Mustang Island Texas

We are now on Mustang Island. We arrived here from Corpus Christi via free ferry to Port Aransas which is the town on this island. It has been 70 degrees, clear skies and a little breezy.

I just yesterday returned my first meal! I ordered a soft shell crab sandwich - I had no idea that crab was fried and its body and legs were between the bread! That was enough for me. I tried to cut the legs off so I couldn't see them in the sandwich but that didn't work. So I just ate a piece of key lime pie! Guess I am not much of a southern guest!

Today we are heading to another of the 298 barrier reef islands that exist in the United States. It is called Padre Island and there we can dry camp right on the beach which we will do for two nights at least. We are camping within the Padre Island National Seashore and will attend walks and talks there.

One strange thing on the beach: caterpillars! Maybe from the dunes, but they are in the water, traveling back to the dune covered with sand, and each breeze rolls them back...short lifespan for these little critters.

We may stay here at a private park for a month...this rivals Tucson for a winter camping place.