This was our first stop. We had a really nice walk around the battlefield although a bit windy and cool.
We finally found the Aplomada Falcon on a very bumpy road, but worth the ride..
He sat for quite a few pictures.
time for shrimp lunch in Port Isabel at
We arrived at our hotel at about 2:00 pm.
We went out walking along the beach where the wind was blowing hard
We planned on watching the Vikings vs the Packers but out TV lost NBC! So we headed to the bar in the hotel to watch the game. Unfortunately the game had been blacked out! Luckily I recorded the game at home. (after we got home it was blacked out there too!) They have entertainment on Fri and Sat nights. Jack and Karla were the entertainment. We seen them 5 years ago when we spent Christmas here in 2012! At the time they were both near 80 years old, today they were 5 years older but still going strong. What a delight to see them still working and having fun.
Dec 24: after a great breakfast we walked across the street to the Birding and Nature Center
It turned out to be a beautiful day on the island. After a few hours of walking around we headed to lunch to the south end of the island to Dirty Al's for a pound of boiled shrimp and a few fried oysters.
After lunch we headed to the beach along with a lot of other people. of course Eric had to walk into the water...
Dec 25, 2017 Merry Christmas. the day began very foggy with a cool wind and heavy mist/rain, it stayed that way all day. We had breakfast then to the fitness center for a bit of jogging on the treadmill. Off for a ride to the northern most part of the island and a bit of walking on the beach. We then looked for places that were open for dinner. We found a place open at lunch time, so we stopped in for a nacho appetizer and beer. The place was very crowded as it was one of the only places open. Resting and nap was in order for the day. We went out for dinner at Kracken's Montana grill. They had a Christmas dinner plate that was so good!
it was the perfect amount and oh so good. Our hotel had a buffet but we were not interested in eating so much food. Not the best weather but a wonderful day.
Dec 26: after breakfast we checked out, then went back to the birding center to look once more for a few birds. Unfortunately we did not find the ones we were looking for. Still a bit foggy and light mist as we left the island.
We stopped at few places on the way back home including HEB for groceries.
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