Tuna Casserole Anyone?

November 16 - 20, 2013

 

Well, I didn’t get this done before we pulled up the stabilizers so I will bring you up to date on our adventure.

If you recall from the last post, Steve was off on a tuna fishing adventure. He made it back safe and sound and did have some fish, it just wasn’t yellowfin tuna. The ocean was really rough such that a couple of deck hands were sick. Luckily Steve is half fish and didn’t lean over the rail except to pull up fish but did have to adjust a bit fishing since the boat was doing the twist!!

He brought back some snapper, grouper, and small tuna. One of the other fishermen on the trip that was successful in catching a yellowtail tuna gave him two nice tuna steaks. Oh yeah, I hate tuna casserole but the steaks were delicious.

Sam and Vera - regular customers on the charter

The Sleeping Area

Snapper anyone?

 

Tuna and much more

The Yellowfins

 

I think Steve slept like a rock Sunday night and took it easy on Monday. Sleeping on the boat didn’t really happen.

Before he did go on the marathon fishing trip we took a day and did a bike ride around the historic district of Galveston and came upon this house. This is The Bishop's House and was built in 1886-1893 by US Congressman Colonel Walter Gresham. It was bought by the Catholic Diocese in 1923 and named.

The Bishop's House

The Colors

A Flower Pot with Detail

The Upper Level

The View from the Bishop's House

 

From the historic part of town we headed to the seawall to enjoy a nice ride along the water and head back to rescue Izzy from inside the trailer.

We left Tuesday November 19^th and headed to Corpus Christi. We spent a couple of nights in Corpus along the bay. Izzy had fun wading in the water and watching the birds. This heron wasn’t too worried about Izzy so I was able to get a couple of pictures.

Taking a Walk

Getting ready for take-off

Think there must be a fish somewhere

Our View This Morning

 

We explored Padre Island and Mustang Island and decided we would go ahead and move to Mustang Island for at least a week. The fishing is within a short bicycle ride or walk, Izzy can start training for her marathon as Steve can run her on the beach here using the motorcycle. I think she will have a blast since she gets to do two of her favorite things in one spot!

We’ll update you at the end of this part of our adventure and if I don’t post anything before Thanksgiving we wish you all a wonderful holiday. We are thankful for this opportunity and all of you! J