Edgewater Condos South Padre Island
2216 Gulf Boulevard South Padre Island, Texas, United States
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Jan 24 - Birding & Nature Centre
We have only two days left at SPI before we leave for New Orleans. Lois had been to the Birding Centre before we came (Gil doesn't do "touristy stuff"), so Roger & I decided to go today before our time here is over.
Padre Island (North & South) is the world's longest barrier island. On the Luganu Madre side of the island is the Birding & Nature Centre, ...
Jan 22 - 23
... I tried to read by the pool, but it was too chilly (because of the wind and clouds) so we went back into the condo and played Scrabble. Boy, we were within 10 points the whole game. We're really closely matched.
Last nite, there was some "drama on Lantana St". We heard sirens that seemed to stop very nearby. Then we noticed five police vehicles three doors down from us, and people crying ...
Jan 21 - Adventure on the low seas
... I was sitting in his spot, because he would jump right up on my lap to get a better view. One of Scarlet's tricks was to run her boat around in a slow circle - she said the dolphins like playing in the bubbles and, sure enough, they did.
It was a beautiful day out there - 26 degrees. Scarlet said she calls it "adventure on the low seas", because the water is so shallow in the canal. It was a 10 out of 10 day. :o)
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Jan 19 - 20
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Our condo is about 1/2 block to the beach on the gulf side. The beach at SPI is ranked as one of America's top ten. The sand is like flour, but the surf packs down a nice surface for walking. There are thousands of shells washed up on shore, as well as occasional other creatures like jellyfish. The beach is busy with lots of people walking, but not many people in the water other than a fisherman here or there. The water is ...
Jan 18 - Ladysmith Black Mambazo concert
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The concert was by an all-male South African a cappella singing group called Ladysmith Black Mambazo. From their website: "Assembled in the early 1960s, in Durban South Africa, by Joseph Shabalala (still currently leading the group) – then a young farmboy turned factory worker – Joseph took the name Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Ladysmith being the name of Shabalala’s rural ...

