On the Beach Again...

Here we sit, gently rocking on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico. The rocking is due to the gusty winds of the latest cold front to come through the area. We enjoyed our stay in Rockport but have returned to the campground in Aransas Pass for a couple of days. It was time to update the blog as we may be out of cell phone and internet contact for a week or 2 as we will be moving down to South Padre Island to the National Park there. $4/nite sounds really nice now:) By the way, our last gas fill up was at $1.29/gallon. It has gone up to $1.59 in the area in the last few days however. Oh well, maybe it will go down again???? Right!!!
The first picture is sunset on Aransas Pass Beach with a little bit of mist in the air. .
The second is what seagulls do when a cold front with gusty winds come through. They land in a group, face the wind and hunker down for warmth. The odd shaped object is a jelly fish (one of dozens washed up on the shore) proving that not all jelly fish are round. This one looks like it could fly. It is approx. 12" across.
The grey beach scene was our first arrival at Aransas Pass when there was a bit of fog. It was late in the afternoon.
Yesterday when we returned here, we had to wait for an hour or so for the tide to come up. With the full moon, the tide was "extremely low" and the ferry boats that get you to the island could not accommodate the RV.

Today we took a drive down to South Padre Island to check it out. Very pretty and we will be going there for at least a week (maybe 2). The downside is that cell service is very limited so if you call and don't get an answer, please leave a message. We'll get back to you when we get "up by the flag pole at the visitor center" where many people find a signal. I don't think I will be blogging until we get to the Rio Grande Valley... whenever that will be:) Until then, time to go get some shells!