Monthly Archives: February 2012

Disaster!

Woke up to the sound of the furnace running. The sky was blue and the temperature around 12C. Lazing around after breakfast and disaster struck, the internet went down! About 30 minutes later it returned, so life got back to … Continue reading

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A Lazy Saturday

Rained overnight and throughout the morning and the wind was as strong as we have seen it here. Temperatures around 20C After lunch, the rain stopped and the skies cleared, we risked getting blown away and went for a walk … Continue reading

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Aquarium Time

Again, warm overnight and overcast throughout the day. We had many short sharp showers and the occasional thunder-boomer. We decided that today would be a good day to visit the Texas State Aquarium which is just back along the causeway between us … Continue reading

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Lazy Day

The forecast was not too promising today. Although it was up in the mid 20’s there was a forecast for quite a bit of rain. As usual the forecasters were wrong. So far there has been no rain! The highlight … Continue reading

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Getting Warmer

Woke up to temperatures in the mid 60s with fog. The temperature continued to climb to around 80F but it was humid and overcast, with a couple of short sharp showers. It wasn’t a day for exploring so Lyn carried … Continue reading

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Suicidal Dolphins

Getting warmer! Today reached 21C, not quite as hot as the 27C forecast, but at least it was warm and dry. We headed back to Aransas to visit the University of Texas Maritime Research Unit. There were a series of … Continue reading

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Warmth at Last

A little late, I wrote it last night but it didn’t get posted. Shouldn’t really complain about the cool temperatures after finding out that most of Florida dropped below 0C the other night. This morning started out wet and about … Continue reading

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Wet, Windy,Cold, Miserable

We didn’t sign up for this!

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Dolphin Surprise

Clear blue sunny skies greeted us this morning, the cost of this was a further drop in temperature to 44F. Although cool, it was a good day to go exploring so we headed off to Padre Island. Essentially Padre / South Padre … Continue reading

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Luxury Returns

It’s a few degrees cooler up here, but still overcast and showery. Evidently February is the wet month. As you may recall, when we set-up at the previous site we had a couple of problems due to water freezing over … Continue reading

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