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Rainy Day Catnap
Jan. 27, 2023: Isla Blanca Park, SPI, Texas. We have a rainy day with a rainy weekend ahead. Catnip spent the afternoon on the dash watching the rain and sleeping. -Lisa
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Starship Fueling
Jan. 23, 2023: Isla Blanca State Park, South Padre Island, TX. Something was happening at the Space X site and there were some excited viewers. Apparently they fully loaded fuel into this new rocket for the first time, and we could see the outgassing. Mars, here we come! (Eventually…) -Lisa
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Sand Crabs
Jan. 23, 2023: Isla Blanca County Park, South Padre Island, TX. I walk the beach everyday, and even the same stretch of sand is never the same. The weather varies —some days shorts, some days light jackets—and I manage to find something new. Like these cute sand crabs running around today. They are the occupants…
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Island Flying Things
Jan. 20, 2023: Isla Blanca County Park, South Padre Island. We are very near a Coastguard camp at the southern tip of SPI. They have some boats with several big motors on them and they fly this RADAR tethered device each night. I’m sure they are stopping drugs from coming in. Space X has a…
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South Padre Island
Jan. 15, 2023: Isla Blanca County Park, South Padre Island, Texas. We have arrived at our final beach destination and will enjoy some quality time on this island. It is set up for walking and bike riding and has lots of beach access points. The roads have bike lanes and the main road is 12…
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Field Trip
Jan. 14, 2023: Mustang Island State Park, TX. We visited the Texas Sealife Center to view their rescued critters. The goal is to release whom they can, and they use permanently injured or previous pet birds, tortoises, snakes, and lizards to go to educational visits. It reminded me of Kyla Stegmeir Burns some Zoology Classroom…
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Nature
Jan. 13, 2023: Port Aransas, Texas. We found a nature preserve to hike through. Where we were headed originally, the salt marsh grass was on fire from a lawnmower spark. This nearby trail, Charlie’s Pasture, has a really long raised accessible walkway and viewing platforms to watch the birds. So many different types of ducks,…
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Corpus Christi
Jan. 10, 2023: Oso Wetlands Preserve, Corpus Christi, TX. We found a place to park along a trail to hike and bike, but the biking part was really short. So we took the city sidewalks to the Corpus Christi campus of Texas A&M. It sits right along the water – would be a really nice…
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Dolphin Sighting
Jan. 7, 2023: Mustang Island State Park, Texas. The surf was rough again today with the red flag flying. We are seeing some strange things wash up like an onion, a couple of oranges, an avocado and several bunches of broccoli. Are they falling off barges? Picnic lunches gone wrong? Oh, and a couple of…
