A Trip to the Beach

The days are all running together and we're just anxious to leave.  We spend most every afternoon at the pool because it's so hot (90s every day).  Most days we are the only two in the pool, which makes no sense to us, but we like it! 

Saturday we headed to the beach with Butch.  Someone had told us that there was a restaurant with an outside patio where you could take your dog and get a burger on Indianola beach.  We found the beach, and we found the restaurant, unfortunately there were lots of dogs running around with no leashes on so we wouldn't let Butch out of the truck.

We headed back up to the other end to let Butch run on the sand.  He's not smart enough to know that he can't drink the salt water without getting sick, so we had to keep him back from the water. There were several people camping and fishing on the beach but not near as many as we expected.

This was a statue on the beach from the early 1800s.  The plaque was so worn that I couldn't read it.  This appears to be the only thing that previous hurricanes hadn't destroyed. 

We found a patch of blooming cacti near the beach.  Not sure why, since it hasn't rained in months down here, but they are beautiful.

Since it was too windy to sit out, we headed back to the park to get in the pool and the A/C. 

Easter Sunday was yet another beautiful day.  We drove through Riverside Park to see what was going on.  We're not sure whether it's a Texas tradition, or a Hispanic one, but the park was full of picnickers all loaded up with these huge BBQ smokers that look to be big enough to run a small restaurant.  There were no picnic tables to be found, and every spot near a shade tree was covered with chairs, blankets, coolers, and kids.  What a great way to spend the holiday.

We were having Easter dinner with Mike and Pam.  They had to work all weekend, but were going to provide the main dish, and we provided the dessert.  All winter long the park had ice cream on Sunday nights, and we've come to miss it, so for the past 3 Sunday nights, we've had our own.  Last night was strawberry ice cream with fresh strawberries, and whipped cream.  Dinner was a hobo dinner which was delicious.  We're already worked out next Sunday night's dessert - Mike and Pam are going to get chocolate brownies, ice cream, hot fudge, and whipped cream.  We can't wait!  It's the little things at the end of a very long season that keep us going.  We're leaving here in 16 days, and will be home in less than a month.

One final note (or question) - if you fall off your bicycle (while trying to get on it), and yell damn it, but no one can see or hear you - did you really fall off??  (I say no, but my scraped knees, elbows, shins, and pride all say yes!)