OUR SOUTHERN SOJOURN IS HALF OVER

It's hard to believe, but our stay in Texas is more than half over already.  

We have been here  at Pardise Park http://paradiseparkinc.com/     over a month and a half. 


It's like they say, time flies when your having fun. 

I'm already starting to think about, the high-lite for me, of my stay down here.  "ST. PATRICK'S DAY".  I've dug out my decorations and supplies to see what I have left over and how much I have to add for this years party. 

 

 

IT'S LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY.  IT'S TIME TO START PLANNING!

 

 

 

 



LEARNING TO PLAY SHUFFLE BOARD

We have taken up a new form of entertainment.

Yea, we are learning to play Shuffle Board. 

We have found a group that don't take it all that seriously. 

So we are all having fun learning how. 

 

THAT'S THE KIND OF SPORTS I LIKE.  WHEN NOBODY CARES WHO WINS OR LOOSES. 

 

JUST HAVE FUN.

 

 

 

 

ANOTHER EVENING OF DANCING

Six of us from Paradise Park, went dancing last night at Trophy Gardens. 

 

 

 

It’s a very nice park with a good large Ballroom.  

 

 

 

The music was a little “Country” for my taste, but they played some other up - beat stuff as well, so it was very nice.



 And I learned 2 things last night.  

     We had the opportunity to witness a “Waterfall Dance”, which none of us had ever seen before.  In this dance all the single men lined up on the right side of the room, and all the single ladies, lined up on the left side of the room.  Their lines made their way up to the stage and across the front and met in the middle, and whatever lady a gentleman met up with, was who she danced with. 

The newly formed couples danced their way down the floor to the back of the Ballroom and parted ways there, to make their way back into line. This way, as long as there was an uneven number of men to women, you danced with someone new on each round. It's a kind of a neat way to get the singles to mingle.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2      The other thing I learned that I didn’t really need to know, is “Men should not wear Shorts with Cowboy Boots. “

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SO ENDS THE LESSONS FOR TODAY. 



 

VALENTINES DAY

What can I say about Valentines Day?  It was a lovely day here in the Valley, sunny and warm.  We went out shopping in the morning,

 

Sea-Enna got a new toy for Valentines Day, ( She is our Sweetheart ) and she was quite taken with it. It kept her entertained for hours. 

 

We relaxed the afternoon away, then Dan Bar-B-Qed Steak and Lobster for us for dinner.  It was great. 

 

 

 

 Then we went to the Valentines Day dance at the Rec Center.  It was a pretty good turn out and we had a great time. 

 

 

IT WAS A GOOD VALENTINES DAY FOR EVERYONE.!!

 

 

 

IT HAS GOTTEN QUITE HOT!

 

 

It has gotten quite hot of late. We have taken to cooking and eating outside as much as possible.

 

We Bar-B-Q when we can, or I cook something that I can create right after breakfast and re-heat come supper time. 

We have air conditioning in the trailer, but I fight against turning it on.  To live in air conditioning you have to end up closing all the windows and doors and staying inside.  If I wanted to stay indoors with the windows and doors closed up tight, I might as well have stayed up north in Manitoba. 

 

 

 

The other solutions for me is to go for an evening swim. That is one of my favorite things to do, even in the summer when we are living on the boat. We either take the boat out of the harbour for us and Sea-Enna to have a swim, off of the boat. Or, we go over to the beach area for an evening swim. Here, it's the pool, that we always have all to ourselves, as no one else seems to like an evening swim like I do.   I find it always cools you down and relaxes you before bed.

 

   IT WORKS FOR ME! 

 

 

PARADISE PARK ANNUAL LADIES LUNCHEON

 

Today was the Annual Ladies Luncheon, and this year the Comedian was Cindy and she was a self confessed Shoeaholic.  As you can see above the decor was completely shoe related.

 

  And every table had a gorgeous center piece of beautifully wrapped shoe boxes and miniature shoes. 

 

 

Even our Carrot Cake had an individual shoe decoration. 

 

 

 The Comedian, was the daughter of one of our residents and did a hilarious routine about her addiction and her collection of the many different shoes she has collected over the years. 

She seemed to have a comical story about every one of the shoes. 

 

 

It was definitely a fun afternoon. 

 

PORT ISABEL AND SOUTH PADRE ISLAND

 

Here in McAllen, we are only about 70 miles from the Gulf of Mexico.  

You get on Interstate 83 and in about an hour you are in Port Isabel.  

  

 

It is a small port town with lots of bays and inlets, with RV Parks,  Marinas and Condos Motels and Rental properties on every inlet and bay. 

 

 

Then you go on over the causeway and you are on South Padre Island. 








 

This is a barrier island on the Gulf that is a real tourist meca.

Spring Break here is just like Fort Lauderdale etc. in Florida. They are both approximately 26 degrees North Latitude, so the climates and temperatures are similar, but it's not quite so humid in Texas.

 

 

 

So, that's where we go for some seaside.