Around Port Aransas

Here are just some pictures taken over the last few days. It’s too windy today to do much. It’s still hot and muggy, but too windy. I guess it is better than the 14” or so of snow that everyone has in Wyoming right now. Al is headed out in a little while to try his hand at fishing again. He went to the south jetty yesterday and it was so windy and the waves were crashing that the waves swept two guys over the edge. They lost all their gear, but were alright.

He did catch three mackerel.

 

This whole island is a migration/winter area for birds that come up to Iowa and Wyoming during the summer. On Sunday we went to one of the birding areas. This was a neat bird. He just kept sneaking up on the fish almost motionless, but moving all the same.

 

This is the main way to get here, on the ferry. You can drive to Corpus Christi on the highway, but it’s (usually) quicker to go across on the ferry. Although last week mom and I went over and it took us almost an hour to get back across because there were so many cars in line.  They have up to 5 that run back and forth 24/7

This sign is on a new building that is almost the first thing you see when you get to town. I haven’t seen many people in there, I suppose they are worried they will get arrested because there were so many cops in town last week.

Everywhere you look there are seagulls. Some of them are laughing gulls, which sound just like someone hysterically laughing. When you start feeding them, it gets a little crazy. I was thinking on the tent photo ‘I wonder how much bird poop is landing on the tent! That’s going to be fun to clean up’

There are port-a-potties everywhere. But at least they try to make them look nice on the outside.

The wind was great yesterday for a kite-surfer. I don’t want to surf, but this might be actually fun. It looks like a lot of work. I couldn’t get the kite in the picture, but it’s up there. It just looks like a large scallop that catches the air.  She just went up and down the beach, turning whenever she wanted to.

Last week they were selling this lovely parachute ride (for $195 each person!) They landed just over the dunes from the trailer.

And one more from spring break. I was in the backseat, and of course got the side of the car in it, but this pretty much sums up most of the spring break week! ‘cho jur teets!’ (you have to click on this one to see it!)