A little after 10 AM we rode our bikes to Whataburger for a BOB (breakfast on a bun). After that we went to the Island Home Center, the furniture store that was closed the day before, and looked around. This place has a lot of neat things. Josh and I were picking out things for our next house! The owner's husband, J. Christensen just published a book titled Jesse Caulder and he gave me a signed copy to read.
It was a good day to play around in the dinghy so back to the boats we went. Ross and EJ's dinghy is a lot larger than ours so we all loaded up in their dinghy and headed out to Shell beach. Shell beach is a place that Barb and Barry Dupuy took us to several years ago. It looked like a place where shells were dumped to prevent erosion of the banks. Once you could find some nice souvenirs, but now the good collectible shells are getting slim. After shell beach we headed up towards Island Moorings and got some ice cream at the marina, and then toured some canals before heading back to our boats. As we were heading back, Ross' dinghy started slowing down by itself so we throttled it back before trying to diagnose the problem while in open water. We discussed what the problem could be when we met on Ross and EJ's boat for appetizers and a nice pot roast dinner.
On Tuesday we rode our bikes to the Marine Science Institute (a UT campus). This is one of the sights that our bus driver told us about. The inside exhibits were interesting with several tanks with different kinds of sea life. They even had a tank with seahorses! We rode around to the back of the building to the rehab center where some volunteers were cleaning and taking care of some birds. Then down the beach we rode, stopping on the way so I could collect some shells. After lunch we rode back to the boat and I "paddle boarded" the marina while Josh napped. After dinner we went for a nice dinghy ride before turning in for the night. A good day in Port A!
Wednesday morning Josh and I rode our bikes to Whataburger for breakfast then rode along the beach. It was a nice ride! After we got back and Ross and EJ were ready, we rode to almost every shop on the island, window shopping and ending with a trip to DQ. While we were at DQ drinking our milk shakes and malts, a car stopped and bought ice cream for their German Shepherds. This was a quite a sight to see! Big dogs licking and munching down ice cream cones (see video below). By the time we got back to the boat Josh had a little time for his nap before we rode out for dinner.
Our last day in Port Aransas. We took the bus to Whataburger for burgers for lunch and then we walked to the grocery store for things we needed (charcoal for grilling at Costa Grande tomorrow night) and other necessities if we are held up for a day or so with bad weather. We caught the bus back to the boat, unloaded our groceries, walked the dogs and headed back to the bus stop looking for a place to get ice cream and maybe some shopping down by Island Moorings Marina. The RV store past Island Moorings only had Blue Bell ice cream so we decided against that and the road by the quaint shops was being worked on so we detoured. New plan! We got off at the Stripes convenience store by the marina, purchased non-Blue Bell ice cream and walked back to our boats. Josh and I packed up our toys (bikes and paddle board) and started getting things ready for the morning departure. Dinner for all of us was munchies on Last Trade then we helped Ross and EJ put their dinghy away before turning in for the night.
On Tuesday we rode our bikes to the Marine Science Institute (a UT campus). This is one of the sights that our bus driver told us about. The inside exhibits were interesting with several tanks with different kinds of sea life. They even had a tank with seahorses! We rode around to the back of the building to the rehab center where some volunteers were cleaning and taking care of some birds. Then down the beach we rode, stopping on the way so I could collect some shells. After lunch we rode back to the boat and I "paddle boarded" the marina while Josh napped. After dinner we went for a nice dinghy ride before turning in for the night. A good day in Port A!
Wednesday morning Josh and I rode our bikes to Whataburger for breakfast then rode along the beach. It was a nice ride! After we got back and Ross and EJ were ready, we rode to almost every shop on the island, window shopping and ending with a trip to DQ. While we were at DQ drinking our milk shakes and malts, a car stopped and bought ice cream for their German Shepherds. This was a quite a sight to see! Big dogs licking and munching down ice cream cones (see video below). By the time we got back to the boat Josh had a little time for his nap before we rode out for dinner.
Someone had a good time decorating a post normally indicating no vehicles past this point.
Farley boat - these boats are located all over Port Aransas just like Seabrook has their pelicans! This would be neat to have one in our back yard and at our marina.
Three german shepherds eating ice cream cones!
Video provided by Ross and EJ Heard
Our last day in Port Aransas. We took the bus to Whataburger for burgers for lunch and then we walked to the grocery store for things we needed (charcoal for grilling at Costa Grande tomorrow night) and other necessities if we are held up for a day or so with bad weather. We caught the bus back to the boat, unloaded our groceries, walked the dogs and headed back to the bus stop looking for a place to get ice cream and maybe some shopping down by Island Moorings Marina. The RV store past Island Moorings only had Blue Bell ice cream so we decided against that and the road by the quaint shops was being worked on so we detoured. New plan! We got off at the Stripes convenience store by the marina, purchased non-Blue Bell ice cream and walked back to our boats. Josh and I packed up our toys (bikes and paddle board) and started getting things ready for the morning departure. Dinner for all of us was munchies on Last Trade then we helped Ross and EJ put their dinghy away before turning in for the night.
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