One Month Down, Five to Go

Tri-colored Heron found on bird walk.
Example of native plants and labeling in Bird Park.

Our rig at Tropic Island RV Resort.

Scene on the south jetty.

Our girls waiting for mom to get out of the loo.

Looking south along Mustang Island beach.

Some of the migrating ducks near the bird walk. Oil derrick on barge in background.

Some of our Wednesday morning birding group.

Well, we've been on Mustang Island for one month. Having no first-hand knowledge of what to expect before we got here I have to say that we are anything but disappointed and except for a couple of days when the humidity was pretty high, wholly pleased. This is a tropic paradise. Looks like we might be in for a really good winter. After a lifetime of Minnesota winters, and about ten Washington winters, it feels good to be wearing shorts and t-shirts instead of sweats and polar fleece this time of year.

The attitude of the locals towards tourists has to be mentioned. We are treated as welcomed guests. There are signs that say "Welcome Winter Texans." It's an attitude that goes a long ways toward making people feel welcome.

Perhaps the most important aspect of tourism is to have sufficient infrastructure to handle the crowds. Here you will find plenty of RV resorts, motels, restaurants, and fishing accommodations. Even if your town only has a (full-time) population of 2,000 somehow that governing entity has to enable the building of facilities to handle 20,000 or more visitors. They have made it happen on Mustang Island.

Check back often. We're keeping busy.