This porpoise followed a skipjack catch up to our boat the last time we fished the surf. It just hung around the side of the boat and waited for a handout. Since it's against federal law to feed the wild porpoises, I won't say what happened next. He did stay around for quite a while.
Saturday, Bradley Phair(former owner of 208) called to tell me about his trip with guide Tim Redden. They trailered from Aransas Pass across the ferry and down to marker 37, south of Corpus. They then motored the boat about 20 miles south. I guess Tim knew where the fish were. They caught 27 trout, 1 red, and 1 flounder. The two largest trout were 27 and 26 inches. They were all caught on croaker.
I noted last week that unit 704 had new owners. I'm sure they purchased title insurance, but 704 has had an interesting history of owners. Lila Foster of Victoria owned it in the late 1980's. She lost it during the big savings and loan debacle and Southwest Savings held title. Reportedly, they used the unit as a VIP getaway and did not release the title when they were taken over by the Resolution Trust Corporation. For over two years there was no known owner and our HOA set up shop to use the unit for an onsite rental office and residence. We amended our declaration to allow a business to be located on the property. This allowed the rental operations to be conducted by a local realtor. Our HOA paid the property taxes and planned to use the Texas Homestead Act to eventually take ownership. Somehow, and the stories vary, one of our HOA board members found a way to assume ownership in his own name. I was told that the monies that the HOA had paid in taxes were repaid by the new owner. No details were ever disclosed to Phase I owners. I'm sure the latest sale triggered a title search and everything was found to be in order.