Retread/5th Wheel Adventures Jan.26 Mon. Jan.31 Sat.

Gerald above with Diggity and Mary Lynn with Doogie below.

We expected them to show up around 5 to 6 on Sunday.

They were so excited they got up really early and were on their way.

They showed up around 3:00. We are so excited to have them here.

We went to dinner at Pier 19 and made arrangements to go on a bay fishing trip

We made it an early evening because they were tired from their drive down.

And had to get ready for "Bay Fishing"

Monday morning we drove down the beach to check out the surf fishing which Gerald and Mary Lynn

Really enjoy as well. Then off to Port Isabel to hop on the boat to go fishing.

This was the door to the restroom on the boat in case you couldn't tell.

Going out into the bay we passed the KOA camp we are staying at. Above the second little blue top cottage is the one Gerald and Mary Lynn are staying in.

This is the U.S. Coast Gaurd Helicopter. They only fly when they are working.

Guess they are working!

Ok, we are on the Bay and here are Gerald and Mary Lynn are hard at work catching fish.

This Bay fishing Rocks!  This is J.J. holding my fish for me.

Taking a break. This fishing is a lot of work.

Captain Larry joined in on the fishing. Everybody on the boat were catching fish like crazy.

J.J. even caught a few!

Here's Mr. Jimmy "The Fisherman!" With the take for the day.

We went back to Pier 19 where Gerald really enjoyed filleting fish. All I know is I was really happy he liked doing that.

He filleted 40 fish. That was a good day of fishing.

The Pelicans are very patient. It was amazing to watch them. The gulls were also amazing.

They would throw fish stuff to the Pelicans and the gulls would swoop in and snag it.

Here it is Tuesday morning and we are off to Academy to get waders.

Then off to the beach for some Surf fishing. Are these guys cute or what. Jim immediately caught a fish. Unfortunately I didn't get a photo of it

Mary Lynn and I fished for the beach. Just as Gerald was about to give me my rod I looked in the water and a fish was just swimming by. Unfortunately he kept going and I didn't get him.

Each morning Doogie and I walk down to the beach. At this one entrance this bike is always there.

It's position changes every so slightly so I know that it has not been left 

Walking the pups I noticed something moving on the ground, I looked closer and here was this tiny little crab he kept trying to run under my shoes. It was less than an inch wide.

The weather is changing and with the clouds coming in anyone can get some awesome photos if they happen to be there at the right time. Here are a few.

On our walk back Doogie and I came across this tiny little snail on the sidewalk.

This Friday morning finds us on the Jettys doing a little fishing. Yesterday we went out on a boat again. It was not as successful as the first trip. The Jettys proved not to be as exciting, we went back and drove over to Port Isabel and explored the area.

Back at the trailer we did lots of little chores then we went to "Senoir Donkey" for some TexMex

Dinning. Tomorrow we are up early to try some surf fishing again. 

We were up early Saturday to try surf fishing again on the beach. We went to the beach access for 

Vehicles. Then we drove farther up about six miles. With the weather changing the surf was way too high to try and fish. Gerald and Jim decided they wanted to try bay fishing again. These photos are on the beach at the north end of the island. It is amazing how many shells there are. It intrigues me that so 

Many people walk the beach down by the Jettys which is near where we are staying. When there are so many so few miles away.

Bay fishing proved not to be all that exciting as well. Fortunately we made fun out of it

Mother Nature Puts on a great show all day long.

The group that we went with clean the fish on the way back in. The gulls and Pelicans follow the boat

Back in. 

A photo of the cause way to Port Isabel.

Gerald and Mary Lynn have been here for a week. They will be leaving early Sunday morning.

We've had a blast with them. We had one last meal at Pier 19. We said our good nights and also our

Good byes knowing well that they would be up way before we would be to see them off in the morning.thanks for coming down Gerald and Mary Lynn, love you both...a bunch.

Retread/5th Wheel Adventures Jan.18 Sun. Thru Jan.23 Fri.

The guys are out surf fishing today. They are very serious about this. It is amazing how many fish they catch.

Stopping at a place called Dirty Al's for lunch, the sea gulls are very patient.

We bought some tickets to go on a dolphin watch. While we were waiting on the Pier 19

This pirate adventure ship came by. They were fun. 

They fired their cannons at us and yelled"Aaarggh" a lot!

Jim is ready to roll. These people are loading up for some bay fishing.

We are traveling up the bay. This swing bridge only one of 5 in the country that is operational.

The shrimping industry thrives here.

This raggedy looking little boat still makes a good living.

When we started out on this boat they threw out some nets to see what they would pull up. This little star nettle was part of that catch. It's lost part of its leg. It's ok, it will grow a new one.

This drilling platform has been stored here since the oil prices have dropped. The rig will drill down at a depth of 9,000 feet to find oil. If it does they will cap it off. Then the platform below will come out an continue drilling and pumping oil.

One tiny little hermit crab made it into the nets as well. The crew will put everything they caught back into the water

DOPHINS! The next few photos are one of many photos I was able to capture. 

This little guy swam with us for the longest. The guide on the boat was telling us the Dolphins are not a cuddly as they looking. He had seen them take a huge red snapper at toss it back and forth between each other like a football.

Jim on the bow headed out to the Gulf of Mexico.

A station for the coast guard. We were told they protect the area and deal with any emergencies

On the water. 

A view of South Padre Island. We are headed in from a great day of Dolphin watching. The crew 

Were equally excited by the number of Dolphins we saw.

The next day we spent the morning repositioning our trailer. The way we were situated we could not drop our tailgate. With the help of Jeff next to us we got it done. It was fun he taught Jim a trick to moving back that a "woman" taught him.

Each morning Doogie and I walk down the the beach. Last night a dense fog rolled in. It was still quite thick when we walked down this morning. In this photo if you look really hard you can see the shrimp boat in the fog.

Clouds are rolling in and the weather is changing for the next few days. Each day we have ridden the beach any where from 15 to 30 miles. The mountain bikes on the beach are more efficient, but still

The sand makes it a lot of work and a whole lot of fun. 

Thursday we drove into Brownsville to look around. We wanted to see the USS Constellation where is was moored. We we not able to find it. Headed back to the "house" we will settle in for a cold,blustery evening. I made another pot of turkey chili for dinner, appropriate for January, thankfully there is no snow or ice here and by Monday we will be back into the 70's. We are looking for Gerald and Mary Lynn's arrival on Sunday.