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Padre
Island
We were guided to go to Padre Island, a beautiful, wild beach
with an undeveloped coastline almost 70 miles long. There we "fell into" a
campground hosting opportunity that enabled us to
stay there for 5 months. Our duties included
orienting campers, fending off coyotes, wrangling
rattlesnakes, dodging lightning and rescuing sea
turtles. What an amazing chapter in our
journey! Click on the pictures for
a large version.
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| Aidan
on a calm day at Padre |
Flowers
in the grasslands |
Pond
in the grasslands |
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| Our
Camping Site! |
View
from the dunes towards our campsite |
Dragon's
Back |
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| Jude
in the distance |
Sunset
from the top of the dunes |
More
sunset |
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| Sunrise
from the Dining Room Table |
Jess
and Aidan on a calm day |
Sunset
over the Dunes |
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| Sunrise over
the Gulf |
Sunrise over
the Gulf |
Sunrise over
the Gulf |
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| Sunrise over
the Gulf |
Sunrise over
the Gulf |
Yep! another
sunrise |
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| ditto |
and another! |
Massagua
Rattlesnake in the Parking Lot! |
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| Afternoon
Storm over the Campground |
Sunrise with
rainbow |
Sunrise with
rainbow |
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| A doe in the
front yard |
Sunrise |
Coyote on
the sand dunes |
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| Sunrise |
Storm over
the gulf |
Storm over
the dunes |
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| The Marshes
behind the dunes |
ditto |
ditto |
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| Flowers in the
marsh |
Cattails |
The Tucker
Girls as "Charlie's Angels"! |
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| Rainbow over
the gulf |
Jess, Aidan,
Julia, Sarah and Melissa |
Jess, Sarah,
Aidan, Melissa and Julia |
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| Full Moon
rising over the Gulf |
Full Moon |
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Here are some pictures from Aidan's 7th Birthday here on Padre Island.
We went up to Mustang Island just north of Padre for a Horse-riding on the
beach! It was a blast for the kids and we had a great time watching!
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| Aidan in his
cowboy outfit |
Ready for
riding in his boots |
Aidan and Jess
ready to ride |
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| Aidan mounting
Mouse |
Jess mounting
Clyde |
Aidan looking
tall in the saddle |
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| On the Beach |
All four
Riders |
Looking
comfortable! |
Here are final images from Padre Island. We completed our
Hosting on September 14th, 2004 and left early on the morning of the 15th just
as the hurricane was coming ashore, heading to Albuquerque, New Mexico to visit
new friends there.
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| Sunrise
reflections in the sand |
Another Padre
sunrise |
More
reflections with birds |
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| Sun on the
Gulf |
Again |
Jess and Aidan
at the Mexico-USA border on the Rio Grande |
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| Entering Nuevo
Progresso Mexico |
Jess in front
of a Mural in a Shopping Plaza |
Beautiful
Colors! |
  
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