Well we didn't expect to see the shrimpers leave today, but that's exactly what they did. Not all at once but at a leisurely pace, each prodigious ship with their rugged crewmen sailed out of the harbor every ten minutes, their horns blasting announcing that shrimping is about to begin. As the crews stowed their gear and readied for sail yesterday I heard them joking and spied a few rough-housing together. A huge excitement permeated the air and their camaraderie, almost tangible, caused a slight grin on my part in appreciation for their exuberance.
Vic got a picture last night of the harbor with all the lights blazing and the ships lining up. We didn't realize at the time that all the activity foretold their departure for today. If you look on Vic's facebook page you can see the night time shot.
Tomorrow is our last day here in Palacios. We probably stayed longer than we should have given the lack of things to do if you don't have a boat or fishing tackle(which we do but sadly not with us). Saturday we'll wend our way further west along the coast and stay in Rockport, which promises many activities to keep us occupied. We've explored every nook and cranny of this area, and the pool is hotter than the air so until then the five books we bought today should help us out through tomorrow. The bookstore by the way is very quaint and has a coffee bar so I'll be there tomorrow morning to chat with the locals.
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