The Tropical Tip earned that moniker yesterday, with one of the prettiest days we've experienced since we've been back. We started our day with a nice long walk on the beach... in nearly calm wind conditions (unusual here). Not a lot of spring breakers in sight, but it was early in the day... OK, and early in the spring break season. I feel bad for the kids whose schools' breaks don't coincide with Texas Week - they don't really get the whole spring break experience, with pounding music, thousands of kids dancing on the beach, and the never ending quest for the best "guess what I did on spring break" antic. ;-) At this time, the Winter Texans still outnumber the kids on the beach by at least 10:1... that will soon reverse. The huge pipes on the beach are mostly gone as the dredging operation wraps up that portion of their work... the beach is getting back to normal.
After some good BBQ, it was back to the boat. The murky water from all the wind we've had the past couple weeks cleared to the beautiful turquoise-blue that moves in from the Gulf. Here's a look at the greenery on the rocks in the jetties on the way out...
Out in the Gulf, a freighter on the horizon...
We had the beautiful waters to ourselves - amazing how the hustle and bustle of the island disappears when you clear the jetties. Great visibility in the water; we saw a big sea turtle and plenty of dolphins. The motion of the boat was relaxing, with swells of about a foot and a half and little wind ripples. Joan relaxed in the v-berth while I kept an eye on the helm. Coming back in, this was the view of the highrises on SPI...
At anchor, the dolphins played around the boat, fishing boats came anchored nearby, then left, and an occasional banner plane flew over.
A little sunburn, but feels good after some aloe... sure beats the frostbite memories from my last trip north. A toast at sunset. Nice.
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