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We got the guidance to head west to Texas, so we said a fond farewell to Florida and made our way quickly though Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Once we hit the Texas border, more magical adventures occurred. We thoroughly enjoyed being “accidentally stranded” in Yoakum, Texas. We also visited Austin and the McKinney Falls State Park. Be sure to check the journal entries for details and look for the book! Click on the pictures for a large version.
 Pond in Lake Charles, LA |
 Lillies in Lake Charles |
 Our friend, Wanda Lewis, in Houston with Licia |
 Country music night in Yoakum |
 Yoakum Wildflowers |
 Evening Sky in Yoakum |
 Yoakum Wildflowers |
 Sunrise at the City RV Park in Yoakum |
 More Sunrise |
 Sun in the Live Oaks in Yoakum |
 Fields at Sunrise, Yoakum |
 Field of Wildflowers in Yoakum |
We had a chance to go into Austin and meet with River Guerguerian for Jess to have a drumming lesson. What a great treat! Here are the photos from the Austin Area:
 Conquistador at the Bob Bullock Texas State Museum |
 Horse armor at Bob Bullock |
 Sunset at McKinney Falls State Park |
 Bluebells |
More Bluebells |
 Cactus Blossom |
 Cactus and Bluebells |
 Cactus |
 Bluebell Stalk |
 Trees at our campsite |
 Upper McKinney Falls |
 River before the Falls |
 Secondary Falls |
 The Main Falls |
 River Guerguerian and Jess in Austin |
Padre Island
We were guided to go to Padre Island, a beautiful, wild beach with an undeveloped coastline almost 70 miles long. There we “fell into” a campground hosting opportunity that enabled us to stay there for 5 months. Our duties included orienting campers, fending off coyotes, wrangling rattlesnakes, dodging lightning and rescuing sea turtles. What an amazing chapter in our journey! Click on the pictures for a large version.
 Aidan on a calm day at Padre |
 Flowers in the grasslands |
 Pond in the grasslands |
 Our Camping Site! |
 View from the dunes towards our campsite |
 Dragon's Back |
 Jude in the distance |
 Sunset from the top of the dunes |
 More sunset |
 Sunrise from the Dining Room Table |
 Jess and Aidan on a calm day |
 Sunset over the Dunes |
 Sunrise over the Gulf |
 Sunrise over the Gulf |
 Sunrise over the Gulf |
 Sunrise over the Gulf |
 Sunrise over the Gulf |
 Yep! another sunrise |
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 and another! |
 Massagua Rattlesnake in the Parking Lot! |
 Afternoon storm over the Campground |
 Sunrise with rainbow |
 Sunrise with rainbow |
 A doe in the front yard |
 Sunrise |
 Coyote on the sand dunes |
 Sunrise |
 Storm over the gulf |
 Storm over the dunes |
 The Marshes behind the dunes |
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 ditto |
 Flowers in the marsh |
 Cattails |
 The Tucker Girls as "Charlie's Angels"! |
 Rainbow over the gulf |
 Jess, Aidan, Julia, Sarah and Melissa |
 Jess, Sarah, Aidan, Melissa and Julia |
 Full Moon rising over the Gulf |
 Full Moon |
Here are some pictures from Aidan’s 7th Birthday here on Padre Island. We went up to Mustang Island just north of Padre for a Horse-riding on the beach! It was a blast for the kids and we had a great time watching!
 Aidan in his cowboy outfit |
 Ready for riding in his boots |
 Aidan and Jess ready to ride |
 Aidan mounting Mouse |
 Jess mounting Clyde |
 Aidan looking tall in the saddle |
 On the Beach |
 All four Riders |
 Looking comfortable! |
Here are final images from Padre Island. We completed our Hosting on September 14th, 2004 and left early on the morning of the 15th just as the hurricane was coming ashore, heading to Albuquerque, New Mexico to visit new friends there.
 Sunrise reflections in the sand |
 Another Padre sunrise |
 More reflections with birds |
 Sun on the Gulf |
 Again |
 Jess and Aidan at the Mexico-USA border on the Rio Grande |
 Entering Nuevo Progresso Mexico |
 Jess in front of a Mural in a Shopping Plaza |
 Beautiful Colors! |
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