Donuts, Horses & BEACH

If you are seeing a theme here you might be right! We are enjoying the BEACH! Today was awesome! Even though there was no early morning surf, there was early morning on the beach...it was a gorgeous sunrise.

 Sunrise

Then Uncle G treated to donuts, NOT KrispyKreme but Shipley's. Hmmm sometimes GPS are wrong so you take what you can get and we did and the lemon filled were really good and I do know that first hand :/

Like the 5 of us needed 2 dozen donuts...

 LilBlue chowin' down on the glazed!

After we enjoyed our sugar high it was off to Jamaica Beach and riding horses bayside. We showed up early and shared treats with all the horses who were in the pen. 

 

 The horses enjoyed the bread, apples and carrots we brought!

 Then when it was our turn to ride we shared with the horses that were chosen for us. I use "us" loosely since that "us" did not include all of "us" meaning I stayed behind to enjoy a book, the shade and a nice breeze!!!

 LilBlue & MiB getting ready to roll, MiB took the goPro camera

 Lil Blue w/Valentine, MiB w/Quitta

  

the Bud and Trigger aka B.S. (butt scratcher)

Pics from on the ride from the goPro...

 Uncle G & Rambo 

 Group shot on the bay

 Riding along the bay

Still along the bay

 Big smile from LilBlue :)

 Uncle G rolling in on Rambo with the Bud and Trigger bringing up the rear!

 The riding crew with their guide Nicole who just happened to be from Independence MO!

  Rambo needing a rest after doing back to back rides today goes straight in the pen to lay down and roll in the dirt!

After the horseback riding we went to lunch at a decent Mexican place that is out here on the island since driving back in mainland to LaBrisa just takes way too much valuable time and we wanted to hit the beach ASAP.



Beach was great today, no dead fish in sight, however there were some bones you had to watch out for as they did hurt a bit to step on in the shallow waters. LilBlue also had a very tiny jelly fish stings but she endured and a great time was had by all. 

 Beach time :)

Back to the hotel and doing a little pool time topped off our water therapy time!

 

Hot tubbing it...

 

An hour later and still hot tubbing... 

 We were really enjoying that hot tub!

Some of us, the Bud and I, also got a little more sun kissed then we intended and had to make an aloe vera run! But it's all good we got some awesome lemonade treats, little vino and we are back chillin in the room with our evening snacks. Tomorrow will definitely be more beach and who knows what else we will find to do on our last full day in G-town!

Beach, Shopping and the ZOO!

This morning MiB hit the water EARLY, I joined him a bit later and then the Bud and LilBlue showed up...it was awesome on the beach this morning!

MiB SUPing

Body Surfing

Then we headed into Houston for a little shopping... we had to hit several stores before we finally scored a few shirts. But it was the looking and the people watching that was fun as well.

 Soooome shoes...and NO we did not buy them!

But I was glad when we were ready to head to the Houston Zoo. That was F U N even if it was H O T!

 Welcome to the Houston Zoo :)

Aquarium with piranha's in it and MiB as well! He's soooo brave.

 

Zoo map reading 101

 Keeping cool at the zoo and making kid noises in the fan!

 Those are some REALLY BIG horns!

 Yes, I can play the bongo's!

 Aurora the baby orangutan w/her surrogate mom Kelly enjoying a frozen apple juice block!

Awesome day even if Houston traffic is insane! We finally made it back to the room and enjoyed a snackfest and visiting and laid our plans for tomorrow, think it will be horseback riding for most and beach of course and then mostly chillaxin' in the G-Town!

Night all it's been a good day and we are all beat! I know MiB and I will hit the beach early while the rest of the troops sleep in, however, there is a rumor that there will be a KrispyKreme donut run! NOT what I need...we'll see how it goes, I am trying to eat as good as one can while on vaca :)

G-Town

This morning we headed to G-Town!

We had sort of planned our day, heading out first to ride the ferry and do a little dolphin watching when on our way we met our first unplanned adventure. Thankfully, a nice guy told us our back left rear tire seemed a little low...so we pull over to check it out and you can hear the air coming out. GREAT not the way we had planned to start our day...

 The "low left rear tire"

Yeah, low is a relative term, by the time we got pulled over to a relative safe spot it was obvious we were going to need a tire repair place. Keep in mind the TPS (tire pressure monitoring system) had alerted us to a low tire pressure issue when we left the hotel this morning. However, we had this happen on Friday and it was just a tire needing air (right front) so we thought something was off but had no idea it was this pressing!

Unloading the back to get to the spare! Fun, and even more fun with the surf board and SUP on top!

 More excitement!

 

Oh yes, the local boys stopped by to see if they could help and make sure we were all okay and being safe! Gotta love the boys who fight the fires!

 They looked on and made sure they offered words of encouragement!

 Group shot!

Once we were on our way we headed to the local tire store and $162 dollars and some change later we were back on the road. We made our way to the ferry terminal and rode to Fort Bolivar. We made the smart choice and just rode over without taking our vehicle, which was definitely the super smart way with no waiting! We saw dolphins both coming and going! However, I did not get a picture :(

 MiB and I on the ferry!

 Glad we did not need to be "pushed" off the ferry like this car did!

After our ferry ride we were able to check into our hotel for our stay on the seawall. It's definitely good to be near the water and we are ready for a great relaxing week! Nice digs even if the pool is a bit smaller then it looked on line it is still a good place!

Then we headed down the seawall to meet up with another set of friends, RRRs, for a late lunch. Our original chosen lunch place was way too crowded so we went on down the way and found Gaido's. Hmmm, it was okay food and great service! I had fish tacos, the lime chipotle sauce was nice. Anastasia, our waitress, from the Ukraine was so awesome, sweet and very attentive. She was exceptional in making sure we had what we wanted and needed, she was a real gem! I wish I would have taken her picture but I did not :(

 RRRs

 The one who prefers NO photos, was photographed :)

 They love the photo's...well at least they tolerate them!!!

After lunch we went straight to the pool to cool off and chillax, it was good! We even hot tubbed for a bit before returning to the room and taking a stroll to the beach. 

 The Bud's first time on the beach!

 It was a bit warm still but we strolled and enjoyed the scenery with the exception of the dead fish. WHY are the dead fish??? LilBlue finally asked the lifeguard and it started yesterday and is due to the heat and lack of oxygen.

 Dead fish ALL over the beach, it was a bit stinky too!

Close up of the dead fish...YUCK!

Back in the room and tired and ready for bed. MiB is planning to do a dawn patrol in the a.m. I may go to just enjoy the early quiet morning or maybe I will sleep in...tempting, guess I'll just wait and see how it goes! Not sure what tomorrow's plans are just playing it loose and there are lots of options so no worries for lack of things to do that's for sure! NIGHT!

Houston they have landed!!!!

Bud and LilBlue have arrived in Houston!

Welcome to Houston :)

We made it our hotel for tonight and met up with the Curtis Clan for dinner.

 

 CC arrival, they number 10 but were minus one!

We really, really like LaBrisa in Texas City. They have the VERY best margarita's ever, seriously, they do! And their bacon wrapped shrimp is to the most yummy, too!
 

 We left with very full bellies!

LilBlue was the only one who had a take home box, hope she shares with me tomorrow! :) YUMMERS, seriously some really good food and great conversations, always nice to see friends from way back when!

Little J the youngest YouTube fan I have ever known!