February 1, Wednesday, Day 118

Padre Island National Seashore            Happy birthday, Casey!

First sunrise Padre Island

Up to watch the sunrise before 7, we found the interior temperature of 62F and exterior of 59F. We walked down the beach where we obtained a phone signal with which we hoped to call Casey, my daughter, for her birthday. No luck with a call, so we sang and recorded the “Happy Birthday” song via text; that worked!

Penny went for a morning bike ride, once again showing her superior intelligence. I waited until the early afternoon when the wind was blowing 20MPH and gusting well beyond that. But, I did get nine miles in, half of which were way more fun than the other half!

The remainder of the day was sun bathing, reading, and wading in the shallow waters of the Laguna Madre.

Blue Heron on a buoy
Padre Island