Cousin Nancy Rides Again!

I had so much fun on my mini-vacation to Port Aransas with Cindy and Nita. And, as always it was great seeing Rick, "The Friendly Lighthouse Keeper" and Leisa. To put our trip in a nutshell—we had a blast!

After we left the lighthouse and had our feet planted firmly on the ground in Port Aransas, we loaded up our baggage. Then I asked Rick if he would give me a ride on his pretty, new Triumph 900 motorcycle before we left, because I wanted to be able to brag that I rode a motorcycle at the ripe old age of fifty-eight years old. "It's a Bucket List deal, Rick," I said, followed by laughter.

Rick laughed and smiled and then he said, "I'd love to take you for a spin, Cousin Nancy. Let's go! Hop on!" I handed my camera over to Nita, so she could video tape my latest bucket-list-event for me, but the next part about hopping on wasn't quite as easy for me as I had anticipated and I am blaming it on Mercury fixin' to be in retrograde, but it was probably because I am only five-foot-two and just plain old. My mind said yes, but my legs said, "No way! You've got to be kidding." Here is a short video clip of me trying to triumph over the Triumph. After Rick took me for a quick spin, we thanked him for the fun time and then he and us drove off in opposite directions.

We were only three blocks away from the ferryboat  when we tried to leave Port Aransas around nine forty-five, but my sister Cindy, like me got lost right in front of the ferry entrance. We kept missing the turn lane to get onto the ferry and we kept having to circle the big parking lot before we could try again. I am sure that the ferry attendants were laughing their heads off at us and thinking that we were just some misguided old ladies, as they watched our three unsuccessful attempts to get into the ferry lane, as the three of us laughed hysterically at ourselves inside Cindy's car—teasing Nita the Navigator.

I got back home late this afternoon and I am pretty pooped. After returning many phone calls, e-mails and taking a short nap with my dogs—I am fixin' to go to bed.

P.S. June and Dean, I hope y'all had great birthdays.

Y'all have a great evening!