Michele and Denis: 2015

Saturday February 7, 2015.

I do have a screw in the front right tire. Can you see the screw head?

Today, we are going to the little town of Port Aransas. We will bike and look for caches.

Our first stop is at the tire repair shop. It is a good thing we came here first, as they will be closing in less then an hour.

With the tire repaired, we head to the beach to park the car and get on the bikes.

We found quite a few caches, but not this one!!!

We really liked our day in Port Aransas. We biked a total of 12 km and we found 12 caches. As a treat, we bought fresh shrimps to go with our supper.

Once our tummy was full, we go to the clubhouse for the Saturday evening karaoke.

One of the ladies sings a funny song to Jackie every Saturday evening. Jackie is the patriarch of this park at 86 years old.

We had a good day, a good evening, Happiness!

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Sunday February 8, 2015.

We are out biking today. This time, we are biking in Rockport and we start it off on the short bike trail.

After that bike trail, we bike to Key Allegro. This neighbourhood was probably built some 20 years ago by the look of the houses. It remains a pretty upscale area.
This is the first time I see a roof covered with oyster shell!

What a house for the weekend! All the houses in Key Allegro are on a canal for the boats...

This is one of the biggest houses we have seen on Key Allegro.

Here is one of the canals I was talking about...

No caching for us today just a nice 13 km on the bikes.

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Monday February 9, 2015.

We will be leaving Monday morning so we are in "geocaching mode". Geocaching is really addictive once you start. It also takes us to places we probably would not have gone otherwise. Sounds like an excuse doesn't it!

Let's get back to this morning. We are in Aransas Pass. I "programmed" a route on a sheet of paper, you have to be older to remember how it is done on paper!?!?
I'll be darned! Our first few caches are not very good. Like this one, "Lady Monika", and the last time this cache was found was in august 2014. Since then the concrete was removes as well as the ship Lady Monika! Where is the cache now? Things like that happen every now and then...

The following cache is easy! It sure helps the ego of the cachers.

Our next cache takes us on a private property. As I mentioned before, we are still uneasy about those. As we found the cache, the owner of the house and cache came out to talk to us. He welcomes us to the area.
We are surprised to discover a fellowship in the caching community. We must have talked with "Daneill" for about 20 minutes about caches. He has placed over 150 caches in the area. Talking with him taught us some more things about caches and how they are "hidden". A really nice man.

"Daneill" gave us a clue on one of the cache we did not find. He also told us some time you really have to touch, twist or pull to get the cache out of its hiding place. Like this instance, to get at the cache you have to pull on the reflective lens!!

On our way to the ferry between Aransas Pass and Port Aransas, Michele found a cache that I am sure I would not have found by myself.

With what Daneill talk about cache, the next cache was a little easier to find. We had to use a pair of pliers to get to it...

We must have spent 20 minutes looking for this cache.

It's right there!

Some time you have surprises!

Good ribs for supper!

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Tuesday February 10, 2014.

No caching today... Oupsss! That is not true. I out for a bike ride and looked for a few caches here in Rockport.

After lunch, Michele and I are at the clubhouse to learn how to make carpets out of Walmart plastic bags. We do not have a crochet to make them, so we just learned how to cut the bags the right way to crochet them together.

Another beautiful day.

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Wednesday February 11, 2015.

One more day geocaching with Michele. The description for this cache told us not to get distracted by the pipe. We got distracted...

The cache was in the tree.

This one is ingenious. You have to remove a screw for the post to screw it to the plastic cache so you can pull it out of the post! No need for a screwdriver.

Aransas Pass has a very good oil and gas industry. Here is a maintenance port for some drilling platform.

For this cache, we had to put our arm into the hole up to our elbow to get at the cache. I really don't like that. Even if you look down the hole, there might be critters ready to eat you up!!!

If there is a cemetery, 90% chance you have a cache. This cache is inside the small BBQ.

A nano cache right in front of a restaurant..

Sometime you find a cache that has been destroyed! Why do people do that?

Michele on her way to a cache...

A day at geocaching, 19 found for a total of 254 caches found.

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Thursday February 12, 2015.

Out to town we go! Rockport that is! We are going to visit the Aquarium. This is our second try and it is the good one!

And it is free! It is small, but pretty good.

A blue crab.

I forgot the name of this one crab, but it uses algae and sand to camouflage.

This is a "lionfish".

The lionfish is an invasive species in North America.

With the visit of the Aquarium completed, we move to the next place we want to visit. The Texas Maritime Museum.

This is a reproduction of the ship "La Belle" that Rene Robert Cavalier, Sieur de la Salle used to come in the gulf and look for the mouth of the Mississippi river. He was not a good person, he crew killed him!

The museum has many artefacts from different era.

On the third floor, you have a 360-degree view of Rockport. This is the marina of Rockport.

And "Small Bay".

Sport fishing is very big in the area. Here is some information on the outboard motor.
1 - Evinrude "Elto", 3 hp, 1922.
2 - Evinrude, 1.5 hp, 1922.
3 - Champion "Blue Ribbon", 4.2 hp, 1946.
4 - Elgin, 1.5 hp, 1946.
5 - Johnson "Seahorse", 22 hp, 1937.
6 - Criscarft "Challenger", 5.5 hp, 1950.

This outboard even has its shipping crate!

This configuration allows you to go is very shallow water.

Seamen really know a lot of knots as shown by this display.

On the ground outside the museum, you have two lifeboats from old oilrig platforms.

The museum is nice and it tells the story of the maritime life of Texas. We liked this museum.

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Friday February 13, 2015.

This morning is "Biscuits & Gravy" breakfast at the park.

All we need to bring is our appetite.

Here is what it looks like, "Biscuits and Gravy".

It is a very filling breakfast.

After this big breakfast, Michele and I walk to the store not to far from the Park. It is a nice store with all kinds of stuff inside and outside.

After coming back from the store, I start the repair on my wiring between the motorhome and the car when in tow.

A very busy week!

Until next time...

Life is Good!

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February 7 to 13, 2015.