Pelican Landing Condominiums 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.<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 ...

... Padre Island to have dinner at Amberjack's. I had a fabulous surf 'n' turf dinner with filet mignon and Alaskan King Crab legs...yummmm!!<br><br>Dinner took a long time to arrive at our table, so of course dessert was on management. Don't worry...I did not partake of the sinful decadence.

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.<br><br>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 ...

... have been pretty well satisfied. I told Kellie about the cold food as we were leaving and she was very apologetic and promised that it would be better next time. She's a hard worker and for her sake, I hope they get their act together. Promising better food "next time" is just not acceptable. For us, there probably won't be a "next time." What did we learn? There's a reason some places have long waits for tables and some don't.

... take my money so I got to camp for free. I ended up meeting these kite surfers there and we had a few drinks and ended up making our own little band. 1 you-ka-lay-lee, 2 drums, a dij-ery-doo, and a easter egg with beads in it. What a great time! Oh, I thought this was kinda funny. The last meal I had in the US was at Mc Donalds and the first meal back in the US was at Burger King. 

... su travesía la cual empezó con un gusto enorme por apoyar a sus "hermanos latinos" y termino con la horrible experiencia de ser acusado como un simpatizante más de los "Minuteman". La experiencia de Tim Mi nombre es Tim Paynter. Soy el abogado "gringo" que fue bajado del autobús donde viajaba la caravana del 'Piolin', la cual se dirigía a Washington D.C, para repartir peticiones a favor de una reforma migratoria. Yo no culpo al equipo del 'Piolín ...

... the air, when I simply slipped and twisted my ankle. Yeah... stupid, I know, it wasn't even pulling a kite-loop! Anyways... I was out of commission for the week but have been kiting the last 3 days already with a bit of a stiff ankle - so no action photos this time, sorry L. I'm good to go now, but I learned my lesson that you have to be very careful, no matter what. While I had some pain, this was nothing compared to what Mariela has had to deal ...

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 ...