Unexpected Gems of the Gulf Coast

<p>I knew Port Aransas, Texas wouldn&rsquo;t have turquoise blue waters like the Caribbean, or waves you&rsquo;d see on a surfer&rsquo;s Instagram. At least that&rsquo;s what I told myself as I prepared to spend the first half of my summer there so I wouldn&rsquo;t be disappointed. However, I was determined to enjoy my time near the ocean, and I wound up finding something else to make the trip worthwhile.</p> <p>On the drive there, when the Google maps ETA finally fell below one hour, concrete buildings faded and were replaced by bushes and scrubby oak trees. Then from the vegetation emerged troves of wild birds, they darted in and out of the vegetation moving in flashes of yellows, reds, browns, and oranges. The sky looked like it belonged in a BBC nature documentary on that introductory drive.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/the-island-conservation/unexpected-gems-of-the-gulf-coast-86ba75167760"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>
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