Beach Time and Bird Sanctuaries 04/25—05/04/2025

April 24 - May 4 Hustling through central Texas to the Gulf Coast
On the road April 24 -26 Basically travel days and staying the weekend around Lake Somerville

On the road

April 24 -26
Basically travel days and staying the weekend around Lake Somerville

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A gator stop at Brazos Bend and on to Galveston April 27 We took a lunch break at Brazos Bend State Park to check out the gators and birds. Then, on to Galveston Island...

A gator stop at Brazos Bend and on to Galveston

April 27
We took a lunch break at Brazos Bend State Park to check out the gators and birds. Then, on to Galveston Island State Park

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Ships, birds, and flowers April 28 We explored the area around East Beach and the Galveston Bay shipping channel.

Ships, birds, and flowers

April 28
We explored the area around East Beach and the Galveston Bay shipping channel.

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A cruise on the Bolivar Ferry April 29 Susan says the ferry ride does not count as a cruise...... Rosenberg Library and Galveston Museum, Fort Travis,...

A cruise on the Bolivar Ferry

April 29
Susan says the ferry ride does not count as a cruise......
Rosenberg Library and Galveston Museum, Fort Travis, and Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve

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Bishop's Palace, Historic Galveston, Moody Mansion April 30 We started out with the tour of Bishop's Palace, the wandered around on The Strand and the Piers, and then a...

Bishop's Palace, Historic Galveston, Moody Mansion

April 30
We started out with the tour of Bishop's Palace, the wandered around on The Strand and the Piers, and then a tour of Moody Mansion. We ended the day…

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Another Bolivar Cruise and a visit to High Island, TX May 1 Back to Bolivar Peninsula to Louis B Smith Boy Scout Woods and Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuaries. Both managed by the...

Another Bolivar Cruise and a visit to High Island, TX

May 1
Back to Bolivar Peninsula to Louis B Smith Boy Scout Woods and Smith Oaks Bird Sanctuaries. Both managed by the Houston Audubon Society

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Homeward Bound May 2 - 4 There wasn't much photography on the way home. We left Galveston Island May 2 and made it to Yegua Creek...

Homeward Bound

May 2 - 4
There wasn't much photography on the way home. We left Galveston Island May 2 and made it to Yegua Creek Campground on Lake Somerville.
On May 3 we…

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Tracks and Routes This was a bit of a different type of trip for us. Susan found a block of 5 consecutive nights, for a single camp site,...

Tracks and Routes

This was a bit of a different type of trip for us. Susan found a block of 5 consecutive nights, for a single camp site, on the Gulf Coast. Normally, we have…

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