Padre South Hotel On The Beach South Padre Island

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.

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 more off leash. I did find a quiet area to let them off leash for a little while so they could romp in the sand. Once again, they stole the show. Everyone that we passed just loved them.

The girls were completely exhausted by the time we got back to the hotel.

Our first full day in Brownsville, TX...I am working this week, so most of my day is spent at the hotel. Jerry visits with his parents in the morning, then picks up the kids to do something fun in the afternoon.

Today was a quiet day. We went to see Jerry's parents, then drove out to ...

It was a quick trip to Brownsville, TX from Saint Hedwig. The shortest leg of our journey so far. We stopped at Tacqueria Jaliscos for a lunch break. This is our traditional stop whenever we make the trek between San Antonio and Brownsville. The food is always better than I remember from the previous visit.

As soon as we arrived in Brownsville, we headed straight to Jerry's parents house to say hello before checking into the Residence Inn for our week-long stay.

... commuter plane, but it did the trick and in 55 minutes after taking off from Houston, we were practically at the Mexico border! We were told there are many "pirate taxis" who are really kidnappers, so we really have to discern. We found a nice taxi driver who took us from Brownsville International Airport to the border, through customs, and ...

... prefer it served with the liquid drained, but mine was swimming in lime juice. It could have used a few more ingredients, but all in all, it wasn't bad for the huge portion they serve for $7.99. Lila ordered the Shrimp Diablo, large shrimp stuffed with cheese and grilled with a bacon wrap. She loved the spicy sauce they were served in, but the paper plate was a bit of a let down for this sort of dish. I ordered the fried ...

I finally hit 10,000 miles on my bike  and I think I have about 6,000 more to go. I was headed to the border and saw a dark cloud but didn't think I would actually get wet. Boy was I wrong! It started to pour but at least it was warm. I almost made it 6 months without getting rained on and it was the last day in Mexico. I ended camping at a place for $15 bucks but there was no body ...

... A nice BBQ, picnic table and serving table were also included. A bonus to having our own place, is that we can store some of the stuff, like the Xmas tree and decorations and a few other odds'n'ends, instead of hauling them around with us.

There's also a covered carport, and then, Terry got a good bargain on an used golf cart, so now we have it all, so to speak.

Needless to say, the paperwork and utilities switch-over ...

... weekend the water was super flat. I wondered why people only went out as far as they could stand and didn't swim specially if there are no waves, but then I learned that you don't really wanna swim further out as sharks are part of the sea population. Ok, gotcha. All stories about the Southern area that Jason had told me are really true. There are so many extremely young mothers and we met quite a few old schoolmates of Jason who already had ...

... advocates undocumented aliens be treated the same under our laws. Tim Paynter, whose profession is a lawyer, has offered legal advice to many families of immigrants who have been victims of discrimination in this country. The national Reporter had the opportunity to know Tim, "a man dedicated to his profession and mainly to serve the Latin community", expressed Doctor Antonio Flores, publisher of this newspaper. "many Hispanic people have come ...