The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to the soul.
Robert Wyland
We started the day very early at the Goose Island State Park. Not by Choice! At 5 am Airboats started on the bay! Man, they are LOUD!!! We left the park by 6;45, earliest start since New Years Day.
Now another thing on Steve’s Bucket List was to drive on the Padre Island Beach. (I know weird right?) Also, this gave us one more chance to walk the sandy beaches of the Gulf of Mexico before we head inland.
Padre Island National Seashore is located south of Corpus Christie. This is the world’s longest undeveloped stretch of barrier island. The park is 70 miles of sand and shell beaches; sand dunes and grasslands. It is also the prime nesting area for the endangered Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles. We did not see any turtles; however, we did get to see some of the many migrating birds to this area.
On another note, there is a huge beach clean up initiative that was started by Captain Billy L Sandifer. So of course, we tried to do our part. Every little bit helps.
On our way inland, Steve (out of the corner of his eye) spotted a picture of wheat on a sign…..Yep you guessed it again; he found another brewery, (he is like a dog seeing a squirrel) Rail Road Brewery. Of course, we turned around, and stopped for lunch and a beer.