MY GRANDAUGHTER, ROSIE AND I HAD HAD ENOUGH OF THE WET COLD HOUSTON RAIN. WE HAD TO GET OUT, SO I KEPT DRIVING DOWN THE COAST TO FIND WARMTH. IT WAS A LITTLE BETTER AT ISLA BLANCA PARK, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS. WE WERE REALLY ON THE GO- I DROVE 350 MILES EACH WAY WITH A 2 YEAR OLD, BUT THE END WAS WORTH IT. HERE IS ROSIE, WITH HER COMPANION, SNOWSHOE, READY TO TO GO SWIMMING WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE IN JANUARY, 2008.