South Padre Island-Part III

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My favorite photo from South Padre Island



The rest of the South Padre Island photos are here.

South Padre Island-Part II

While the beautiful beaches and weather draw many to South Padre Island, many come because it is a place that caters to tourists. Much of it colorful, or gawdy. How better to draw the attention of the tourist, than to paint the building for your business bright colors?



Some of them offer t-shirts for $1.99 and sweatshirts for $3.99. Wonder how well they survive their first trip through the washer? Does the irony of the name of this tourist trap appeal to anyone else?



The name of this establishment amused me



The paint has faded on this building, but I like the water tower that shows through under the thatched roof on the left. I believe that the water tower is for the Border Patrol Detention Center. That center was previously known by many as the Border Patrol Academy.



I'm going to do one more post with my favorite photo from South Padre Island.

South Padre Island-Part I

Decided to fire up the blog again...

I arrived on time and on schedule on South Padre Island. After three days of traveling, and a couple of days going out to the refuge, I needed a lazy day. So, one day I hunkered down, with only a short foray out to take some photos of South Padre.

There are lots of areas where you can access the beach. This is one of those access points. You can see that it was a breezy day. Wind off the gulf is common.



The sand drifts across the highway in the undeveloped areas



Saw this sign, and my reaction was, yuppers, you too can have the opportunity of a lifetime to ruin the beauty.



Some of the skyline. Most, if not all of the tall buildings are condos



Will do another post featuring the touristy part of the island, probably tomorrow.