After our tour of the future resort, David took us out in his boat where we got some AMAZING shots of the wildlife and the Fred Hartman Bridge, the longest cable-stayed bridge in Texas, only one of four of its kind in the United States, and just super neat in itself. Nothing makes you feel small like being in a boat under the 77th largest bridge in the US. We took pictures, talked about the ecosystem of the ship channel at that particular location, and watched some huge tanker ships pass by.

Then David took us pass Morgan's point and the Hole (where Cedar Bayou Channel meets the Houston Ship Channel), and we rode the after waves of the same humongous tanker ships we just watched mosey pass us. It was incredible—the wind in our faces, saltwater spraying our arms, and the majestic view of bottlenose dolphins riding the front wake of the tankers.

As we slowed, we found ourselves in an inlet of Atkinson Island. David let the boat drift as he tells us all about the estuary; it is a no shrimping and no crabbing zone that was established by the Texas Parks and Wildlife as a sanctuary for the crustaceans to grow. He tells us more about the shore birds and types of fish found within the inlet. Continuing, he explains to us that this stop of the EcoTour allows children to get off the boat and have a hand's on experience with natural wildlife. They collect sea snails, as well as play with the baby crabs that scurry around. He laughs as he tells a story about one of the young girls who just cried and cried, because she didn't want to leave her new found friend-a baby blue crab. Being a kindhearted guide, David fishes around in his boat compartments and finally surfaces with a jar. He scoops some saltwater up, places the crab inside and explains to her what she needs to do to keep her crab alive. To this day, she still sends him picture after picture of that crab (FYI, much larger now).