Just a few miles northeast of Surfside Beach, you will find Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge. We actually visited this location twice because we enjoyed the auto tour so much, and had some extra time our last day at Surfside Beach. There were a lot of birds, and we found a slew of alligators! Definitely worth…
Tag: Texas
Surfside Beach, Texas
About an hour west of Galveston, you will find the small town of Surfside Beach, located on San Luis Island. I found this little town when looking for new beaches to visit in Texas. Although there was not a lot to do in Surfside Beach, within a short driving distance were two national wildlife refuges…
Feeling Thankful
We recently returned from a road trip down to the Texas coast and into mid-Texas to visit family. Blessed with safety, good weather and good health. Enjoyed beach walk sunrises, sunsets and discovered few hidden (and not so hidden) alligators on our nature explorations! I will share more in future posts. Happy Thanksgiving! Alligator snooze…
Stops along the way: Port Aransas and Mustang Island, Texas
The route we decided to take from S. Padre Island to Rockport, on our recent road trip, took us down Mustang Island to Port Aransas. This provided the opportunity to stop and check out Port Aransas Nature Preserve. Although our GPS took us to City Hall 🤣 they kindly directed us to one of the…
Dragonfly at the Rio Grande
One of my favorite trinkets acquired on our recent road trip through Big Bend National Park, was this small wire dragonfly on display at the Rio Grande Overlook next to the border. A small sign states prices (some items were tagged) and that the crafts were from Boquillas, Mexico. The Big Bend Visitor’s guide says…
peace of life today 