Padre Island Cruise

6th Stop - Back to Port Mansfield - June 3rd

Rhese and Bob at helm - we're glad to be underway

Lot's of grass patches floating along. We had to clean our raw water sea strainers of this when we got to Key Allegro the following day.

Small communities like this were sprinkled along the way

Karen takes a well deserved nap after orchestrating a fantastic retreat.

Channel day mark # 8 out in the wilderness

And this United States Coast Guard Buoy Tender is designed to take care of these day marks.

Lining the edge of the channel are these fishing cabins on stilts.

Rhese is starting to relax

Kem at helm

El Jefe's

Kem and Bob on party deck safely docked at El Jefe's

Relaxing before Tiki bar opens

Bob with appetizer

El Jefe's from water view

Kem and Bob first at the Tiki bar

Bob practicing ring toss game

Bob wins ring toss

Rhese wins ring toss

Underway the next day to dozens upon dozens of homes on stilts

Stilt home with pier on waterway

Stilt homes built right up to the waterway

Many stilt homes had their docks on the waterway's edge.