Leaving Matagorda Bay where we anchored out by the old airport, we saw on the news that a tropical low was developing over the Yucatan. Our friends, Steve and Carol had suggested the anchorage by the old airport in Matagorda Bay as ideal and they were right. We dingyed around, watched shrimpers and had the whole place to ourselves. Water is a lot clearer than we are used to in Galveston Bay. The picture above is our quiet anchorage in Matagorda Bay.
Our next stop was Port Lavaca for one night. Once again, we had a howling wind and a rough docking. I had to bang the bow of "Lindsey" into the finger pier to stop her. Again, less than $10,000.00 worth of damage. The cruising guide described Port Lavaca as a quaint little fishing village with a lot to do and see. Wrong. Two things were good, one,ice was available for 75 cents a 5 gallon bucket from the bait stand and the other was.....leaving. The harbormaster didn't charge us for our first night. He said "we need something to get people up here".
The news had the tropical storm getting stronger so we decided to find a more secure place to ride out the storm. The weather forecasters knew it was going to hit the southern end of Texas but didn't know where. We headed for Rockport Municipal Marina. This is a very nice place to stay. They have a good breakwater to protect the 
marina. The showers and laundry are new. The locals are great. We must have had 6 different offers to take us to the store. Burt (a liveaboard) took us to the HEB where we reprovisioned. We had enough stock for several weeks on the boat. The tropical storm was named Hurricane Alex and was projected to hit Texas around Brownsville. We are staying put. That afternoon, June 29, the wind picked up and the waves were breaking over the seawall. We moved "Lindsey" to the center of our slip and double tied her. We were ready. The wind blew and the rains came. We were safe in Rockport. The Marina charged us $30.00 a night with water and electricity. We highly recommend this place for our cruising friends.
marina. The showers and laundry are new. The locals are great. We must have had 6 different offers to take us to the store. Burt (a liveaboard) took us to the HEB where we reprovisioned. We had enough stock for several weeks on the boat. The tropical storm was named Hurricane Alex and was projected to hit Texas around Brownsville. We are staying put. That afternoon, June 29, the wind picked up and the waves were breaking over the seawall. We moved "Lindsey" to the center of our slip and double tied her. We were ready. The wind blew and the rains came. We were safe in Rockport. The Marina charged us $30.00 a night with water and electricity. We highly recommend this place for our cruising friends.
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