Friday, December 30, 2011

Day 8 Texas Vacation Xmas 2011


Woke up around 8:30am this morning, there isn’t much chance to sleep any later because of the noisy Grackles that sit in the palm trees around our Airstream trailer. 

We ate breakfast then hung around our trailer for the morning.  After lunch we decided to leave the KOA campground and drive around the Island for a bit.  We had to pick up some groceries, but we also went in search of a few Sand Sculptures that are scattered throughout the Island.  The best known one is the one at the Visitor Center.

5983 Texas, South Padre Island - Visitors Center - sand sculpture

There is another one at the Police Station.   This is a flying turtle.

6394 Texas, South Padre Island - flying sea turtle sand sculpture in front of South Padre Island City Hall 6396 Texas, South Padre Island - flying sea turtle sand sculpture in front of South Padre Island City Hall 6397 Texas, South Padre Island - flying sea turtle sand sculpture in front of South Padre Island City Hall

There is one at a private residence.  It is titled “Un-Litter”.

6400 Texas, South Padre Island - lighthouse sand sculpture on Laguna Blvd 6402 Texas, South Padre Island - lighthouse sand sculpture on Laguna Blvd

Another one at a private residence is titled “The Wizards Roost”

6403 Texas, South Padre Island - 'The Wizard's Roost' sand sculpture on Laguna Blvd 6405 Texas, South Padre Island - 'The Wizard's Roost' sand sculpture on Laguna Blvd

There is one that we were not able to find, it is a Pelican.  We will keep looking for it over the next few days and hopefully find it.

Back at the KOA Campground on South Padre Island I lit the BBQ and and cooked dinner, then we walked over to the sunset deck to watch the setting sun.  We sure have been lucky this year at seeing the sunsets.  On our previous visit to the Island 3 years ago, it would always be cloudy in the late afternoon and the clouds would of course completely block the sunset.

6406 Texas, South Padre Island - KOA Kampground - sunset from our camp site 6422 Texas, South Padre Island - KOA Kampground - sunset 6426 Texas, South Padre Island - KOA Kampground - sunset

6427 Texas, South Padre Island - KOA Kampground - sunset 6431 Texas, South Padre Island - KOA Kampground - sunset 6432 Texas, South Padre Island - KOA Kampground - sunset

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