Giant Omelet!

The Omelet Festival and visiting kinfolk in Abbeville, La was on our agenda.  We checked into our B&B, which was a couple blocks off the square and walked to a seafood dinner at Dupuy’s! The next day was filled with Cajun food, Cajun music, Cold beer, and Cajun kinfolks!  I even participated in a egg cracking contest on a big tractor.....winning the Texas division! That evening we went to his cousin’s home for baby back ribs, sweet potatoes, and baked apples with the Omelet folks!

Gayla, Harlo, Mike, Bonnie and Dale

The day of the festival Dale and I walked around town, checking out a old cemetery!  We had lunch and listened to some good music before the omelet cooking began.
The omelet folks marched from the church and down Main Street, where the egg cracking began!  5,035 eggs are used along with lots of other ingredients including crawfish! French bread was sliced to serve with the omelet.
We sat with a big crowd watching the Omelet cooking tradition which dates back to Napoleon!
Dale’s cousin brought a tray with a serving of omelet and bread for each of us....yummy!
That evening we joined Mike and Bonnie for a lovely dinner! Bonnie prepared a delicious fish chowder with all the trimmings.
The next morning we headed out taking the beach road to Port Arthur, Texas.  We stopped in Cameron, Louisiana for a seafood lunch..our last Cajun food fix!
We made it home after a weekend filled with fun and family!

Boerne Car Show

Off to a weekend car show in Boerne, we stayed at a lovely hotel off the square called The William.  Lots and lots of beautiful restored autos to admire!   The weather was cool as we had just gotten the first cold front.

Diving with the Dietzels!

Spent a week in Grand Cayman on the East End with my friends Dennis and Tamara.  Dale insisted I go and get away, that he would be fine!  We dove 2 dives every morning, and the diving was okay.....not many little critters.  We did see some sharks, lots of eels, and a few interesting things. Steve, the owner put a tag on my BC denoting that I had completed the 55 Green Shorts Dive Challenge.


Dennis was the usual great host and chef.....prepared a killer salmon filet on a cedar plank on the grill.

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Tamara and I worked on photos and talked camera stuff.  One evening we watched Lexi playing a college volleyball game in Austin, Texas thanks to the internet.


It was rainy and cloudy most of the week and my ears give me problems one day.  All in all it was a good trip and I really needed a break. The best was....Dale survived without me!

Lady Go Divers 16th Trip!

Celebrating 16 years of dive travel with an amazing group of ladies in Grenada.

I have been blessed to be part of this great group for the past ten trips.

Brac, Roatan, Cozumel, Belize, Bonaire, St Lucia, Brac, Bonaire, St Lucia, Grenada

It was that time of year, for the annual Lady Go Divers trip, and we were headed to Grenada and the True Blue Boutique Resort, diving with Aquanauts.  Cecilia and I settled into our room, Cocoa Pods #64 and unpacked. The next day we took the shuttle to Grand Anse Beach for lunch and drinks.

After a dive briefing on Sunday, it was time to dive, our dive masters were Bruce and Michelle.  Boy did they have their hands full with a boat load of women.  We found the reefs to be very healthy and lush...loaded with marine life. 

 The highlights of the week were a big seahorse, frog fish, two octopus, a ray, lobsters, and lots of eels. My favorite dive was a wreck dive named Veronica, it was loaded with marine life.  The visibility wasn’t great most days because of the rain, but diving was good!  Currents ranged from gentle to mild, to strong! The highlight of my week for me was a tug of war experience with octopus I found in a coral head!  Found out that octopus are pretty dang strong!    

He latched onto my tickle stick and then proceeded to make his way toward my arm....Yikes!

Cecilia found a tiny little blenny, that she managed to coax out of a coral finger and I grabbed a shot so we could identify later!  It was identified as a Ramirez’s Blenny or a Red Banner Blenny. Pretty cool find!

One evening Cecilia booked a sunset cruise for our group, and it turned out to be great, ending with a beautiful rainbow before sunset over Grenada.

We even managed to get Bonnie on board after she was injured when she slipped on the dock and was put on crutches.  Hopefully she is on the mend soon.......and is one tough gal!

On Friday everyone did their own thing, I chose to go back to the beach where I met a lovely woman from Grenada named Jenell.  We enjoyed talking, laughing, and enjoying some really good mojitos! We decided she was “My Sista by Another Mista”!

For our farewell dinner we went to a restaurant called Sails overlooking the water.  Patty, our leader gave pins to the new members of our group and we kicked around our trip in 2020!

Flying back to crazy Miami, then on to Houston where Dale picked me up......We pulled into the house about 2:30 am.  A long day, but a great trip, with a great group of gals!

Gigi and Lexi Girl Trip!

Lexi and I boarded a flight before dawn and headed to Bonaire for five jam packed days of fun!  We checked in our studio room, checked into the dive shop and had a early pizza dinner before crashing. The next morning we had a kayak trip in the mangroves booked and they picked us up.  All the other folks were from Holland, but proved to be fun.  Lexi showed them the latest line dancing moves and they showed us their Achy Breaky Heart moves.

We had fun kayaking and then snorkeling in the mangroves of  Bonaire. That afternoon we snorkeled out in front of the resort.  Dinner that night was yummy Italian with of course a trip to Gio’s for gelato.  Shopping was the plan the next morning, and Lexi found gifts for all her friends.  We treated ourselves to a Frappuccino that must have had a million calories, but was amazing!

Lunch at the resort before Lexi was due to do her Discover Scuba course.  She had Ebby has her instructor and was soon underwater looking like a pro!   We did a 58 minute dive at 39 feet and Ebby showed her lots of marine life. I was so proud of her...think she is a natural! We walked into town for dinner and enjoyed a nice mani mahi dinner.

Our last day I booked a private snorkel trip and island tour with Brenda. We snorkeled one spot and looked for a seahorse, but never found him.  Our next snorkel was at the famous salt pier, were we saw about five turtles and lots of marine life under the pier.  Lexi liked the Red Lip Blenny and enjoyed finding them.  After the snorkel Brenda gave us a history of salt on Bonaire, we stopped at the slave huts, the lighthouse, and checked out some flamingos.

 Our final evening we enjoyed dinner at Patagonia with a delicious steak and Tiramisu for dessert! Up early we were picked up at 4:15 am for the airport and our flight home.  I surprised Lexi by upgrading our seats to First Class.....we both enjoyed that perk!
Lexi and I had a blast...a trip we will always remember!

Catch of the Day!

                                                          A great day on the water!

Bonaire Bound With Friends!

With my dive friends, Dennis and Tamara we headed to Bonaire for a week of diving!  Dale and I flew to Miami and joined them on a flight to Bonaire.  Settled into our studio rooms 702 and 703 we unpacked and turned in early! Travel day is always long.














We were assigned to the boat Pressure Drop, with Orlando and Enrique for the week. Diving was great as usual, with Dennis spotting his first seahorse.  As usual we were lucky enough to see some octopus and frog fish, besides the usual marine creatures.

Probably the highlight of the week was having a pod of dolphins swim thru our group of divers! Tamara was lucky enough to get the photo!



Breakfast was at the resort during our stay and we did enjoy some great dinners at Patagonia, Mona Lisa, and Donna and Giorgio’s. Of course we made a few stops at Gio’s for gelato.






Our last full day we rented a car and did a tour of Bonaire....taking in Lac Bay, The Salt Pier, slave huts, flamingos, and the donkey sanctuary!


Bonaire did not disappoint and Dennis and Tamara enjoyed the diving!

 Donkey looking for another carrot!