port aransas (pop 3k) is on the gulf coast --- on intercoastal mustang island near corpus christi, texas.

it's a big vacation area for the texans. nice variety of beaches, nice place to relax.

 

 

heading over from corpus on the bridge across the intercoastal

 

cue the 'jaws' theme...dun dun...dun dun...

 

dundunduddundun...!

 

 

 

 

 

acres of beach tchotchkes in those

 

 

i have seen pics of this cool modernist coast guard station before

 

big shed for the coast guard boats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aransas pass was the confederate port for european supplies

 

now its a busy working port for oil and tourism

 

 

 

 

beach house block

 

homebase for this stop was the historic tarpon inn

 

 

 

it was beautiful out back

 

 

great old pics in the hotel lobby

 

 

fdr stayed here

 

he signed his tarpon scale

 

so does everyone, it's a tradition, they are all pinned up on the lobby wall

 

looky what i found down by the ferry terminals -- what a shocker !!!

 

port aransas has a massive and busy free ferry service off the island

 

 

time to go, care to take a ferry ride?

 

leaving the dock

 

coming and going

 

 

almost there already

 

 

nice welcome

 

 

debarking

 

thru the snowbird trailer park town of aransas pass, texas

 

of course i had to stop in this cool bakery

 

finally, some stuff heading out of the coastal area

 

creepy adams family style

 

 

cute

 

hurricane shuttered

 

 

*** thats it for port a, it's big city neighbor corpus christi is up next ***

 

Great tour! My parents spent a few winters there and loved it, but Dad never brought back any pictures of the town.

Looks very peaceful!

 

 

 

P.S.

 

You can't escape Lorain  :-D