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Mustang Island State Park

We bid farewell to Padre Island at the Mustang Island State Park Beach and Port Arkansas, Texas.

After spending days in South Padre Island, here we are on the northern tip. While there are still sand dunes, they are smaller and quickly give way to grassy wetlands. As Padre Island National Seashore is to South Padre Island, Mustang State Park is to Corpus Christi. Here, the bayside residents can get in the wilderness to camp, swim, fish, and kayak. There is an extensive parking lot for RVs. I can only imagine how crowded this place gets on the weekends. We were there, though, to get our feet wet.

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About The Border

Very little of South Padre island is developed. The rest is rolling sand dunes for the crabs and clams and birds.

For the first time in our entire trip, the border patrol stopped us. Usually, we drive up, confirm that we are citizens, no one else is in our truck, and that is it. And, yet...

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Night Falls on South Padre Island

Spanish guitar strummed in the background as we watched the sunset over south padre island one last time.

Spanish guitar strummed in the background as we watched the sun set over South Padre Island one last time. Despite the soothing heat and the reviving air, our colds still linger. We decided we'd spend one more day in the heat to heal before continuing our travels. So, this evening we took a walk to enjoy the sunset and it did not disappoint.

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Sea Turtles Inc.

Sea Turtles Inc. originates with Ila Fox Loetscher, the "Turtle Lady of South Padre."

They float serenely in the water. They are super cute. They are sea turtles and they can be found all around South Padre Island. If you are lucky, you can swim with them in the wild. Yet, when they are unlucky, there is a place that will help them: Sea Turtles Inc.

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