Sunday, March 16, 2014

Sun March 16

Hi  everybody.  well its not the best of days today--rainy,windy and on the cooler side of 60.  A couple of thundershowers went through  earlier this morning  and clouded over again  now.  I am sitting in front of a beachy store in downtown Palacios. It is only open on the weekends and full of lots of good things . Ron and I were on a walk through town and came across it.
Another restaurant we came across--it was  a Monday and also closed. We had eaten here at the Lumber Yard Grill on our last trip here and the food was delish. Will have to try it again before  we leave.
The north winds were 40mph on the day of our walk and so it had blown a lot of water OUT to sea and along with low tide ,many of the oyster shells were exposed along the boardwalk.
Its obvious why there aren't many people wading in the salt water around here.
We were talking with the museum curator and she mentioned that the round dance pavilion that was once attached to the pier  blew down in a storm back in 2012. It is in the works to replace and relocate it by the pavilion committee some time in the near future. It was one of their historical landmarks .
Well bye for now..Its almost time for us to start heading back home after our time in  sunny south Texas. Will keep you posted on our departing date...take care all...Ron and Dee

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Palacios 2014

Hi everyone.  Its been a few days since I've written  and we are now in Palacios Tx. We arrived here last Saturday and the internet is even worse than down south. The weather turned nasty on Sunday and Monday.(Happy belated birthday to my sister Ruth)We have taken a couple of walks on the 3 mile boardwalk along the water's  edge when it turned a bit  nicer. This flock of sandhill cranes were feasting on the insects in a field  around the corner. Getting ready to head north no doubt!!
This boat named Maverick was a practice torpedo retriever of WWII. It now tied up to the dock in dry rot.   USN TRB36
Tin Top Bar is still here out in the middle of nowhere.We thought it would of blown away by the winds by now.
A shrimp trawler off the shore of Matagorda. We spent the day there and didn't find  many shells.
Hope y'all are doing great  and keeping warm. We heard the weather is about to get a bit warmer for our relatives and friends at home. Talk to you soon  Dee and Ron