Usain
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Gladys Porter Zoo
Feb. 18, 2023: Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. We visited a lovely zoo in Brownsville. The animals were all outside in February! -Lisa
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Trouble in Paradise
Feb. 16, 2023: Brownsville, Texas. What do you do when your house on wheels breaks? I guess the beach was just getting boring so we “needed” some new excitement. We were driving to Brownsville in search of a USB to USB cord for the Volta system on Usain when we got a red battery on…
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Space X Static Test Fire
Feb. 9, 2023: Isla Blanca Park, SPI, Texas. Today we parked Usain by the south beach to watch the happenings at SpaceX’s Starbase. I watched dolphins, kayakers, diving pelicans, shrimp boats and pirate ships while waiting to see if the Super Heavy booster for Starship would undergo a static test fire. It did this afternoon.…
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Botany
Feb. 5, 2023: Isla Blanca Park, SPI, TX. Another perfect weather day. We did get in another bike ride to the Farmer’s Market, and I actually took my camp chair to the beach and read this afternoon:). I finally found a Moon Jelly washed up on the beach, and walked over the mudflats that have…
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A Perfect Day
Feb. 4, 2023: Isla Blanca park, SPI, Texas. Finally, this was the day we’ve been looking for! The sunshine was back and the wind was very mild. We rode our bikes to see a kite festival, the SPI Birding and Nature Center, ate a late lunch at Yummies, walked the beach and watched the sun…
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El Cristo de los Pescadores
Feb. 1, 2023: Isla Blanca Park, SPI, Texas. I am hesitant to complain knowing most of you are at much colder temps, but we have had cold rainy days here, too. We are now wearing layers to take short walks, then going back to warm up in our heated van. Two days ago, we were…
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Let’s go fly a…
Jan. 30, 2023: Isla Blanca County Park, South Padre Island, TX. The new thing that I saw today on the beach was a group flying trick kites in formations. I got some pictures, a short video, but missed their last trick where they circled the kites then landed them as they looped out of the…
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Farmer’s Market
Jan. 29, 2023: Isla Blanca Park, SPI, Texas. There is a wonderful farmer’s market on the island with yummy treats and beautiful plants. No room in the van for plants, and the cats would just eat them anyway. But the sourdough bread and the cilantro sauce we purchased are quite delicious. The side of the…
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Washed Up
Jan. 28, 2023: Isla Blanca Park, SPI, Texas. The new thing at this beach today was the large amount of kelp that was washed up. We have also seen a few cannonball jellies and one small Portuguese man-o-war, but overall there are very few of these compared to what we found on Mustang Island and…
