Blogs from Pharr, Texas, United States, North America

We visited our friend Greg’s place on Port Isabel, just off of San Padre Island one afternoon, and were fortunate enough to get a boat tour around that island, and also to the far tip of Texas…where the tip touches the water! Greg has seen dolphins in that area, but not the day we were there. It’s a major shrimping area (we went out for shrimp that evening!) We tried to catch up with the shrimpers, but they were going away from us, and once we got into the Gulf water, Greg said we didn't have a big enough boat to go further. We had a wonderful day weather-wise, but once we got on the water the wind was significantly stronger, so we stuck closer to the shore. We went to Mexico, on our tour, and ... read more

(Grace Community Church) The best to you, in 2010! It appears that the Y2K thing didn’t come to pass, and here we are, a decade later! I don’t think I’m a decade older….or a decade smarter! But I am happy! We had a wonderful December; traveled 3800 miles, saw many many friends, most of our family, and, thanks to the ineptness of Delta Airline’s luggage department, and a huge storm, we got to have an early Christmas with all of our kids and grandkids, with the exception of one! What a gift that was! We also got to experience weather so cold that it should be illegal. (and now the northern states are experiencing it again.) We spent New Year’s Eve at RVICS Village, which was a thrill because there were so many couples there that ... read more