January 6 2015 10 pm cst 51 degrees
Neil and I have both had colds so by the weekend, we just wanted to get out of the house. We ended up at South Padre Island where we were pretty much the only ones there because it was cold and threatening rain. There was only one brave guy all bundled up walking and from the tracks I would say everyone else that visited this beach was in a vehicle. Good thinking.
The red flag indicates heavy surf and dangerous currents.
Was pretty surprised to see that the sand castles that we saw last winter are pretty much still there.
Notice that the Marines sand castle has been there long enough to grow greenery.
This one is the biggest one we saw and was constructed by Andy Hancock. (many of them were. He gives lessons on building sand castles!)
But as you can see from this close up, they are beginning to crack and erode. I don't know how they lasted this long although I do know that they put hardeners in the sand and spray with a mixture of glue and water. Still it is sand and out in the elements so my logic says it should be one good rain and poof!
We stopped by the turtle rescue and saw this poor unfortunate who, like many of the turtles that have been there over the years, has had a run in with a boat motor.. He will not grow new shell to fill in that open wound but he will grow a sort of cartilage that will protect him and he can be released when that happens.
Too cold for even the turtles, their tubs were all covered.
We found some people who didn't mind the weather. It was the last day of Christmas vacation for kids. They were having a great time running on the rocks and fishing.
And finally these people determined to have a nice day at the beach...all bundled up and covered in blankets. That's when we decided to go home before we caught cold again. Seemed like the sensible thing to do.
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