We four-wheeled down to the Mansfield Jetty July 12. It is about 60 miles south of the paved road at Padre Island National Seashore, and about 70 miles south of our house at Packery Channel.
The boats in the photo came across the Laguna, but since we don't have a boat (except kayaks) we drove. It takes over 2 hours each way, that is a lot of turtle territory.
The bunkhouse in the photos is for the turtle patrol people as it is too far from the Seashore headquarters to drive every day, so they have staging areas. I'm not sure how long the patrollers stay there. The tents are for people who want more privacy.
While we were swimming, turtles were swimming with us. They were Greens we think, not Ridleys. Kent and I are thinking of volunteering next year.
The orange inflatables on the jetty were probably left by illegals who use them to cross from South Padre to the National Seashore when they walk up the beach from Matamoros, or at least that is what the park rangers told us.
My pictures don't show how clear and beautiful the water was that day.
-- Mary U.S.
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| Turtle bunkhouse |
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| Turtle corral. |
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| Fishing at Mansfield Jetty. |
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| Immigration fleet |
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| Beached. |
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