Christy Aguirre sent this update on her summer. She and her sister, Sarah, managed the onsite rental office for many years.
It has been a pretty busy summer so far for us in Victoria. Nick actually finished up the school year in Rockport at Live Oak. We were having some problems with the school he was attending in Victoria for most of the year and it finally came down to me having to take him out and let him spend some time with his Nana and Ta(grandpa) in Rockport. He loved it of course and he actually got out of school about a week before Victoria let out. I took him out to the lake right before school got out and he caught a really nice Catfish. He was the only one on the boat to actually catch anything. He is still talking about that to anyone who will listen.
My sister Kary and her husband Mike from Louisiana invited him on their family vacation to New Braunfels with my 11 year old niece Melanie. I took him up there on the 1st and stayed the night in the camper at the Rio Raft Company and was able to go tubing with them Wednesday before I had to head back to Victoria. The river was pretty cold, but we had a great time. It was very relaxing since it was the middle of the week and the campgrounds were pretty empty. Nick and Melanie had a great time at Fiesta Texas on Thursday and never had to wait in line for a ride. I took my mom and a friend back up with me on Friday night and we set a tent up in front of the camper for the weekend. Lucky for us, the weather was amazing. Saturday my mom took the kids to Schlitterbahn so Kary, Mike, Ashley and I took another trip down the river. When we rented our tubes the gentleman working the counter asked us how long of a trip we wanted and we said whichever one is best. He told us he would drop us at the Horseshoe and we would float right back by the camp and if we were done we could get out there. Well that wasn't going to be quite long enough. So he told us to go a little further and get out at Little Ponderosa. That would be about 4.5 hours. He also mentioned floating all the way down to Rocky Beach, but we would be lucky if we made it that far. Well of course when we get close to Little Ponderosa we are still pretty comfortable and decide we want to prove him wrong and push forward to Rocky Beach! That was a mistake. About 200 yards past the take out for Little Ponderosa the river flow came to a stop. At one point the wind blew and I really think we were moving backwards. Long story short, there was a lot of complaining and paddling involved for the next couple of hours, but we made it. and it only took 7 hours start to finish! ;) With a minor sunburn and ONE beer left in the cooler! We had a great time, but I think next time I will take his advice and get out at Little Ponderosa.
We took some redfish and trout up there with us that we caught a few weeks ago out off Port O'conner and fried it up for dinner. My friends mom shared her Macaroni Salad recipe with me a while back and I have been making it like crazy so I had to show off my Mad Mac Salad skills. It was pretty great. Anyone that knows me well knows I am not the best cook so I get pretty excited when something I make is actually edible.
This last weekend was full of excitement. After an apartment fire at one of the properties I work at on Friday evening turned out to be very minor I was up at 5:15 Saturday morning dealing with an apartment fire at another property I work at. That one was much worse, but everyone made it out safe and we are all glad for that. We worked until about 11:30am getting everything torn down, cleaned up and secured. I praise the Victoria Fire Department for responding quickly and keeping the fire contained to only the living area and the kitchen. Most of the families belongings were still in tact in the rest of the apartment.
Some of us decided that after all of the craziness it was time for some fishing. So we left the cell phones on the shore and left out of Seadrift around 2pm for some wade fishing. It was my first time getting out of the boat, so I was a little nervous. And of course the friends I was fishing with go every chance they get so that was a little intimidating being the only girl and wading around in water up past my hips. I actually caught a nice size stingray out there off the boat a couple of weeks ago so I was really afraid I was going to step on one and get jabbed in the ankle. It didn't take long to get used to the water though. Once I caught the first 17in trout and everyone was impressed with how I handled it without screaming when it swam up on me, I was pretty pumped and ready for more. My friend Bryce was about 10 yards to the right of me and caught the biggest trout I have ever seen. He got it all the way in the net and I was walking over to help him out and it jumped and fell out of his hand. We are thinking it was about 28-30inches, but I guess we will never really know. He was sick after that. He had to take a little time out. He made himself feel better by saying he would have released it anyhow. No need to spend the money having it mounted, there's bigger fish in the sea. I brought in 4 really nice trout and I think between all of us out there, which turned out to be about 12 total with all of the friends that showed up, we all brought in some really nice fish. I wasn't ready to come in yet, but I forgot the sunblock and my back was getting a little sore. Next time I need some SPF 80 and a little stool to sit on.
I know 4 trout shouldn't be much to brag about, but when all I normally catch is hard heads, I am pretty excited! My friends have decided I need a pink wading belt and the pink net they have at Academy. It will match the shirt and hat I have perfectly. Now all I need is 3 more girls for my Babes on the Bay team next year. My mom has decided she can out fish me. So my team needs to be ready to take her down. If you know of anyone, send them my way. I am now taking applications.
I pray everyone is well and enjoying their summer. Please stay safe and I hope to be back in Rockport for 4th of July.
It has been a pretty busy summer so far for us in Victoria. Nick actually finished up the school year in Rockport at Live Oak. We were having some problems with the school he was attending in Victoria for most of the year and it finally came down to me having to take him out and let him spend some time with his Nana and Ta(grandpa) in Rockport. He loved it of course and he actually got out of school about a week before Victoria let out. I took him out to the lake right before school got out and he caught a really nice Catfish. He was the only one on the boat to actually catch anything. He is still talking about that to anyone who will listen.
My sister Kary and her husband Mike from Louisiana invited him on their family vacation to New Braunfels with my 11 year old niece Melanie. I took him up there on the 1st and stayed the night in the camper at the Rio Raft Company and was able to go tubing with them Wednesday before I had to head back to Victoria. The river was pretty cold, but we had a great time. It was very relaxing since it was the middle of the week and the campgrounds were pretty empty. Nick and Melanie had a great time at Fiesta Texas on Thursday and never had to wait in line for a ride. I took my mom and a friend back up with me on Friday night and we set a tent up in front of the camper for the weekend. Lucky for us, the weather was amazing. Saturday my mom took the kids to Schlitterbahn so Kary, Mike, Ashley and I took another trip down the river. When we rented our tubes the gentleman working the counter asked us how long of a trip we wanted and we said whichever one is best. He told us he would drop us at the Horseshoe and we would float right back by the camp and if we were done we could get out there. Well that wasn't going to be quite long enough. So he told us to go a little further and get out at Little Ponderosa. That would be about 4.5 hours. He also mentioned floating all the way down to Rocky Beach, but we would be lucky if we made it that far. Well of course when we get close to Little Ponderosa we are still pretty comfortable and decide we want to prove him wrong and push forward to Rocky Beach! That was a mistake. About 200 yards past the take out for Little Ponderosa the river flow came to a stop. At one point the wind blew and I really think we were moving backwards. Long story short, there was a lot of complaining and paddling involved for the next couple of hours, but we made it. and it only took 7 hours start to finish! ;) With a minor sunburn and ONE beer left in the cooler! We had a great time, but I think next time I will take his advice and get out at Little Ponderosa.
We took some redfish and trout up there with us that we caught a few weeks ago out off Port O'conner and fried it up for dinner. My friends mom shared her Macaroni Salad recipe with me a while back and I have been making it like crazy so I had to show off my Mad Mac Salad skills. It was pretty great. Anyone that knows me well knows I am not the best cook so I get pretty excited when something I make is actually edible.
This last weekend was full of excitement. After an apartment fire at one of the properties I work at on Friday evening turned out to be very minor I was up at 5:15 Saturday morning dealing with an apartment fire at another property I work at. That one was much worse, but everyone made it out safe and we are all glad for that. We worked until about 11:30am getting everything torn down, cleaned up and secured. I praise the Victoria Fire Department for responding quickly and keeping the fire contained to only the living area and the kitchen. Most of the families belongings were still in tact in the rest of the apartment.
Some of us decided that after all of the craziness it was time for some fishing. So we left the cell phones on the shore and left out of Seadrift around 2pm for some wade fishing. It was my first time getting out of the boat, so I was a little nervous. And of course the friends I was fishing with go every chance they get so that was a little intimidating being the only girl and wading around in water up past my hips. I actually caught a nice size stingray out there off the boat a couple of weeks ago so I was really afraid I was going to step on one and get jabbed in the ankle. It didn't take long to get used to the water though. Once I caught the first 17in trout and everyone was impressed with how I handled it without screaming when it swam up on me, I was pretty pumped and ready for more. My friend Bryce was about 10 yards to the right of me and caught the biggest trout I have ever seen. He got it all the way in the net and I was walking over to help him out and it jumped and fell out of his hand. We are thinking it was about 28-30inches, but I guess we will never really know. He was sick after that. He had to take a little time out. He made himself feel better by saying he would have released it anyhow. No need to spend the money having it mounted, there's bigger fish in the sea. I brought in 4 really nice trout and I think between all of us out there, which turned out to be about 12 total with all of the friends that showed up, we all brought in some really nice fish. I wasn't ready to come in yet, but I forgot the sunblock and my back was getting a little sore. Next time I need some SPF 80 and a little stool to sit on.
I know 4 trout shouldn't be much to brag about, but when all I normally catch is hard heads, I am pretty excited! My friends have decided I need a pink wading belt and the pink net they have at Academy. It will match the shirt and hat I have perfectly. Now all I need is 3 more girls for my Babes on the Bay team next year. My mom has decided she can out fish me. So my team needs to be ready to take her down. If you know of anyone, send them my way. I am now taking applications.
I pray everyone is well and enjoying their summer. Please stay safe and I hope to be back in Rockport for 4th of July.
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