South Padre Island

Well, obviously we didn't update last month because our entire readership consists of our friends and family, most of whom we visited over the holidays. We might post a few photos from December at some point.

When we got back to Texas, however, we did have a brief adventure of our own. And we'd like to share it with you!

Let's start with a little photo-dump:

Brandon was very excited about the sheer density of palm trees.

Here I am, modeling our HUGE hotel room.

We had to check out the beach right away, or else Brandon was going to explode. Our hotel room had a private passage to the beach, which was basically just a huge fenced-in outdoor hallway.

Brandon gets very excited about the beach.

We found some weird critters there.

 They look like jellyfish, but we later found out they're Portuguese Man-o'-War.

Can you find the critter in this one?

We had dinner the first night at Amberjacks, which is on the lagoon-side of the island. The view was beautiful, and dinner was AMAZING. I was so busy enjoying my filet Mignon, I forgot to take any photos of it. But we got pictures of just about everything else:

The view from the parking lot. That's the causeway in the background.

 They missed the mark on the Gulf crab appetizer,

But Brandon's red snapper was phenomenal - perfectly seasoned and perfectly cooked.

The next day we got up bright and early.

Brandon looking very tropical.

We collected seashells on the beach for a while,

Birds.

Brandon would call this "BeachManda."

On day 2 we had pizza for lunch at a place that clearly gets a lot of business during Spring Break.

On the Juke Box list, there was a rule posted that said "No dancing on the tables before 6PM," and no indication that it was a joke.

Then, we went Dolphin-watching!

  Brandon, the seasoned Pirate, sailing the mighty seas!

The dolphin boat tour included a little biology lesson, wherein they caught some fish and talked about them. I got to hold one:

Also, dolphins!

 We followed alongside this boat for a while, since they had dolphins surfing on their bow.

 Next: Lunch from Psychadeli. Observe:

See? Psycha-deli!

We took lunch back to the hotel and watched old movies on TCM.

It was a good way to relax between activities.

Other miscellaneous stuff we did that day:

Swam in the hotel pool...

  Collected seashells on the beach...

 And ate dessert at a fancy restaurant.

The next morning, Brandon said his goodbyes to the Gulf of Mexico, 

And then we hit the road, where we discovered there was a marathon going across the causeway.

And then we were home! 

Next I think I'll post a few photos from Channukah, Christmas and New Years.