Sand Fest!

Wednesday---Arrived in Port A, checked in and unpack at condo, Jimmy dropped off our buggy, Dinner at Beach Station Street Grill......YUMMO the crab stuffed shrimp are to die for!!!!  Weather funky!
Thursday----Up and off to Rockport to shop and get groceries at HEB.  Cloudy and cool, not a pretty day.  Lunch at a deli was soup and a sandwich.  Got some oysters fresh off the boat on Fulton Beach Road. Back to Port A, drove to beach and watched the army of people setting up the event.....tents, chairs, vendor booths, and artist trying to work on the big sand sculpture.  Dinner that night was hamburgers on the grill with a Pina Colado.

Friday-----Up, enjoyed breakfast, then off to SandFest in our buggy.  The sculpting had begun and the artist were hard at work.  We checked out the vendors....looking for something we couldn't do without.  Karen got a 10 gallon hat and I got 2 sun visors with Texas bling!  Back to the condo we had lunch and then went to meet some old high school friends.  It was good to see our classmates and we enjoyed dinner together at Cathy's house.
Saturday---We checked on the shrimp boat and found they were on their way in to the marina with their catch....so off we went to snag about 5 pounds of fresh Gulf shrimp.  After taking  care of the shrimp we went back to SandFest and enjoyed seeing the sand piles take shape.....we began to pick our favorites.  We spend some time listening to the music and more time looking at the vendors.  We also went into town to check out the local store...Karen getting a cute swimsuit and I purchased a dress.


Sunday----A storm hit during the night and it was wet and soggy at SandFest.  Some tents and vendor booths were blown down, water stood ankle deep  some places and it was a wet mess.  The artist continued to work on their masterpieces and were lucky that the rain didn't seem to do much damage.  We rode the beach, went to the jetties and cruised town before heading back to the condo for lunch.  The awards were given out about 4 pm and we were surprised with the picks.  SandFest was over for 2013!!!
Monday ---Up to check on the beach..hoping to get photos after they took down the fence......sure enough we were the first to climb up on the big sand sculpture...just like two kids!  We also found an abandoned beach tepee and took some funny photos. Fried shrimp ended the day and our seafood feast...sure were good.
Tuesday----Packed up and headed home to my honey!