Island Images

One of about 250 boats entered in the Harvest Moon Regatta, a race from Galveston to Port Aransas, arrives through the Port Aransas jetties. This year's regatta will be held Oct. 16 - 18. Two bottlenose dolphins leap through the air while riding the crest of a wave pushed by the bow of a crew boat passing through the Aransas Pass Channel. Natural surfers, dolphins commonly can be seen breaking surface ahead of ships passing through the area. Mardi Gras in October is a fundraiser for the Port Aransas Education Foundation, a private nonprofit group that raises funds to supplement budgets for teachers and classrooms in the Port Aransas Independent School District. This year's Mardi Gras is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 3. Brown pelicans are silhouetted against a setting sun on a fall evening in Port Aransas.