OK, We're Baaaaack!

I know, I know.....it's been awhile.  Thanks for being here for us.

Don't know how people blog every day when they're sitting in the same place.  "We got up, we had breakfast, we worked, we had lunch, we (did/didn't) play golf, we had dinner, we watched TV, we went to bed."   There, you're caught up on the last couple of months.  :-)

Get Away Day is coming this Thursday.  Not a long trip, we're heading out to Port Aransas for Texas SandFest 2012 which looks to be a hoot.

Thanks again for being here, check back often as we'll get this summer of travels underway!

Registering the Raft

We try to follow the rules.  Really, we do.  But sometimes, being technically nomads, the rules aren't really made for us.

Got our registration materials for our raft from Ohio in the mail as our stickers expire at the end of this month.  However, we aren't residents of Ohio, we're legal residents of South Dakota.

Shouldn't be a big deal, right?  Wasn't for the truck or the RV.  However, SD doesn't title or register inflatables.  Texas wants us to register here (regardless of where we live) if we are going to be on TX waters for 90 days or more -- plus the outboard engine.

So, we've got SD to register our raft, but we have to fill out four forms, send a $20 cashier's check, and all kinds of 'stuff'.  Still not sure how this is going to come out.

Finally, the Bug to Raft Was Too Much

It was finally too hard to wait, with 70+ degrees and sunshine all day that we blew up the raft, fired up the engine and headed out on this water we've been seeing since the first of December.

A bit of a learning experience, as it's so shallow and has a ton of mossy like 'stuff' in it (almost overheated from the get go as I got some in the intake).  But, like always it seems, we had a good ride.

Was good first trial for Carmen, who seems to really like the water, but had never been in the raft.

As you can see from the video, started looking like we were going to get rained on so we cut it short.

There will be more!

Golf, Shopping, Good Friends

While Bob had a great time playing golf in Corpus Christi at the Oso Municipal Golf Course with Fred Porter on Sunday, his friend from Plano (Fred O) and another resident at the Gulf Waters RV Resort, Connie spent the day shopping with Fred's wife Vickie, and Fred O's girlfriend in Port Aransas, TX.
After coming home to Portland, we had the wild hair to take 'the girls' back out to Port A and visit longer into the night (till around 11p!)  Great times with good friends.
Monday, back to the grind, a little bit of a overcast day thinking of spitting rain.

Busy past few days

SeaBreeze RV Resort hosted a Bagpipe Band as a part of their pre-Potluck Dinner, Thursday night.  Nice to see the kilts and Scots tradition.

Had a great time Friday hosting our friends, Fred and Vickie Porter, for a dinner and evening of cards.

Saturday, with friends and family coming to visit during most of February, we bid adieu to the NorthShore Country Club where we had our Winter Texan membership.  We'll miss our (almost) daily tee time, but looking forward to re upping our membership come March.

Another day out of the snow

Had some thunderstorms roll through this morning.  Great contrast from the blue water of Neuces Bay to the dark clouds that rolled in from the west.  Texas really needs rain and this morning was barely a drop in the bucket.
Another day of golf at the Northshore Country Club.  Wind is such a challenge when it affects your shots so much.  Adds another element to the course.

We've Been Busy...Kinda

Hope everyone had a great holiday season.  Hard to believe it has been that long since our last post.  We will try and catch you up on what we have been doing.

Since landing in Portland, TX, we have been learning our way around and getting to know the neighbors.  Made some great friends that we have been hanging out with on occasion.  Unfortunately, they did not have a long-term reservation and had to move to another park.  Good news is that their new place is near the beach and within an easy drive.

We can now say that we survived the first Christmas alone.  It wasn't easy, but thanks to technology (video phones), we made the best of it.

The new year came and went with no big fanfare here.  Pretty much business as usual for us.

Bob celebrated a birthday on January 8th with a trip to Galveston.  We were supposed to have a luncheon and tour on Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas, but due to fog in the harbor, that was cancelled.  However, he was surprised by a visit from our daughter from Ohio.  We had been secretly planning the visit for some time.  Sure was fun to spend a few days with her!

Now, why have we been so busy?  Well, for one of our Christmas gifts, we received a monthly golf membership to the local Country Club - Northshore Country Club.  We have been making the most of the membership and playing nearly every day.  Feels great to be back on the course again.

That, coupled with running our travel business, has kept us hopping.  Things are starting to get back to normal and we are feeling very settled in.  Hopefully, we will be able to post more regularly again.

See ya down the road!