Aransas National Wildlife Refuge a BUST!!

Friday, December 31, 2010

The most exciting part of the trip was the ferry ride across the water.  That was a first for me - we were driving along and all of a sudden Dad and all the people behind us, drove onto this flat boat and the next thing I knew, Dolphins were swimming in front of us - I couldn't believe it!

Dolphin riding the wake in front of a barge




This is a pelican - they call him that because (are you 
ready for this?)  "his bill can hold more than his belly can"
 (sorry, that is Dad's joke)





A VERY long bridge going across the bay.

When we finally got to the Refuge, (over a 2 hour drive) we walked and drove all over the place looking for birds, deer and alligators and didn't see much.  The birds we DID see were so far away, you couldn't even figure out what they were.  We saw lots of raccoon tracks and deer tracks, but no deer and no alligators.

Mom said that all the critters must have taken the day off to rest up for the New Year's Eve celebration!


If you look really, really close, you can see a crane in the
middle of the picture - that was about it!



Dad and I looking for alligators - or anything!

We were all very disappointed  -  especially after that long drive!

Hey everybody - Mom and Dad said to tell all of you to have a safe and Happy New Year's eve!  Mom found out that there is a party at the RV park tonight, but it starts at 8:00 pm - our bedtime!!

Take care, ya all!