Texas State Aquarium and Texas SandFest

We kayaked Redfish Bay and Light House Trails between Aransas Pass and Port Aransas for several hours one day when the winds let up. We discovered Redfish Bay and the Trails are very shallow, with many oyster fields. We scraped the kayaks and were hung up on oyster beds many times while navigating through the mangroves and openings between bay areas. We hope to kayak a couple of more times in different bay areas with more water depth before leaving Rockport.

With windy weather making it difficult to kayak more, we explored more of the local area. It is very entertaining to go to the docks and watch the shrimp fishermen cleaning out their catch. They have quite an audience of Brown Pelicans, Laughing Seagulls, and Cormorants who want the discards from the nets. It is so unusual to be in a local parking lot and see a Blue Heron or a Great Egret fly over.

We spent a day in Corpus Christi for shopping and to see the Texas State Aquarium. Sandy enjoyed shopping and taking lots of pictures at the aquarium. We were able to touch Sting Rays on their backs – very slimy! While the Dolphin show was entertaining, we had more fun watching the dolphins relaxing and playing ball on their own after the show was over. You can see photos in the Texas State Aquarium album in Webshots.

We saw our first sand-carving contest at the Texas Sandfest on Mustang Island. The artwork and the attention to detail are truly amazing! If you ever get a chance to see one, do so. The pictures just don’t do the artwork justice.

Where is Rockport? Click on Rockport to see the surrounding area in Google.