And The ADVENTURE Continues...: February 12, 2016 Sea Turtle, Rescue Center and Bird & Nature Center

Friday February 12, 2016 Sea Turtle, Rescue Center and Bird & Nature Center at South Padre Island, TX

Today we drove again to South Padre Island to visit a sea turtle rehabilitation and conservation center. Even though it was fairly small there was a lot to learn and to see. It is completely funded by privte donations. There is no entry fee but donations are always welcomed. This place rehabilitate over a few hundred sea turtles every year. Some do make it back into their natural habitat. Over 90,000 tourists visit each year and now they have enough money to make a new center. I would have liked to have seen the hatchlings hatch but that is in the summer.

We also decided to visit the Bird & Nature Center. We walked on their boardwalk which was about a mile in all seeing different birds, ducks and we even got to see some baby alligators. I saw more than I thought we would. It is winter and most birds have flown farther south. Nice way to spend the morning and be outdoors enjoying the nice weather while the rest of the country is dealing with snow and cold weather.

Happy Birthday to our brother in law Carl and yes we know it is on the 9th but we didn't write anything on that day.