2025-12-11 Birds and More Birds

 Elaine and I set out to see the Sandhill and Whooping Cranes. Rita told us to head for the famous Big Tree near Goose Island State Park and then head towards the water and turn right. There was supposed to be a feeder than went off at 8 and 3. We were not up for an 8AM arrival so we tried for 3. We never did see the feeder or the birds and deer running towards it.

Using the 30 power on my cell phone camera was the only way we could see the birds.

Next we went to the area near the fish cleaning station which pretty much assures seeing birds waiting for a snack from people cleaning fish.

We saw this pelican catch a big fish. Here he is with it in his mouth.

All in all, it was a worthwhile excursion.

2025-12-9 Lots of Holiday Partying

 We all met at Paradise Key Dockside Bar and Grill for a delicious late lunch and party game.

There were three tables full of Texas Ramblin' Roses and a couple of guests.

A drive through downtown Rockport provided another great light display.

We also checked out the Rockport Beach light displays. They were set up by different organizations.

I was driving so I didn't get a lot of pictures but it was a great display with voting for the best displays and the opportunity to make donations.

2025-12-8 Polar Bear Plunge at the Texas Ramblin' Roses Rally

Every Texas Ramblin' Roses is different and our hostesses, Anne Moursand and Teri Daughtry, came up with a unique twist for this one.......a polar bear plunge. 

It was very chilly, at least for south Texas. I volunteered to take the photos. Yes, I was a chicken in the cold. They set up a small inflatable pool next to the heated outdoor pool. The plan was to put in a bag of ice and some plastic bubbles that looked like ice. Well, our very helpful RV park manager, Bill, showed up with about 6 big bags of ice cubes. Water was added and the whole bunch froze together. Vicki is trying to break it up enough to wade in, lol.

Success.......Anne, Teri, and Mary take the plunge!

Vicki is next up!

Not to be outdone, Rita takes the plunge.

Anne and Teri hit the big pool next. The pool water may have been 85 degrees but the air temp was about 50 degrees. It was cold.

Rita confirms that it doesn't feel warm at all.

Mary is up next. Notice that Anne and Teri are the only two brave enough to sport bathing suits and full immersion.

Our shivering plungers are all smiles after it was over!

Jimmie and Barb separate the bubbles from the ice as part of the clean up. It all melted by the next day so that the little pool could be drained.
 

2025-12-7 And the TRR Rockport Rally Begins

Breakfast served by Wilderness Oaks RV Resort on Saturday morning. It was very good. They have lots of stuff going on because the Winter Texans are here and we got to join in.

Then on to watch a wreath making class in the activity center.  Olivia, Anne, and Teri were into the craft!

And then it was time for the Texas Ramblin' Roses Meet and Greet to get the rally started.

Fun is in the air!

 

2025-12-5 Rockport Holiday Parade and Fireworks

 Elaine and I left Schertz and headed down to Rockport TX on Thursday. We had reservations at Wilderness Oaks RV Park, our favorite place to stay in Rockport. The rally we were going to didn't start until Sunday night but we always like to arrive early and stay longer. Friday night the city put on a holiday parade that started down at the beach and headed along the bay. We thought we would miss it because we couldn't get to the beach because of the traffic but we really went for the fireworks over the bay. After we parked, we discovered we were actually near the end of the parade route.

It was actually a pretty long parade. Small towns put a lot of effort into their parades.

It was the coldest day we were in Rockport but we stuck it out.

The fireworks were shot out over the bay.

It was a great way to start our time in Rockport!