{"id":13351,"date":"2025-02-14T10:04:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T18:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=13351"},"modified":"2025-02-18T09:20:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:20:15","slug":"camping-on-laguna-madre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=13351","title":{"rendered":"Camping on Laguna Madre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#090d8e\"><strong>Looking across the lagoon at Padre Island<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About midway between downtown Corpus Christi and <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Padre Island National Seashore<\/strong><\/mark>, the two places we visited from here, twice each in 4 days. It was pretty windy during our time in Corpus Christi, with temps that broke 80 the 1st 3 days, and didn&#8217;t break 60 yesterday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visits to <mark style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(29, 106, 6);\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/mark> new <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\">National Park Site<\/mark><\/strong>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Padre Island National Seashore<\/strong><\/mark> (#278), which protects sixty-six miles of wild coastline along the Gulf of Mexico, the narrow barrier island is home to one of the last intact coastal prairie habitats in the United States. Along the hypersaline Laguna Madre, unique tidal mud flats teem with life. Native Americans, Spanish explorers and cattle ranchers have walked along its shores.&nbsp; <br><br>At <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong><strong>Malaquite Visitor Center<\/strong><\/strong><\/mark>, we learned about saving the Kemp Sea Turtle, what flora &amp; fauna are on the island, and about all the &#8220;stuff&#8221; that can be found on the beach, including seed pods from Asia! Then we walked a few miles on <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong><strong>Malaquite<\/strong><\/strong> Beach.  <\/mark><\/strong>In the <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Grasslands<\/strong><\/mark>, we walked the <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Grasslands Nature Trail<\/strong><\/mark>, visited the <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Novillo Line Camp<\/strong><\/mark> (last remaining structure from the Dunn Cattle Ranch operation), and a <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Freshwater Pond<\/strong><\/mark>. We saw pelicans, crested caracaras, royal terns, turtles, white-tailed deer, jellyfish, evidence of the Texas pocket gopher and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13372\" data-id=\"13372\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-1-Grasslands-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-1-Grasslands-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-1-Grasslands-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-1-Grasslands-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-1-Grasslands-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-1-Grasslands-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Grasslands and evidence of the Texas pocket gopher<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13370\" data-id=\"13370\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-2-Ranger-Talk-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-2-Ranger-Talk-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-2-Ranger-Talk-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-2-Ranger-Talk-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-2-Ranger-Talk-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-2-Ranger-Talk-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ranger Talk addressed EVERY item in this box AND MORE!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13371\" data-id=\"13371\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-3-Gail-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-1024x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-3-Gail-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-3-Gail-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-3-Gail-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-3-Gail-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-3-Gail-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Gail wading\/walking in the Gulf of Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13373\" data-id=\"13373\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-5-Mark-NOT-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-5-Mark-NOT-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-5-Mark-NOT-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-5-Mark-NOT-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-5-Mark-NOT-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-5-Mark-NOT-in-Gulf-of-Mexico-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Mark in his boots, sticking to the shore of the Gulf of Mexico<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13374\" data-id=\"13374\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-4-Jelly-Fish-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-4-Jelly-Fish-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-4-Jelly-Fish-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-4-Jelly-Fish-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-4-Jelly-Fish-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-4-Jelly-Fish-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Jellyfish on Malaquite Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13375\" data-id=\"13375\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-6-Royal-Terns-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-6-Royal-Terns-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-6-Royal-Terns-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-6-Royal-Terns-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-6-Royal-Terns-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-6-Royal-Terns-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Royal Terns (and more) on Malaquite Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13377\" data-id=\"13377\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-7-Fresh-Pond-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-7-Fresh-Pond-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-7-Fresh-Pond-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-7-Fresh-Pond-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-7-Fresh-Pond-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-7-Fresh-Pond-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Fresh water Pond thru the Bird Blind where we watched Turtles in the water<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13376\" data-id=\"13376\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-8-Deer-at-Novillo-Line-Camp-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-8-Deer-at-Novillo-Line-Camp-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-8-Deer-at-Novillo-Line-Camp-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-8-Deer-at-Novillo-Line-Camp-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-8-Deer-at-Novillo-Line-Camp-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-12-Padre-Island-NS-8-Deer-at-Novillo-Line-Camp-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">White-Tailed Deer at Novilla Line Camp<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#090d8e\"><strong>And what did we see in Corpus Christi?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">USS Lexington Museum<\/mark><\/strong>, a naval aviation museum on the USS Lexington (CV-16), a World War II-vintage Essex Class aircraft carrier, which set more records than any other Essex Class carrier in the history of naval aviation.  The Japanese reported LEXINGTON sunk no less than four times! Yet, each time she returned to fight again, leading the propagandist Tokyo Rose to nickname her \u201cThe Blue Ghost.\u201d  Among other <strong>firsts<\/strong>, she was the first Foreign heavy fleet carrier to enter Tokyo Bay and the first Aircraft Carrier in US Naval history to have women stationed aboard as crew members (18 Aug. 1980).  Aside from 5 &#8220;Tour Routes&#8221; to see the ship itself, there were SO MANY exhibits and movies (e.g. Pearl Harbor, the capture of U-boat 505), we couln&#8217;t see them all, even in 5<sup>1<\/sup>\/2 hours!<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Texas State Aquarium<\/mark><\/strong>, which focuses on the species in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, with exhibits containing representatives of the area\u2019s main marine ecosystems, with both sea and land creatures. In 2<sup>1<\/sup>\/2 hours we saw all the major exhibits and had time to just watch activity in a few of the displays, like the hermit crabs, dolphins, sharks, stingrays, and&#8230;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#eb6c6c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Flamingos!<\/mark><\/strong>  First time either of us have seen them live and up close.  My goodness, they are <strong>loud<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"5\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13364\" data-id=\"13364\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-1-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Entering the USS Lexington<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13368\" data-id=\"13368\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-5-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-5-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-5-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-5-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">F-14 Tomcat on the USS Lexington..look for Maverick and Goose!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13365\" data-id=\"13365\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-2-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-2-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-2-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-2-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\"> USS Lexington exhibits demonstrate women on board<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13366\" data-id=\"13366\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-3-1024x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-3-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">It is Texas!  Have to have a Republic of Texas Navy exhibit<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13367\" data-id=\"13367\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-4-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-4-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-4-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-11-USS-Lexington-4-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-View-of-USS-Lexington-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-View-of-USS-Lexington-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">View of USS Lexington from the Texas Aquarium<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13362\" data-id=\"13362\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-1-Mushroom-Anemome-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-1-Mushroom-Anemome-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-1-Mushroom-Anemome-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-1-Mushroom-Anemome-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-1-Mushroom-Anemome-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-1-Mushroom-Anemome-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">At Texas Aquarium-Mushroom Anemone<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13359\" data-id=\"13359\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-2-Flamingos-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-2-Flamingos-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-2-Flamingos-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-2-Flamingos-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-2-Flamingos-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-2-Flamingos-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">At Texas Aquarium-Flamingos<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13358\" data-id=\"13358\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-3-Macaw-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-3-Macaw-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-3-Macaw-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-3-Macaw-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-3-Macaw-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-3-Macaw-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">At Texas Aquarium-Macaw<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13361\" data-id=\"13361\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-4-Lion-Fish-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-4-Lion-Fish-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-4-Lion-Fish-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-4-Lion-Fish-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-4-Lion-Fish-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-4-Lion-Fish-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">At Texas Aquarium-that nasty Asian Lion Fish, invading the waters of the Americas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13360\" data-id=\"13360\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-5-Coral-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-5-Coral-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-5-Coral-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-5-Coral-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-5-Coral-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-5-Coral-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">At Texas Aquarium-Coral<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-13363\" data-id=\"13363\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-6-Sharks-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-6-Sharks-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-6-Sharks-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-6-Sharks-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-6-Sharks-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2025-02-13-Texas-State-Aquarium-6-Sharks-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">At Texas Aquarium-one of a few shark exhibits<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#090d8e\"><strong>Heading on to South Padre Island<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more pictures, see (in-work) Adventure Album:  <a href=\"https:\/\/sway.cloud.microsoft\/91O3GH2rVgAbN4Gr?ref=Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Across South Texas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" 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