There wasn't a whole lot of knitting done during that time. My trip included vacation time -- camping on the Texas Gulf coast and visiting my sister in San Antonio -- and a conference in Austin.
We camped for two nights at Goose Island State Park, near Rockport, and spent most of one day on the beach in Port Aransas. It was a gorgeous day -- sunny, about 85, windy --and the water, which during the summer is frequently a little too warm, was the perfect temperature. The day was also just right for sunburn. It didn't seem hot, and our spray-on sunscreen apparently blew right away. I had stripes of sunburn on the my right arm and leg, and both shins. But it was worth it. Port Aransas is one of my favorite places - a beach town with absolutely no pretense, a beach you can drive on, and great seafood.
The big new tent, replacing the rather raggedy old pop-up camper.
A pelican, greeting the ferry as it arrives in Port Aransas.
A flock of pelicans, looking for lunch. We saw more pelicans on this trip than ever before.
My niece, helping to deflate the self-inflating air mattresses (which inflate a lot easier than they deflate).
Unfortunately, I have no good pictures of the San Antonio part of the trip or of the conference. I think I was too busy having fun!
Next time: knitting!
5 comments:
aw, I haven't been to Port Aransas since the 70s, and I'll bet it hasn't changed one little bit. it always has been such an unpretentious place. i'm glad you had such a great vacation (sunburn stripes aside)!
My Uncle Beanie used to have a meat market in Port Aransas -- we went there on our visits to Texas as a kid. Glad you enjoyed the conference! It was great to see you.
I went to Port Aransas with my SAT sister once, it was great. As was the shrimp.
I just love brown pelicans, they are mean as ever, but there's just something so intriguing about them.
Must've been vacation season!
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