Getting Into the Swing of Retirement

We are finally getting into the swing of not only retirement but the lifestyle at the Wilderness Oaks RV Park in Rockport, TX.  There is so much to do here that we need to pick and choose activities or we would be going all the time.  We love the Saturday morning breakfasts!  For $3/person you get whatever you want from a selection of sausage, bacon, eggs, biscuits, gravy and yummy pancakes along with juice and coffee.  What a buy!  There is a group of men that cook this up and serve and they do a great job.  People gather together around tables to visit and you always feel welcome to join a group.  I’ve yet to see anybody sitting alone at an event.

We took part in their weekly bingo last week.  Ten games for each of us, with some popcorn and root beer floats costs about $6.75 for us together.  Really cheap entertainment.  There were enough people playing that night that winners were taking home about $13 per game won.  We are hoping to try out Texas Hold’Em as we’ve never played that but we keep having other activities interfere.  Last Friday the temp was about 71 so I tried out the outdoor heated pool and thoroughly enjoyed it.  It seemed very odd to me to be in an outdoor pool in the middle of December.  I hope to be able to use it many more times. 

I’ve been having lots of pain with my upper back, shoulders and arms for several months and my doctor suggested trying massage.  Until now I had never found a convenient, affordable place but boy did I find a great place here.  The owner and her therapists continue their education in massage therapy so they can to do more than just a massage.  This lady has found all my painful spots and is working hard to get rid of the pain for me.  I feel a lot of confidence with her.  It sure would be nice if this could be covered by health insurance. 

Since we’ve arrived here we’ve found a place to get the car fixed, a place for haircuts, and a dog groomer.  We also found a vet near the RV park with high ratings but hope we don’t need to use them.   Yesterday, while driving back from Corpus our windshield got hit by a rock and I found out that Safelite will come to us in Rockport from Corpus at no charge!  So they should come tomorrow.

 

Saturday it was 80 degrees, which was the high before the arctic blast, if you can call it that compared to the rest of the country.  Sunday and Monday were only in the 40’s but it’s headed back up to our norms now.  Since Saturday was such a nice sunny day, but very windy, we headed out to the beach at Port Aransas.  That beach is on the Gulf of Mexico and it was a fun afternoon.  The dogs really wanted to run off leash but that isn’t allowed.  The waves were rough with the high wind and there were two guys kite surfing in it.  Seemed a bit crazy in the rough water.  Not sure how they would have been rescued if they got into trouble.  You drive right down onto the sand beach and it is considered a street.  You can park all along that drive right on the beach. 

Yesterday the girls got a spa day and were groomed at a place in Corpus called The Paw Spa.  We were pleased with the shop.  The staff were courteous and seemed very caring.  We felt safe leaving the girls there.  While they were being groomed we got breakfast and then checked out the shopping in the area.  There is a nice mall (La Palmera) and lots of other stores in the immediate area of the groomer, which is convenient.

Today I plan to bake again making cookies for the caroling and hot chocolate event tomorrow in the park.