Our first month in Texas is quickly coming to an end and we will be changing RV parks on Monday March 2. Now that we have made friends here at Fun N Sun and have participated in the activities, it will be hard to move to a smaller park. However, I might get a chance to read one of the 12 books I brought with me or maybe even do some birding.
We decided to reserve a spot here at Fun N Sun for January to March 2010 but we wanted a spot with a concrete pad instead of the grass we have now. We walked the entire park and then Paul cycled around the park but when we went to the office we found out there was only one spot (which we didn’t like) available in the area near our friends. So we have reserved our grassy spot and might have to buy patio stones if it rains too much next year.
We have had very little rain this month but unfortunately some of it came while Jenn was visiting us so she didn’t get the heat she was hoping for. Then a real downpour came on Saturday February 21st – the day of the Mardi Gras parade. We could not believe how much rain could come down in such a short time. However, by the time the parade disbanded and people had changed clothes - the local Jaycees had arrived with the margueritas, and the sun was shining again. A few disappointed parade participants held their own parade on Sunday in the bright sunshine. The Mardi Gras dance on Fat Tuesday was also fun but we actually liked the band that had played for the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s dance the week before. We were glad to learn that country & western, and square dances are not all they hold here.
We also attended a performance by Susan Hudson Carmen, a country singer from Memphis Tennessee who also performs in Branson, Missouri. I think we are slowly becoming accustomed to the country and western music.
We have also tried the indoor shuffleboard courts – they are really quite impressive. We were glad our friends took us on Saturday night so that there were not too many people who could see that we were definitely beginners.
Monday the 23rd was the Titanium Owners luncheon at an RV park about 30 minutes from here. Since we didn’t win the big door prize, $1000 off a new Titanium, we will be returning to Ottawa with the Kralik-mobile.
We made another trip out to South Padre Island to go to the beach. We were amazed that we could actually drive over 10 miles along the beach even though the road heading north ends at about the 5 mile point from where we started. We were disappointed to see the amount of garbage and debris along the beach – we are not sure how much of it was caused by the hurricanes and how much by beach goers. The wind was very strong so the red flags were up warning of a strong current and it really wasn’t warm enough to go into the water. It is amazing that there is a 15 degree Fahrenheit difference between where we are and the Island.
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