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Really, the puddle didn’t look that deep

I’d already been through several of them out on the mudflats at Wilson’s Cut. I picked the wrong line through this hazard though. Over on the left; that’s the line not-to-follow.

The left side didn’t look that ugly before I drove into it. I buried the entire left side of the Jeep. I invoked the first rule of 4 wheel drive survival: Drive around in 2 wheel drive. When you find yourself stuck, put it in 4 wheel drive, back out, turn around, and go home. 4 wheel drive didn’t get me out. I stopped making it worse, and turned everything off. The driver’s door wouldn’t open. I was surrounded by mud.

I climbed out the gun-turret and sat on the roof. No help in sight. I called our friend Jeff to come get me in his dually. While I was waiting, a car appeared on the horizon, worked its way to me, and stopped. To my great relief, it wasn’t a Hummer, it was another Jeep. A Wrangler with big fat tires.

I tossed the Good Samaritan a tow-strap, and after a couple tries, we got me out. Success! Saved! I got to call Jeff off before he even got his truck dirty.

I left a little of the front end trim in the mud, but hell, who needs a front air-dam on a Jeep anyway. Dirty, bruised, and only a little broken.

It made perfect sense to be there though. I had to be there. We have a bird-walk through a marsh coming up and I had to make sure my mud-boots worked okay. All I was doing was getting to a really good place to test-drive the mud-boots.That part of the adventure was a roaring success. Once we got the car rescued, I went on with the mud-boot test and they worked just fine.

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It’s funny

 Someone who rented our site while we were gone left a note at the office for us.  It read like this: Dear Owners of 414You have decorated your space just lovely.  It was very welcoming.  I am a Master Gardner in Lubbock TX and I would rate your place “Top of the Show”. Thank you for sharing. But that’s not the funny part.  That’s the nice part. The funny part is that after they left, the office found that our appreciative visitors had left the site littered with dog poop and bags of trash. Guess our place is the nicest place they’ve ever trashed!   
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Henry has a crate

Annie has a bed.

Well, she had a bed until Henry ate it, so we got her a new one today. What shall we do with Annie’s new bed so Henry can’t get it before he gets locked in his crate tonight?

I know. We’ll put it on top of his crate.




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Spring Break

 Gulf Waters has lots of younger families with kids.  More trailers (bumper-pulls).  Less motorhomes.  Kids throwing rocks in the ponds.  It’s too crowded to go on the beach anywhere near town.  There is real traffic in Port Aransas, and don’t even think about taking the ferry in the afternoon. It’s not so bad.  We’re five miles from town, so our beach is still relatively clear.  Lots of people having a lot of fun.  It only lasts a week.