Category Archives: Brownsville Tx

Frostbite

Although it was cooler this morning at around 12C, that is not the reason for the title. Much like home there are days when nothing out of the ordinary occurs, this weekend has been much like that. When we just … Continue reading

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It’s Saturday

Today was a non day. Just sat around doing nothing, as a well trained retiree should. The day started warm and got to about 24C, but after lunch the deep freeze set in and temperatures plummeted to 20C. The highlight … Continue reading

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The Road to Nowhere

Cooler and calm again today, although we did struggle up to 24C by mid afternoon. Lyn wanted to do some shopping in Brownsville so we combined it with a day out to the beach. Although we had been to the … Continue reading

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A(nother) Quiet Day

Woke up to a cooler, 13C, clear and calm day. Lyn headed out to get a hair cut then we did the weekly shopping. After lunch it was crafts time for Lyn, and I played around with an astronomy programme … Continue reading

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Turtles

Lyn liked the laundry so much yesterday, she made a return visit today! My contribution this morning was to clean the stove. After lunch we headed back to South Padre Island to visit the Sea Turtle Rescue Centre. The centre consisted of … Continue reading

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Not much to add

Today was a stay at home day. It was 21C, grey, overcast and very windy (as opposed to windy). This morning Lyn went to visit her friend the laundry while I continued to do research for the trip. Turns out that the … Continue reading

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It Rained!

Again a 20C calm and overcast wake-up. Spent the morning researching accommodation in the Cook Islands, and helping Lyn with some graphics for a project she is doing. After lunch we decided to head off to another wild life refuge just outside … Continue reading

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Off to Buy Fleas

I’m sure I’ve used that title (or something very similar before), but I am running out of titles. 20C and calm at wake-up time. We headed off to the west today to go to Donna for a large open air … Continue reading

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A Mixed Day

21C and calm when we woke up. We had planned to go to the organised breakfast today, but neglected to set the alarm and missed it! I spent a bit of time sorting out seats on all the flights we … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, Brownsville Tx, Trips, Week 2 | Leave a comment

I need a holiday!!

Woke up to 21C and the ever-present wind! For some time now we have been working on a way to burn up my Air Canada points before they all expire. We both wanted to go to New Zealand, so that … Continue reading

Posted in 2012, Brownsville Tx, Trips, Week 2 | 4 Comments