That is a "Wyland Whaling Wall" - painted by the artist, Wyland. If you've ever been to Hawaii, you may have seen a Wyland gallery... beautiful work. Wyland painted 100 of these walls, depicting all types of whales and marine mammals; starting in 1981, and the last one was dedicated in June of 2008.
This will give you some idea of the size...
That is yours truly standing in front of the wall. This particular wall is on the side of the South Padre Island Convention Center.
There is a lot more to see around the Convention Center. Many people have been to concerts or other events here, and have never seen the grounds. Behind the Convention Center...
Follow the walkway back to the water...
It overlooks the Laguna Madre...
The water is shallow here. The people you see on that little island waded out to it. Just north of here is The Flats, an area popular with wind surfers and kite surfers.
Back to the walk. There are memorials in front of trees - you can dedicate a particular tree to a loved one...
The sidewalk leads to a Nature Walk on a walkway over the marshy area...
You will see all kinds of birds (The World Birding Center is right next door), turtles, and an occasional alligator.
Back down the walk way, on the south side of the Convention Center you will see the continuation of the Wyland Whaling Wall (another view many people miss)...
Back to the scoots and more cruising around...
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Thanks for the post, and I have to say that the south padre islands look pretty great. I think that I found my next vacation place.
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