Shrimp, October 30, 2011

Roger, our friend from Buckhorn Resort, spends the winter here at Aransas Pass. He introduced us to his shrimp supplier. Conn Brown Harbor was once the home port for dozens of shrimp trawlers which fished the Gulf of Mexico and at one time earned the title of "The Shrimp Capital of the World."

Conn Brown Harbor is the preferred location to purchase fresh seafood......right off the boat. These beautiful shrimp sell for $4 a pound and are huge! That is a luncheon plate they are on, waiting for the grill.

Here is the finished product: broccoli, noodles, garlic bread, and delicious gulf shrimp. Yummm.

Port Aransas, Texas, Oct. 26, 2011

We took the ferry over to Port Aransas crossing the Corpus Christi Shipping Channel as that's the only way to there from here! It is a free 24-hour ferry system that costs around 12.1 million dollars a year to run.

Our destination was the I.B. Mcgee Beach Park which offers camping, restrooms, picnic tables, a fishing pier, and of course, walking on the beach.

This stringray had washed up on shore. It was probably about 14 inches across.

We enjoyed a long walk on the beach and the next time we visit, we will bring a picnic lunch and stay longer. Even Ceilidh can come. I love the beach!