Saturday in Port Aransas

Hi-
We again woke up to rain on our tin roof.  That was a bit discouraging since it is our last Saturday here on the island.  But, we were doing laundry this morning, and no one else was in the laundry room.  Nice surprise.  Got all our laundry done, while having breakfast in the Rec Center with folks we have met from Nebraska, Dennis & Diane.  They are also leaving on Monday, so we exchanged important info such as last names, email addresses, mailing addresses and phone numbers.  This year is also their first year at Pioneer, and they are not planning on coming back here next either, so there's always a possibility that we will be travelling in the same are next year, or the year after, or at sometime.  It will be nice to keep in touch with people we have a possibility of meeting again. 
The rain stopped, so I went for a bike ride in the park and then a walk on the beach.  Not many people on the beach today, as the rain stopped but the temp hasn't gotten much warmer.  I have loved my walks on the beach-just wish now that I had walked more often.  Later this afternoon, Russ and I hit a few of the tourist stores, watched the boats coming up the river, watched some locals fish, and then went for dinner at Virginia's.  Its one of the many restaurants on the island that we haven't been to before.  Its on the water, amongst the many huge private boats here, and we got to see the sunset.  It was pretty. 
The weather has not been as great as we would have liked, but I am sad that we are leaving.  The park is lovely, lots of activities, and right on the beach.  Had the weather been bright and sunny, it would have been ideal.  Right now we feel that we are not quite ready to settle into one place for the winter, but need to do more exploring.  There's still so much to see, and we will continue to see more as we make our way homeward.  We are hoping to stop by Nashville and get to the Grand Ole Opry again.  We'll see which way the wind blows on our way home.
See you all soon-love-linda