I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In

WHERE ARE WE? Magnolia Beach, Texas

Coffee is always the first thing on the agenda no matter where we roam.  This morning was no different.  I was busy catching up on emails and going down some rabbit holes on Facebook.  Oh well, there was nothing pressing anyway.

A few boats came and went today.  Even a sailboat went down the channel.  It was a little bit foggy all day.

I did manage to go for a bike ride today and about the only thing I saw out of the ordinary was this RV.  I don't think it is this years model but rather has seen a lot of the world.  

The dog got some walks today which in turn provided some good exercise for us.  It was just a lazy day for all of us.  

A little bit of TV after supper and we called it a day.  Good Nite!!

George and Henny Head North

WHERE ARE WE? Magnolia Beach, Texas

Today it was time for George and Henny to head north.  We have enjoyed a couple nice days with them here at Magnolia Beach.  Safe travels guys and we hope to see you in the summer sometime.

That left us looking pretty lonely here on the beach.  I'm sure someone else will land along soon.  We did have a nice visit with our friend Sue this afternoon.  You will have to take my word for it cause I didn't take a picture.  We were saddened to learn that here dog Champ that she used to walk with, passed away last Saturday.  We used to enjoy him stopping by and will miss him lots.  Here is a picture of him and Sue 2 years ago.

I mentioned before that we have not been seeing many ships coming and going.  Well one came in this morning.  It was a big one named Bow Star and is nearly 600 feet long. 

The waves from the ships wake

I went for a 16 km ride on the bike today and along the way I was noticing lots of flowers.  I am not a photographer, but I did feel compelled to record the flowers I saw.  I realize they are all probably weeds, but pretty none the less.  I have no idea the names of any of them, but only that they exist.  Enjoy or scroll past.

I do enjoy seeing the cactus in full bloom.  I always think of cactus as rough tough spiky dry things.  When they are in bloom and have little new shoots they look so soft and vulnerable.  That's what I saw today.

                                   

And there was Mickey Mouse with a flower in his hand

And there was what I believe was a barrel cactus.  It was very short and had pretty flowers.  I took a couple photos with 2 different settings.  Maybe I should take more time with my pictures.  I doubt I will!!!  Spontaneity is sometimes better than quality photos.

As I was wandering around I found this old tractor.  It is a Case with steel back wheels.  It has obviously been here for a long time.  

A little further down the highway I came across some road kill.  What do you think it is?  I was watching for momma lol.

We watched a little TV on our brand new TV tonight again.  Its sure better to have a TV that works when you want it to.

Later in the evening we got a message from George and Henny that they had a nasty blow out on a front tire around Oklahoma City.  Front blow outs on 40000 lb machines can end badly sometimes and do lots of damage to the MH.  That was not the case here and they are fine and the MH is fine but it still scares the heck out of you.  They are getting a tire and will be back on the road by morning.  Hope everything goes well from now on.  Good Nite!!!

A Couple New TV's Today

WHERE ARE WE? Magnolia Beach, Texas

We got up this morning to a little bit of a breezy day.  We all gathered outside for coffee anyway.  We even had an extra creature join us.  This little fiddler crab marched around our site for a while.  Not very big but cute.

We haven't had much for boat traffic since we arrived but this morning a little tug and barge went by just so we could say we were not skunked.  Ship watching is one of our favorite parts of Magnolia Beach.

About 9:30 some of Laura's friends, Jim and Tammy showed up for a visit.  They used to own the gas station and Saltwater Saloon here in town for the last 14 years but have sold it, so now they get to be retired like the rest of us.  They still live here in town, but do have an RV now, so they are planning some trips.

The conversation got around to the fact that Sue and Henny were going to drive to Port Lavaca to buy a new TV for Percy.  The one in the front needs to be replaced because it is giving us a lot of grief.  So Jim says that he has a couple TVs that he took out of his other motorhome that have hardly been used and are basically new.  He said he had a 40 inch and a 32 inch.  Well how about that??  Although we had a 32" in our living room, there was room for a 40" and our bedroom 32" TV could use a replacing as well so we bargained a good price and we now own a couple of basically new TV's!!!  So my job today was to modify the mounts and get the living room TV on the wall.

Out with the old

No wonder our external speakers didn't work

Re position the AC plug

Mount on the wall.  Lucky there is steel plate above the door.

Works like a charm

Laura had to pack up and leave today to get back to the Brier Patch which is only about 45 miles from here.  She is building a new garage and the work starts on Monday, so she wants to make sure everything is ready for the contractor.  We hope to drop by her place when we leave here on our way back to Larado.  See you later Laura!!

Laura has a nice Senica

See ya later!

We were going to go to the little beach hamburger joint for supper with George and Henny, but he was closed.  We did see this modified pop up camper that doesn't pop down anymore.  You don't need much to camp on the beach these days.

We went back down to the Marina for supper and while we were eating, a guy caught a sting ray.  It was fun to watch him carefully get the hook out and get it back in the water without getting stung.  

Back home we sat outside for a while chatting.  We seem to have a lot in common so the conversation just kinda rolls on.  

Is that a winter parka George??

It wasn't long and the sun had gone down so we decided it was time to retire for the night.  It was kinda breezy and a tad cool for these Mexican climatized bodies.  So we went in and watched a little TV and called it a day.  Good Nite!!!