Homeland Security Searched my Sweet Little Car

Pirates Alley Cafe

So Hayley and I drove to the beach last week for some relaxation. First stop was Whataburgers for breakfast. We were just south of Dallas. I realized I had no gas. So we stopped for gas. Now, I hardly EVER look at gas prices.Side note: my car takes premium gas.  I look over and gas is $4.19 a gallon. No way. I put in $5 and we stopped again later to get Monster drinks and gas for $3.74....much better.

So we are passing that big statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville and Hayley is like "Why is this car not stopped?" in her best sarcastic tone. No, we did not stop to see the statue. 

We had a nice relaxing time at the beach. We read books, ate seafood, and just played in the sand and ocean....and guess who forgot the boogies boards? Ugh.

On Ferry

So one day, I got some wild hair and decided I wanted to take the ferry to Port Bolivar. Note to self: Don't do that. So we pull up in my convertible with our music going all peaced out and we have been selected to be screened by Homeland Security. I had to kill the engine, open the hood and the trunk and all compartments in my car for a nice search. All I could think, is thank goodness I'm too old to have pot, but I guess they were looking for bombs and stuff like that. 


So then, there is nothing in Port Bolivar but new homes and this lighthouse. Side note: More than half the town was destroyed by Ike back in 2008 and now there is new construction everywhere. I didn't stop. I made Hayley take the photo as a drive-by. On the way back, we waited an hour in line to get back on the ferry. Sigh.

Baby Black Fin Shark

So we saw lots of Porpoises on this trip, but our last day at the beach we saw a 5 ft black fin shark swimming right out about 50 yards from us. It even did one of those frenzy things....maybe having a snack? Yikes. They did have the purple flags out which means to beware of marine life. So same day, we head over to Pedestrian beach. My daughter and this HAWT Bradley Cooper lookalike (except this guy is much better looking and better body) were out in the ocean. The guy beside me caught a baby shark and threw it back....somewhat close to where Hayley was swimming. I was trying to yell out to her to watch out for the baby shark and get ready to  gouge its eyes out if need be. She could probably just have stepped on it.

So Hayley has been telling me for years that she hates fish and seafood. Not sure what happened but she ate lots of fried fish and shrimp on this trip. She ate the entire piece of fish and all shrimp in the photo below. That was a HUGE piece of fish. This was at The Spot in Galveston. I highly recommend this place. We were girls and got pedicures and hair cuts and deep conditioning one day as part of our relaxation vacation.

So now, back to the grind. Getting ready for football season. Located all my sweats and hoodies, which might be just a little premature. My daughter is now working at Pink and she said they just got in all the Cowboys clothes. Sweet.