As we were planning our winter vacation to South Padre Island, a number of people told us that we need to sign up for a cruise on a pirate ship on Laguna Madre Bay. A pirate ship! How touristy and hokey does that sound – maybe a 3 year old would enjoy it but how…
Keep ReadingTexas Governor Greg Abbott urged state lawmakers to preserve and expand the Texas State Park system during the first week of February 2023. He stated, “Yes, we want Texas to grow. “Yes, we want Texas to prosper. But we can do that while at the very same time conserving the beautiful parks that we have and…
Keep ReadingThe Chinati Mountains State Natural Area near the Big Bend Ranch State Park is a transitions zone between the Chihuahuan Desert lowlands and the Trans Pecos ecoregion in West Texas. This Texas natural area is way out in the middle of a desert, extremely remote, and covers almost 39,000 acres. The Chinati Mountain range is…
Keep ReadingHouston is famous for its cultural diversity, a lively arts scene, a vast literary body, and international communities. What attracts people to Houston? The Houston Ship Channel complex houses over 200 public and private facilities, is 50 miles long, and the busiest and largest sea port for ship tonnage in the U.S. Houston’s port and Hobby International Airport…
Keep ReadingWe love Corpus Christi because it has lots of fun things to see and do, good restaurants, great fishing, fun nightlife, great attractions, a variety of lodging, and more. Below are our comments and observations about some of the major attractions and things to see and do in Corpus during your next visit or vacation…
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Keep ReadingParasailing on South Padre Island As part of a fun filled action packed week long winter vacation on South Padre Island, we had scheduled ourselves to go parasailing over Laguna Madre Bay and South Padre Island. But each day for five days, the conditions were not favorable for parasailing - thanks to some heavy winds…
Keep ReadingSouth Padre Island Zipline We didn't want to waste a beautiful sunny day in mid January on South Padre Island, so we zipped on up the road to enjoy a zip though the air at South Padre Island Adventure Park's Zipline. South Padre Island Adventure Park is home to a fun zipline, a petting zoo,…
Keep ReadingImagine this - you're on vacation in South Padre Island (sounds great so far), aboard a beautiful sailboat with your family (getting better), a guitar player singing island songs, sipping a beverage of your choice as you sample some fresh shrimp (yummm) as you cruise Laguna Madre Bay enjoying an unbelievable sunset - wow, it…
Keep ReadingAs we were crossing the bridge from Port Isabel to South Padre Island for the start of a fun filled winter vacation on South Padre Island, we couldn't help but notice the huge speed boat parked at Pirates Landing pier. And when we noticed the name of the boat was the "Thriller" we immediately added…
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