Traveling with the Longdogs

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!

2025-11-28 Belated Birthday Fun at The Forge

Morgan, Steve, and Helen gave Dave a day at The Forge for his birthday but that was in July and it's really hot so Dave and Morgan picked the day after Thanksgiving to hone their skills. They actually did this last year and had a great time. They both chose to make knives out of horseshoes but they are each very different.