This was our fourth year heading down to Daylong weekend in Port A. Nick, Ry, and I packed up and drove down at the beginning of August to meet up with my parents and Val & Michael in our fav Texas vacation spot. We decided to stay down there this time for 4 nights, and we all arrived in town on Friday afternoon.
Once we got off the ferry we headed to the condo to unload and get Ryker out of the car. He was ready to have some freedom! We all headed to the beach that evening for a few hours. Ryker LOVED it! He didn't want to get out of the water. He liked splashing and walking through it over and over. We had dinner at the condo that night...lasagna and salad. My mom and I always plan ahead for our meals there so we don't have to go out to eat for every meal. We all turned in early that night since we were all getting up early the next day.
Saturday morning Nick and Michael got up early for golf. Their tee time was at 7. Dad, Val, and I also got up early to go fishing together. Mom was up too so she could be awake when Ry woke up. She volunteered to stay back with him for the morning. The guys took off, and we left shortly after them. We stopped to get bait and then headed to an area off a sea wall to the left of the ferry. Dad knew it was there. We had SO much fun! I caught the first fish of the day, but Val and Dad weren't far behind. We all caught multiple fish although none were keepers. We saw a few big fish swim right on by, and we saw a sea turtle too. He even got caught in my fishing line at one point. Luckily Dad was able to get him untangled. Mom showed up with Ry as we were packing up to leave, and we all went back to the condo for lunch. We took Ry down to the pool for a few minutes, and the 2 of us came back sooner than expected because he was hungry and tired. Once he was down for his nap, the four of us hung out in the condo watching TV and sleeping. Nick and Michael got back about 3 from golfing. We all decided to go hang at the beach again as soon as Ry was up. Again...so much fun! Chicken tacos and rice is what we had for dinner that night, and we played Apples to Apples once Ryker was down. Good times.
Sunday was Dad's 55th birthday! WOW. He sure is getting old! Ry woke up really early that day, and he was ready for an early nap. We hung out in the morning for awhile as he slept. We went down to beach around noon, and we stayed down there until almost 7 that day. It was great. Ryker did so well down there again, and he even took a nap for a bit in his canopy. We played ladder ball, in the sand, Nick BBQ'd some hot dogs, and of course had some drinks. :) Awesome day. That night we ordered pizza, and Val picked it up and brought it back to the condo for everyone. Poker night followed that...Dad loves that game. I actually won that night! I gained a whole $5 profit.
Monday was our last full day there, and we hit the beach again before noon. We weren't down there too long when Ryker was ready for his nap. My mom, being the WONDERFUL grandma that she is, took him back to the room to nap so Nick and I could stay down there and play ladder ball and hang out. It was nice and relaxing. We got some good sun time in, and we bonded over drinks and games. Dad played quite a few times too. :) We were back at the condo in late afternoon so everyone had time to get ready to go to Kody's that night. We have been eating there one night of the trip for the last three years. It was good, again, but not as good as we remembered so next year we decided we will try a different place for dinner. We only go out one night of the trip because everything is always SO crowded there at dinner time. This year was nice because we did our night out on Monday. No problem getting, and there was hardly any wait to order. Back at the condo once Ry was asleep we played Guesstimation. It's a really cool game. Everyone should get it. I think Nick won that night.
Tuesday morning we packed up to head home and all went to breakfast at Island Cafe. We've been going there now for three years also for breakfast before everyone leaves. This year Ryker got to enjoy breakfast too, and it was so much less crowded on a Tuesday morning. After that, we stopped at a gift shop to take some pics and browse. Ry and I ended up getting a t-shirt. We all said goodbye, and we headed out in 3 different directions. It is always a little sad to end the weekend, and this year was no different. Another perk of leaving on Tuesday morning...NO FERRY WAIT! We literally drove right on to it! SO nice. We arrived back home about 2:30, and it was back to reality. I am already looking forward to next year. It will be really fun again!
No comments:
Post a Comment