We were away from the docks at Costa Grande by 7:00 am with no serious troubles. Can't say that it looked pretty, but no dock rash. The wind was blowing 20 knots already at 7:00 in the morning.

From there it's a long 9 hour motor to Port Aransas. No problems, but we were fighting a killer wind from the south the whole time. I shot some Flip video, but after watching it, it seems so tame compared to what we were experiencing. There were small craft advisories out, and we heard 2 conversations with the coast guard about overturned boats.

Once we finally got here, it's just beautiful. It's hard to believe these waters are in the same state as Galveston bay. We saw tons of birds and countless dolphins, including one in the marina after dinner.

Tomorrow is an off day and we all are looking forward to exploring the town and beach and just not having to be anywhere at any particular time.

We haven't really seen the town yet, as we ate a great little restaurant called Finns which was selected because it was the closest walk from the boat. No regrets, though...

Sleeping in tomorrow.No more getting up at 4:30 or 5:30 in the morning for at least a day or two.