Port Aransas trip UPDATE!!!!!

[hobogato]

fire wood steve.... fire wood. :lol

[BIGBIRD123]

i got a couple of old stands i need to get rid of... :P

[aggie4231]

If anybody is interested, I have a short little activity. As most can tell, I live and work in Port A. I can give a little tour of the lab that I work at. This is for those that would like to see what a shrimp research lab looks like. Kim, could post this on MAAST and DFWMAS? We can do this around 10-12 on Saturday. If I get enough interest, I will post more details.

[Isis]

It is looking to be a nice little gathering this year, definitely much larger than the last two years. As of right now, we are just shy of 120 people, including the kiddos, which are definitely not a huge group (I think there will be around 10-15 of various ages). If you have any tents you would like to bring to shade us from the sun while we are eating or even at the beach, that would be great and definitely appreciated.

There are several different things going on, so if you want to go scuba diving, please PM BigBird123. If you would like to join in on a game of Texas Hold'Em on Friday night, please PM FireEater. If you would like to go on a tour of a shrimp hatchery, please PM aggie4231. If you would like to bring some firewood for the bon fire on Friday night, please PM Isis.

Here is the list so far for those who have registered with me via PM or on the event registration. If your name isn't on the list, then you aren't marked down for attending the BBQ on Saturday before the collection, which means that we haven't ordered food for you or your guests. If you are planning on coming, please let me know ASAP with the number of people in your group, if you want any t-shirts and what sizes they are. We would like to accurately order the amount of food needed, as well as drinks. If you would like to bring something other than non-alcoholic beverages, you are more than welcome.

• acropoorer
  addboy
  aggie4231
  Angel*Fish
  Ashlar
  atmgueedo
  BigBird123
  Brad
  caferacermike
  charlie
  deangelove
  FireEater
  fish2morrow
  Flamenco-t
  frank551
  Glenn
  gobi1kanobi
  grimwolf
  hobogato
  Isis
  J_G
  jhand
  KrAs & PurplePony
  landfish
  lilred1995vette
  lomaxdq
  Marc
  MarkieB
  metsuko
  MKCindy
  Monica
  NewbieReefer24
  Niko5
  Polkster13
  prof
  PygmyAngel
  Ram_Puppy
  Rick
  rwright
  ShaneV
  Shiang
  slallen
  SoLiD
  taldrich13
  thedude
  tnn1567
  Trey
  weiser896

If you would like a room at the Tarpon Inn, please make sure that I receive payment at the club meeting or via paypal by Sunday night. I will be releasing the rooms back to the hotel so they can get them occupied. If you decide you want a room after I release them back, the room nights will be at a differenct price since we got a discount.

There is also one room left at the La Palma Villa, which we will have open until filled, and this will be filled by first payment recieved.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call me 281-658-2925, or PM me here. I will also be at the club meeting for those who have any questions.

[Isis]

This is the final list for those staying at the hotels we booked. There are no rooms available at the Tarpon Inn, so the only thing available is the one room left at the La Palma Villa. If you want it, please PM me soon.

• The Tarpon Inn
  #16 -->double full $190 (Rich and Dawn Cotter, MARSH)
  #17 -->double twin $155 (Steve and Cheri Byrd, MAAST)
  #18 -->single full $155 (Ryan Shiang, MARSH)
  #19 -->single full $155 (Kim Fredrick, MARSH)
  #20 -->single full $155 (Melodie Sandbach)
  #21 -->Premium Queen $207 (Kim and Mark Lowe, MARSH)
  #23 -->Premium Queen $207 (Steve and Cheri Byrd, MAAST)
  #24 -->single full $155 NOT AVAILABLE!!, booked by hotel
  #25 -->Premium Queen $207 (Monica Dockery, MARSH)
  #26 -->single queen $175 (Frederick and Melinda, MAAST)
  #29 -->Upstairs Corner Suite $320(David Beck, MAAST)
  #30 -->Larger Queen $190 (Ram_puppy, MAAST)
  #31 -->single full $155 (Brad Brookner, MARSH)
  #32 -->single full $155 (Mark Pandenell, MARSH)
  #33 -->single full $155 (John Richter, MARSH)
  #34 -->single full $155 (John Anderson, MARSH)
  #35 -->double twin $155 (Nick Fults, MARSH)
  #36 -->Single Full $155 (Frank and Colleen Krockenberger, MARSH)
  #37 -->single queen $175 (Mike and Sam Leang, MARSH)
  #38 -->double twin $155 (Rich & Dawn Cotter, MARSH)
  #39 -->Premium Queen $207 (Shane and Tina Vanderburg, MARSH)
  #40 -->single full $155
  #42 -->Fisherman’s Room $275 ** (Mike Pawlowski, MAAST)
  FDR --> $445 ***
  
  ***The FDR also can sleep more than 2 if desired, as there is a king size bed in the bedroom and a trundle, that can be 2 twin beds or one full bed.
  
  Staying at the Villa La Palma (7 rooms available) (ONLY 1 room available!!)
  Angel*Fish (MARSH)
  open
  John Gilbert (MAAST)
  John Gilbert (MAAST)
  Garrett & Mayme Blanton (MAAST)
  Dale McQuirk (MAAST)
  Dale McQuirk (MAAST)
  
  Staying at the Captain's Quarter's
  KEG (MARSH)
  Rick (DFWMAS)

[Isis]

The one room available at the La Palma Villa is a full bed with a twin bunk on top for those who are interested. If you have one of the queens and would like to switch, please let me know. There is also the FDR suite at the Tarpon Inn, which sleeps at least 4 with a king bed and two twins, which can be pushed together. If interested in the above, please PM me ASAP.

Also, there is another hotel in Port A that still has rooms around $95 per night, called the Seahog Motel. The phone number is 361-749-5572 for those who want a room last minute.

[Isis]

Just so everyone knows, here is the tentative plan for the weekend. This is a loosely planned event because we don't want to restrict everyone on what they want to do, but we do have a few things in stone, so that everyone can converge at once.

Friday (arrival)
Everyone will be arriving to their prospective hotels all day. Once you get checked in, feel free to do whatever you want. If you want to go to the beach or visit the local shops, then feel free. If you want to come and hang out at the Tarpon Inn and swim in the pool, feel free to stop on by to socialize. Around 5-6 we will play some poker, which is being organized by FireEater. Just before it gets dark, we will head to the beach for a bon fire. If you want to stay at the hotel, please feel free. Otherwise, come out to join us on the beach for the fire.

Saturday
Up until 3pm, there is nothing planned, unless you choose to go get a tour of the shrimp hatchery or go scuba diving. If you want to get a group trip together for the aquarium, please make sure you do so soon. In the mean time, if you want to come to the Tarpon Inn to hang out and socialize with those who are hanging out at the pool and courtyard.

At 3pm, the food will be ready to eat. It will be at the Tarpon Inn in the back by the pool and in the courtyard area. Once it becomes dusk, everyone can head out to the jetties for collection. Once it becomes dark, then we start collecting since the shrimp don't come out until then.

After the collection, we can head back to the Tarpon Inn for hanging out until whenever.

Sunday (departure)
Some people will check out early, some will check out late. Just be sure to change your water for your critters so that they can survive the drive back.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask here or PM me. If you are lost or need help finding us, please call me 281-658-2925.

Kim

[Isis]

Just so everyone is aware, we have brought some chairs with us, so as a precaution, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have a spare chair for yourself, especially if you are going to the beach since our chairs are only for the BBQ.

Also, if you have decided that you aren't going, please PM so I reduce the amount of food ordered. I would hate for the clubs to pay for food that won't be eaten. Of course, I hope that everyone is bringing large appetites for the BBQ because there will be plenty to eat from one of the local caterers. The food will be available for eating just at 3pm, so I recommend that you eat a late breakfast and skip lunch. ;)

We are also in need of some tents that we can set up to block some of the sun, so if you have one and would like to bring it, that would be super awesome.