Saturday, June 7, 2008

A Poor Man's Cancun

Mexico it ain't, but we're having a grand time being together! Before our kids start 4 hour a day taekwondo training and before the Platts head to Georgia for Travis's soccer championship tournament, we're enjoying a few days in Sargent, Tx which is southwest of Houston near Freeport.

The first night brought a fire at the top of one of the electrical poles directly in front of the house next door. Winds were blowing about 30 miles per hour and we were sure flying sparks were going to ignite trees, bushes or houses. The electric company put out the fire and with small sparks still dancing on 2 poles, we went to bed. I woke up about every hour expecting to see the yard in flames, but thank you, Jesus that He heard my prayers!

Those of you who know Fred are aware he cannot go on any vacation without creating some kind of adventure. Today we drove 3 miles down a dusty, bumpy, road to find the "best" spot of beach there is to find on a Texas Coast. You can see from the picture above that even Galveston beaches rank a little better than here, but there was water and waves and things to explore!
Scooter loves water and equally loves napping. He's covered with
a towel to protect his pink belly from getting sunburned!
This man, however, did not have a towel to cover
him while he was napping on the beach!A little summer reading and relaxing!

1 comment:

Beth said...

Your right, "it ain"t Mexico", but it beats staying at home!! Glad you had a good time! Wish you could make it our way!!