These photos are both from the day we spent on and off Padre Island. We drove over to the island Sunday morning and went straight to the marina at the south end of the island. There we signed up for and went on a dolphin cruise. It was about an hour and a half long and we went out into the gulf. The top photo is a photo of a boat similar to the one we took out on the cruise. The bottom photo was taken off the tip of the island going out into the gulf on the gulf side of the island (versus the bay side which is called the Laguna Madre). We saw a lot of dolphins but they're out and back in the water so fast we decided not to aggravate John with trying to get a good photo and just lived in the moment instead. And the moments were many and fantastic. I can't even count how many dolphins we saw. Some of them close enough that we were splashed by their tail fin when they went back in the water. A few even swam along the side of the boat for quite a distance. I loved the boat ride, the dolphins and the scenery. The experience definitely is in my top ten of vacation activities. Next on my list might just have to be swimming with them!
No, nothing more happened here. After a day of dolphin cruise and beach time we were hungry and thirsty so we headed to the bay side of the island to a restaurant and bar that I had a gift certificate for (remember Restaurant.com and their $25 certificates that you could purchase for $2?). We had a couple "dressed" Coronas (they salt the necks and put a lime in the top) and did a shot of tequila along with a dinner of calamari, chips and salsa, guac, grilled chicken on a stick with grilled pineapple and blackened mahi mahi tacos. The top photo is taken from the bar's upper patio. Ok, so after a couple beers and the shot I was feeling a little "happy". As we were leaving we noticed, parked across the street in a nightclub's parking lot, you got it, the "Girls Gone Wild" RV/Bus. It was too good of a photo op. So I ran over and John took my picture. About the same time another car load of old people (quite a bit older than us) drove up and were giggling at the sight of the bus (and then us). The driver got out and told John to get in the picture and the rest is now history. It made for a great laugh!
