Exploring our new area

We are still exploring our new area.  Looking for golf courses, grocery stores, hiking, biking and canoeing.

Sunday we met up with Fred and Kim Galan at South Padre Island (SPI).  We began at the convention center at the Sand Castle Village. There are people that are so creative and artistic.  We really appreciate their work.

then off for lunch at Padre Rita's.  Food and drink were all good and pretty inexpensive!  Fun afternoon catching up with Fred and Kim.  Evidently it was a bit cold out as I have my flannel lined jeans, two long sleeve shirts, scarf and jean jacket on!  It was 59 sunny but very windy from the north, so it felt like high 40's.

Monday we found a golf course in Brownsville that just might work.  Also found the Best HEB grocery store.  We now know of three HEB's, the closest one is just ok, the one in Harlingen is good and the one in Brownsville is great!  so now depending on what we need or which town we want to explore we can get groceries!!

Refrigerator issues are causing stress in the RV.  Ever since we got back from Vegas we have had problems with the fridge not keeping cold.  We have had the same issues every year but this year seems to be more often (or maybe we are just getting older and have less patience).  We want to look at a "house" refrigerator as we Never go off the grid and have to use propane. But we need to figure out how long we will keep this unit, in the mean time we will purchase Another mini-fridge.  We really don't keep a lot of stuff in the fridge or freezer, in fact the freezer is filled with water bottles and ice, and very little food.

Wednesday  We went to Home Depot to order a mini fridge then birding at the State Park and then to Mexico for lunch.  Currently it cost 50 cents to cross into Mexico (US toll) next month the toll will go to $1.  it is still 25 cents to get out of Mexico, they have not raised their rates since we have been going over.

Lunch was at Elsa's, a nice clean restaurant with great service and good food. I had broiled fish that was delightful.  Not sure what kind of fish, it was white, flaky and very tasty.  The only thing we bought was a bottle of Brandy. Its about 55 miles from our place to the border town. A little far to go for lunch but we have a few birding places that we like to go to on the way.  Brandy prices went up by about $4.  Looks like some of the other alcohol prices have risen too.  Oh well it was good while it lasted.

Thursday night we had our "Holiday" party at SPI Golf Course.  The Friends Of Laguna Atascosa hosted the event.  They provided the Turkey, plates etc. we brought Creamed Corn in the Crock Pot.  Dinner was great, too much food, and we met a lot of the other volunteers that live off site and many of the "Friends".  It was a fun evening.