A few weekends ago the Mister and I went to the coast to escape the hustle and bustle of the daily grind. We try to make it a habit to visit every 6 months or so. This visit was way over due. We had been wanting to get away for some time and just decided to go for it. It's only a four hour drive so it's do-able as a weekend getaway. Mustang Island is located in Port Aransas, Texas. It's a big tourist attraction during spring break so we plan our vacations either before or after then. Does that mean we are getting old..... the fact that we hate being around college kids that party to the break of dawn?
Mustang Island is a National State Park so it's very well kept and maintained. We used to camp on the beach in the past but now Matt's good friend Bruce let's us stay at his and his wife's lovely beach house. It's amazing... I love it there. It really feels like home when we stay there.
The sunset's are gorgeous at dusk. We saw the sun go down after we at at Kody's ... a new restaurant that we have past many o' times but never took a chance till this last time. It was pretty delicious.
All the sea food you can choose from. I had sea scallops and Matt had Mussel's.
It's so funny that Texas can feel like a Tropical Paradise.... I mean it's Texas! It changes slowly as you drive into Port A and then you have to cross on a Ferry to get to Mustang Island. It's so neat to take the ferry in. We always take Lucy with us and roll down the windows so she can see all the gulls and Pelicans. It feels magical.
Okay, so this is fake. I just thought it was funny that they had a giant shark's jaw and conch shell displayed in their store. It was a local shell store. We always try to get a lil' token from a store before we leave to remind us of each trip we took no matter how cheesy it is. Actually, the cheesier the better.
At the local shell shop.
The Marina is so pretty. It's so interesting to go and see the various types of boats. This was the first time we ventured out to the docks to check it out.
Here I am at the Marina on my tip toes trying to be taller.
Every time The Mister and I go to Port A we see Dolphins.... it never fails. As soon as we get on the Ferry we see then jumping in and out of the water playing around and having a good time. It's so cute because they love to swim along the boats and race them.
This was the craziest thing that I have seen since I've vacationed in Port A. This picture doesn't even begin to capture how enormous this oil rig was. It was so massive even the locals were mesmerized.
We get a new umbrella every time we come out here.... not because we want to, it's because we always leave them open in our back yard and the wind takes them out. This one we have managed to keep for two visits now. Love the bright colors.
We are those people that walk up and down the beach searching for those perfect shells. One year
(a while back) we found a crazy amount of sand dollars that were oh so tiny and perfect. Since then we haven't found any like that. We did manage to find two tiny sea horses which is crazy rare!
The beach was super clear this year. The last couple of years the beach had tons of seaweed on it... which I didn't mind but it was nice to walk freely and not have to step on tangled up nasty stuff.
Alas, our trip had to come to an end. We actually took off early in the morning on the last day because I was feeling slightly ill, but other than that it was a memorable time.
We said goodbye to the flowering trees and the sand dunes and headed on back to Austin, Texas. At first we were sad to leave but then once we got home we were glad to be in our own house and sleep in our own bed. I think Lucy was tuckered out as well. Hope you've enjoyed our mini beach trip!
xo
