Holiday Inn Exsuites Brownsville

Meghan and I were able to shoot the 300 Mag. in this afternoon. We were not able to find and Elk life size target for practice, but had to settle for this Whitetail Deer. She shot this target and scored in the Harvest Zone from 100, 200, 250 &amp; 300 Yards.<br>All we need now is the Elk to walk out in front of her once we are hunting.

The "To Do" &amp; "Get Ready" Lists continues. <br><br>We should be ready by this weekend, and have the majority of our stuff packed.<br>Still have a few things to buy, but overall we could leave tomorrow if we had to.<br>This is really going to be a fun ...

Hello All. We have really enjoyed our stay in Brownsville, TX to visit Jerry's parents. We don't see them often and it is always bittersweet when the visit nears an end.<br><br>We went out for a casual dinner with the parents and Jerry's brother, Juan, and wife Vivian. Then it was back to the hotel to begin packing up our belongings.

It is always a must to spend some time on South Padre Island. SPI is located about 20 minutes from Brownsville. Alex now knows about the "beach". He did not want to leave.<br><br>This was the girls first visit to the beach. They thought it was okay, but would have ...

... the way to the Matamoros bus station - which was far! It took us a few minutes to figure out how to navigate the bus station, but we finally did. We got our visa papers from Mexican Customs, and immediately boarded the first bus to Monterrey! Once on the bus we felt fairly safe, and even dozed off for a few hours! There's no turning back now!

We've stayed at the Winter Haven Resort in Brownsville, Texas for three years now. <br><br>The first winter (2006/7), we stayed the first two weeks as Coast to Coast Deluxe members, while we looked around all over the Rio Grande Valley to see if something else would be more suitable. Nothing was anywhere near as good as Winter Haven, so we rented a lot at 80 Palm Lane for the three winter months. <br><br>Unfortunately, that year was the coldest ...

... information from the chamber of commerce before 4:00. We have sourced a location to get Mexican car insurance. The ride was nice as we took some back roads and the weather is starting to become hot ( around 30 ). I have to be honest the first real challenge of the trip starts now! We are both very excited and very nervous. Of course it's always the unknown that scares people.

... should have been too) that Charlie was driving! It took an hour to get through that. We made a dinner picnic out of our leftover breakfast at a boat launch near the Navidad River (where we saw an owl in the trees) and then drove on, arriving in Brownsville around 11:30 pm. We found a great Motel 6-- the room wasn't huge but it had a full kitchen and laundry facilities-- everything we could want. mileage:703.1 miles

... and sat on the side of the road, debating with his faithful companion what the proper course of action was. After a quick analysis of the situation, it was decided that no, we did not want to go to Mexico, and that I would just do a quick (most likely illegal) U-turn in a cut through in front of the border. So after a quick call to the Super 8 front desk, we got CLEAR directions from our location, and made it to the room. It was wayyyyy nicer than ...

One reason I'm taking the coastal route of course is that I&#8217;ve already done the Laredo Route, including police fine for littering, so this is new. Who knows what you&#8217;ll find around every bend, right? Also there&#8217;s a dirt cheap flight from Harlingen to Houston ...