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.
 

2025-12-5 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!