tonight – so Golf is cancelled for Wednesday morning due to the weather. As a precaution, we disconnected our outside hoses to protect the systems.

Ok so is it April fools day – or Groundhog Day???? Wednesday we woke up to ZERO Celsius (or 32 F). Of course we ran out of propane around 5:00 am, so Paul had to make the quick tank switch-over in the dark. Wednesday was also Western Day in the park, so we broke out all our western gear and took part in the activities – which fortunately are being held indoors! Jane opted for her Australian leather jacket and hat since it kept her warm!!! The benefit of the day was the San Benito Boys and Girls club so we were happy to purchase raffle tickets and even happier when we won some prizes. We plan to wait a few weeks, however, before we use the South Padre Island boat cruise tickets when hopefully we will return to warmer weather.

We know we won’t get much sympathy from those of you suffering with lots of snow and cold up north but really, 28 degrees F with freezing drizzle is hardly what we bargained for. This is what we are experiencing today (Thursday) so we cancelled our trip to Camping World in Mission. We are not sure what kind of equipment the Texas road division has in this area, but parts of the main highway closed this morning due to ice. Guess the one pickup they own ran out of road salt…..??