Fall Break 2011


                                                                                                                                                          

This Fall Break I was part of a trip to the coast as part of training on how to use a Dept. of Defense Grant on how to conduct Super Field Trips. A super field trip is one that is many days. As I've done this kind of thing many times in my career (Camp Goddard, Scouts, Classroom Trips, and lately LPS Camp LuJo). But this trip was to train others on how to do it, and I learned a lot too!! We spent 4 days out on the trip. Below I'll take you on what we did.

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Our first day was to board the bus at 6:30 a.m. and we headed out to San Antonio and the River Walk We all had Hot Pink t-shirts to identify us to the rest of the group and to stand out to be easily seen. This is done with the kids to keep an eye on them on the river walk. So basically anywhere you looked, at least one shirt could be seen somewhere!! :)
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Ahhh... THE Mexican restruant you have to eat at on the River walk!
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We also got to see a 3-D tornado movie while in SanAntonio... pretty cool!
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The next day we packed up and headed to Port Aransas and Rockport, TX And we drove straight to the beach at Port Aransas. Mid October and the water was still warm!!
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Very fun to play in the ocean again!
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Our Condos in Rockport, TX. They had a giant pier that was lighted and went quite a ways into the water!! Most of the rooms we had faced the water!
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We fished off of this pier the first night here. The inside of one of the condos...
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Dang sun came straight in... no sleeping in today! You have to look hard but there are white blobs in this photo... bell jellyfish.... all over... you don't want to jump off of this dock!!
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The next day was a shopping and then fishing day at Port Aransas. You have to get a ferry to get on the island. Meanwhile you can watch the gulls, pelicans, and dolphins in the area.
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Moby Dick's Restruant... a tourist trap if I ever saw one but very fun place to eat!!
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A one pound burger on a healthy wheat bun? How can a 1 lb. burger be healthy?? <grin> But it was good!! Then we headed to our fishing boat for about 5 hours on the water.
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Various boats at the Port....
                                                                                                                                                          

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Last updated: 11/12/11