Wow - Look at this Place now!!

Two years and one month later - The pool is wonderful and the grounds have
 grass and palm trees (so lovely!)

I don't know these guys - but they were taking photos out in front our place. Funny - motorcycle love!

  My first post Ike Sand-Dollar!

 UPDATE:  10/29/10   ~ This is the laundry room - not the office.  The office will be one of the front units -

Update ~ Hooray ~ we can use the beach condo now {after two years of repairs}

The update from the Peregrine website: 

August 31, 2010

We are pleased to inform you that Peregrine will be open for Owner use only starting September 10, 2010 with restrictions.

Owners who plan to use their week at Peregrine starting September 10 (Week 37) should be advised that the State Environmental Health Department has not yet issued a permit for the operation of our public water system. Therefore, it will be necessary that you supply your own water for drinking, cooking and ice. Do not drink the water! We expect the State Approved permit for the operation of our public water system to be issued in September.

Please remember that Peregrine is being strictly regulated by both State and County health agencies as to the amount of wastewater that can be released into the discharge area that is adjacent to protected wetlands.

To comply with these regulations, "No Owner shall have more than six (6) family and guest in any one night in a two (2) bedroom unit nor ( 4) in a one (1) bedroom unit" as stated in the Rules and Regulations of the Peregrine Homeowners Association. Compliance with this regulation will be strictly enforced. Non-compliance with this regulation could cost Peregrine Homeowners as much as $1000.00 per day to treat the excess discharge generated over State limits. Also, as in the past, Peregrine is a "no pet facility". Those bringing a pet to the property will be charged $275.

Discussions are ongoing with RCI as to when Peregrine homeowners will be able to deposit their vacation intervals. We will notify you as soon as the arrangements are completed with both RCI and II.

We hope that you will enjoy your beautiful property and we send our best to all of you.

The Mess. . .

{This is not my photo}  but it shows how bad the storm was -  I wonder about the owners of these boats ~ did they replace them or fix them up or just have to take the loss.

We Spent the night at the beach condo >>>first time since August 2008!

 but we cannot use the water . . . it is still being tested by the state.

They still have a lot a work to do - but I think maybe by Labor Day weekend the complex will be ready for people to start staying there.  We went on Sunday & the guys went fishing and I  clean up.  The water is has not been tested by the state, so I did not use it or wash any dishes yet.  They are still pilled up on the table.  I will go back in a few weeks and do that.    The weather was so nice,  I have never seen it in summer with the sky so blue and  not a cloud in the sky.   The sand seemed different to me, sort of sticky {oil spill ?}  Not sure - but it sure did stick to my feet and stain them and my moms crocs were stained.   More soon . . .

OUr place should be done soon. . . YAY

I took this photo on the beach when went by the condo in May:

The finishing touches are being made:

I am so excited ~ the beach condos should be done soon and they will have Satellite TV and HugesNet wireless internet.  That will be so nice to have a computer and sit outside or anywhere in the condo.
The water lines are almost done - the State has to test the water.  Almost 2 years after Ike -  the Condos will be better than before.  (I hope we don't get a storm anytime soon)

NOTE:  I stole this picture from the internet - I may try to take my own version of it soon!

Yogi Bear Jellystone Park - Waller, Texas

Oh no ~ I messed up, this was supposed to go on this blog.  I didn't realize I was loading the pictures to this IKE blog.  Oh, well maybe since we can't to the beach condos, people will want to check out this park.


Some friends of the boys took them to this RV park - it is in Waller about 45 minutes away and has cabins as well as hook ups for RVs/campers.   Tommy and I and the cousins came up there on Thursday and spent 3 hours swimming and hanging out.  Taylor went up with us on Thursday, but he had to come back for summer school, and then I took him back on Friday so he stay there with his friend Quentin.  Spencer went to the camp on Wednesday afternoon with Wyatt.  His grandma got new RV - check it out and the fun park:

This was the road home ~

Hi Cjane - check out the damage from Ike on the Texas gulf Coast...

Check out Cjane here

RIP San Luis Pass Fishing Pier

San Luis Pass fishing Pier, originally uploaded by exumabound.

They tore down the fishing pier, they did not rebuild it and they are not going to. We will miss the San Luis Pass Fishing Pier!! We have been going there since the early 90s and the kids used it in the 2000s.

Update ~ July 2nd???

For those who could not attend the Annual Homeowners Meeting on March 27, 2010, it was a productive and very informative meeting. All were encouraged to hear that management believes that the repairs to Peregrine and the rebuilding of the entire infrastructure associated with the facility can be accomplished using the insurance proceeds, without need of a special assessment. We are making every effort to open part or all of Peregrine starting July 2, 2010, for use by homeowners only. Since building permits were not released by the County until April 10, 2010, the tentative July 2nd opening date presents a serious re-construction challenge. Every effort will be made to accomplish that goal. This does not mean that RCI or II trading can begin on July 2, 2010. When the project is 100% complete, RCI and II will do their final approval inspection, before reactivating the exchange program. We will keep you advised as to the earliest possible date to begin exchanges with RCI and II. You will be happy to know that since April 10th, when the building permits were issued, construction of the Public Water System and the Waste Water Treatment Facility was started. The heavy duty aluminum panels for rebuilding the bulkhead wall, which protects the property from high tide, will be delivered Friday April 30th and re-construction will begin. Extensive repairs to the building’s exterior siding, exterior doors and windows will be complete by April 30th. Power washing of the building exteriors in preparation for painting is underway. Repairs and expansion of the old office building, which will become the new laundry, is in progress. Satellite TV wiring installation will begin on April 27th. Eighteen sets of kitchen cabinets with counter tops are on order and should arrive by May 7th. The purchase of unit furnishings and décor has been started. Once again, your patience under these difficult circumstances is greatly appreciated. We are sorry for the delay in issuing this Web Page update, but until the County construction permit was issued, the infrastructure portion of the project construction was on hold.

Will we get to use our beach condo this Summer?

What is going on now - this was from the first week of March 2010:

The unforeseen delays in obtaining government permits to rebuild Peregrine’s infrastructure, as well as the swimming pool, driveways, bulkhead wall, laundry, and basically everything at ground level, has caused much frustration for all of you and for us here, who are dealing with the reconstruction first hand.

Why all the delays with permitting? There was always a real possibility that permits would never be issued to rebuild Peregrine. There were two major problems, both equally serious.

Problem number 1: the treatment and disposal of wastewater, (often called black water) discharged by forty townhouses on the beachfront. The Peregrine property that was being used as a wastewater discharge area was washed away by the storm surge tide. The only Peregrine property now available where 4,500 gallons of wastewater per day could be discharged runs adjacent to protected wetlands adjoining Christmas Bay and its delicate eco system. After eight months of study and consideration by the Army Corp of Engineers, as to whether the wastewater discharge area required by Peregrine’s forty townhouses would have a negative impact on the wetlands and the environment of Christmas Bay, approval to use that area for wastewater discharge was given December 2009. The Texas Commission on Environmental Health has also now given their approval. Our permit application, with the engineer’s design plans, and other required legal documents, is now being reviewed by the County Environmental Health Department and Texas General Land Office, who will ultimately be responsible for issuing the permit.

Problem number 2: Peregrine is one of only a few Texas resorts truly on the beach, being only 200 feet from the surf. All beaches are publicly owned by the State of Texas. By law, the line of vegetation running parallel to the gulf determines where public beach ends and private property begins. After the storm, the line of vegetation had been pushed inland leaving many properties, including Peregrine, on public beach. Because Peregrine was now on public property and was heavily damaged, the State of Texas could have condemned it as they did with many other beach properties. During 2009, the Texas General Land Office, in the absence of a natural vegetation line, established a temporary boundary line to clarify what was now public beach and private property. With a State approved boundary line re-defined on August 17, 2009, Peregrine was re-surveyed and found to be landward of the 200 foot line and is now on private property. This has cleared the way for the permitting process to move forward.

As noted earlier, there is still a lot to be done before Peregrine can safely accommodate guests, even if for only owners. Again, we cannot begin replacement of any ground level facilities, driveways, dirt work, swimming pool, laundry, etc., until we have the proper permits in hand. Shortly after receiving the construction permits, we will inform you of a tentative opening date.

We are very conscience of your losses as a homeowner, and are working to restore your resort to you as soon as possible. Even though frustrated, the majority of you have been reasonable and understanding when calling the office and we thank you for that.

I hope they are Wrong ...

Click here for info on the 2010 hurricane season.

This was the swimming pool ~

Peregrine Condos, Texas, originally uploaded by exumabound.

this is a week after Ike - the grounds of the condos were ruined and they are still trying to fix the water, sewer and bulkheads.

The pool now (March 2010) ~ I don't think it will be ready by summer.

March 2010 Update -

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Condo Updates ~

January 25, 2010

In the December 15, 2009 Peregrine Hurricane Ike update, the process for obtaining permits to rebuild the infrastructure for Peregrine Townhomes was discussed. In addition to the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers, we now have approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to install the waste water treatment facility.

With these two approvals in hand, we are finalizing the remaining governmental petitions to obtain the required building permits for the construction of the waste water treatment Facility, the public water system well, the repairs to the bulkhead barrier, the rebuild the swimming pool area and replacement of all of the driveways and landscaping.

We have completed the engineering and design of all the above mentioned projects, but our petition must still be reviewed and approved by the County Health Department, the County permitting office, the General Land Office of the State of Texas, and the Brazoria County Commissioners Court. Both the Corps of Engineers and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality had to approve the sewer design first before these other agencies would consider the request.

Once these projects are approved and permitted, the various contractors associated with construction above projects will begin work simultaneously, and we should be in position to give you an estimate of the Peregrine re-opening date.

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December 15, 2009

After 9 months of discussion the US. Army, Corps of Engineers, we received on December 10, 2009, their final approval for the new Peregrine sewer location on the property. Once this approval trickles down through the red tape of the State of Texas and Brazoria County officials (sewer design already approved by all), a permit for construction will be issued by the County. Once the permits are issued, construction of the sewer, the water well, the bulkhead surrounding the property, the buildings damaged or destroyed and the pool reconstruction will begin immediately (contracts for each already in place).