![]() So most fliers found alternative entertainment for that day or simply had a late Sunday brunch and proceeded homeward, all expressing no regrets and thankful for a great day of kite flying. As is normal in South Texas in December, a northern cold front moved in, and the wind was cold and sharp. Sunday morning evidenced the reason for the sudden wind change the day before. It was spectacular to see, and lots of cameras were trying to get the images saved for future use. ![]() After the parade, a thirty-minute fireworks display had the crowds and the kite fliers mouthing the usual aaahh’s and oohhh’s as they were reflected on Little Bay’s still waters. Santa arrived riding a ladder truck by the fire department! Lots of candy was thrown our way. The street lighted float parade was fun to see. The lighted boats were too far away to be seen from our area, but we were able to see a couple in the marina. When we finished eating, we circled our chairs around for a kiter pow-wow and visited up until time for the evening’s events. Since we didn’t want to lose our primo parking spots for the upcoming Christmas parade that evening, we decided to have pizza delivered to the field. As it finally began to slide down to the ground, it was official that the kite fly was over. As each kite was being rolled up and put away, one lone kite stayed afloat until the very end, the Texas Genki, which was only right since it was the Texas Kite Club Fly after all. Made it easy to start packing the toys away. We had a contingent of sport kite fliers this year for several hours over on the adjacent field lovingly dubbed “the dog pound.”Īround 3 p.m., kites began to slowly drift to the ground due to the wind shifting and dropping to 2-3 mph. As the wind began to move, it became primarily a single-liners day with lots of line laundry and as many large and small kites as we could fit while still maintaining air traffic control. While we waited for wind, the field came to life with banners, flags, arches, ground bouncing animals, spinning flowers. Everyone backed up their vehicles to the field and began unloading all their goodies. Saturday morning, we had coffee and breakfast together before arriving at the field to almost no wind, but sunny and warm nonetheless. ![]() There’s a novel idea, right?īy popular demand, all the kite fliers met Friday night at China A restaurant and had a nice meal and caught up on gossip. The City provides the field rental and insurance for the kite event in exchange for the attraction value the numerous kite displays provide. Originally set in January, the date was moved to December to get better flying conditions and to add to the numerous events the City plans every year. What began as a statewide kite club invitational fun fly in 2006 has grown to a kite extravaganza for the crowds that cruise the Heritage District for the annual celebration of the opening of the Christmas season. ![]() As is now the tradition, the Coastal Bend Skypirates coordinated the date of the Great Texas Kite Club Fun Fly again this year with the City of Rockport’s Christmas season opening festivities that included tree lightings, parades, musical venues, and fireworks. ![]()
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