Christmas Dinner at Pioneer Beach RV Resort

Yesterday and today were beautiful days here in Port Aransas starting with sunrise on the beach as I started early to suck those shrimp from the sands of the beach -- works best at low tide and it occurred about an hour before I arrived there.  After getting enough bait to last the day (and maybe tomorrow too), I headed to the seawall at Aransas Pass and fished until about 3:00 in the afternoon.

I only caught two Mangrove Snappers and the same guy I had met the other day with the 15 foot pole caught two as well -- no keeper Sheepshead this time (though I caught a couple and one that measured 14 inches -- one inch too small).  I did catch a 12 inch Grunt and released him.  A couple other smaller Spot and Grunts got the attention of the nearby Pelicans and two of them became really interested spectators (looking for a free meal -- which I gave them on a couple occasions).

I cooked those two Snappers and the one 18 inch Sheepshead on the grille last night and the twins and I will be enjoying those for the next couple of evenings too.

Today was Christmas and the dinner at the recreation hall here was quite nice and way better than last years Christmas in St. Augustine (Flagler Beach RV Park).  About 150 people were there and everyone brought a dish to share while the park provided ham, turkey and mashed potatoes -- I took a platter of devilled eggs and another platter of jellied Cranberry sauce.  Peeling those darned hard boiled eggs ate up most of my morning and I tried 3 or 4 different techniques to get those 18 eggs peeled -- the last technique required using the microwave (for 20 seconds) and I reluctantly did 3 that way (it seemed to work the best but, I had serious reservations about the technique).  That's why I tried it last (afraid they might explode and coat the inside of the oven).

They are reconvening at the recreation hall at 6:00 this evening to finish off the leftovers so, guess I will be heading there now.  No deserts though since my brother and sister-in-law sent a box of home made goodies to enjoy -- after the leftovers.

Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Night.