Mexico Margaritas at Angels/Port of Brownsville/Mission/Picnic/Rodeo

March is here and we need to start checking off things here in South Texas because home is calling.  We went to Mexico and learned from Angels how to fix a great margarita (fresh squeeze limes, crushed ice, orange liquor, tequila, more ice, couple of limes, then top it off with sprite—yum) and admired TJ who paints vases right on the sidewalk.   

  We took the Port of Brownsville boat tour and saw a salvage yard for military boats and big ships.  Then we took a ride on the Rio Grande up in Mission where we learned from the border patrol how badly a border wall is needed. 

We took the Port of Brownsville ride with Ruby and JJ from Columbia, TN

 

Long Island Village is like Seaside (in Destin) but here on Port of Brownsville at South Padre Island

The Saratoga was being salvaged--a battleship from the 1950's (they sell these old war ships for a dollar but it cost 1.2 million dollars to transport them here to be dismantled for scrap)

 

Mission, Tx had a ride and tour of their section of the Rio Grande

 

Riverside Club at Mission offers the ride on the Rio Grande
 

 

Flora is starting to bloom

 

Reminded us of the Blue Heron on the Cumberland

 

The Border Patrol is a huge presence

 


Here at the park, we finished off the season with the horseraces and picnic. 

T

Diane and Bob Fritel have been incredible friends and welcomed us at their family gatherings--we will miss them

 

Hat contest for the horserace

 

Diane counting her winnings

On Monday we will finish up pickle ball with our first tournament—we come away from LaFeria with a new addiction—pickle ball, I hope we can keep it up when we leave.