This is the Whaling Wall at the South Padre Island Convention Center and was painted by the famous artist, Wylan. As colorful as this building is, it doesn’t compare to the colorful folks that we met while camping out on the island. Lets start with “Rhino” – if you closed your eyes, you would see “Shrek” – and Rhino did admit that he was an ogre.! His dog is a large white pit bull who doesn’t know she is a pit bull. “Baby” looks just the dog on little rascals – complete with the large patch on her eye! Oh, yes – Rhino does call his girlfriend “Fiona”. And she looks it! Rhino’s home is a very old 16ft camping trailer that is covered with a large blue tarp. His living room is the space cornered by the big gray shelf units full of his “stuff”. Piles of mesquite wood, his ladders and bike anchor the tarps! Then there is Bill the hermit crab. His “home” is a 12ft Scamp trailer which looks like a little bubble. Bill is by himself and spends his days in the trailer- alone. He comes out first thing in the morning and then again to go at supper time to get a “to go meal” and eats it in his bubble – alone. By the end of the week, he was joining the “sunset group:” and even talking with us some. Joel and Carol are from the U P of Michigan and are the “Greeters” of the neighborhood! Great folks who were a big help on learning the area. Joel knits and gave me a hand knitted dishrag as a going away gift. Carol taught me how to cro-knit !! It would be nice to hear from them again.