February 22, 2007 - Go Fly a Kite!

When you tell most folks to "Go Fly A Kite" they get their feather's ruffled. Not everyone - several of our neighbors in the park have Kites they like to take to the beach for flying. There is almost always enough breeze to get them airborn.

Chris Christensen, our neighbor here at Gulf Waters, recently had a great day to show us how proficient he was with his kite. To view more photos of Chris and Stan with their kites click here.

February 20, 2007 - Mardi Gras at the Gaff

A local pub hosted a Mardi Gras Parade for the Port Aransas community. It was great fun and everyone enjoyed the event. It was a colorful bunch and it is the only town I know that allows Jell-O Shots to be thrown from the floats. Of course there was candy and beads and lots of fun for everyone. For more photos click here.

February 16, 2007 - The Medicare Band

Another local hot-spot in Port A is Sharky's Pub. The Headliner on Friday night is the Medicare Band.

Joe and I had driven by Sharky's for weeks and chuckled each time we read their sign. We recently met a couple here in the park, Bob and Peg Fortmann, who invited us to join them to go hear the band.

All kidding aside, these fellas are pretty good. You need to get there early to get a table, and when they announce "It's Mommmbbbaaaaa Time!" get out of the way. There is not an open spot on the dance floor. We can't really say the music is our cup of tea, but these guys are talented musicians.

The band plays from 6 pm to 9 pm and when it's over - it's over. As the clock strikes 9:01 - it's butts and elbows lined up to get out the door. We didn't know what they were rushing off for, but they really don't mess around. Heck - the band is out of there by 9:05.

All-in-all we had a fun evening.

Peg shared a cute story about another band in town she wanted to hear. The flyer said music from 9 to 12. She and Bob showed up at 9 and there wasn't a soul in the place. She inquired with the waiter when the band was to start and got quite a chuckle. "Oh Honey, that was this morning from 9 to noon!"

Just remember, if you're in Port A - bring your dancing shoes and check out The Medicare Band! For more photos at Sharkey's click here.

Local Activities

The weather over the past two weeks has improved a bit. We've been able to enjoy the beach and soak up some sunshine. It will be short-lived so we need to take advantage of it while it lasts.



We met a few of our neighbors and have visited a couple of the local gathering spots. We're looking forward to taking part in some of local extra-curricular activities, Belt Sander Races and Chicken-Shit Bingo! They're held at a local pub on weekends and are said to have quite a following. Should be fun and good for a laugh.



The Belt-Sander races are held in the back parking lot. Sanders are raced side-by-side down wooden tracks about 30 feet in length (reminiscent of slot-car tracks, only bigger.) The sanders have names and are decorated to resemble sharks, racecars, outhouses, etc. They even have a PA system to announce the winners, no prize money - just braggin' rights.



The Bingo game should be a hoot - or at least a cackle anyway. The games are held on Sunday afternoon, weather permiting. I wonder how long it takes to finish a game? I guess it depends on how much the chicken has had to eat that day.....



The weather turned cold so the games have been postponed. I guess we'll hold out for the weather to improve (we've done that before.)




Will take photos and post when we get a chance to see the action!