03-20-2022, 11:44 AM
Been to South Padre Island a couple of times. Beautiful little island, and very much catered to visitors.
Avoid the Coral Reef bar if you're not a heavy smoker, fwiw. If you go, you have to try the Grape Vine Cafe's breakfast tacos/burritos. There's a little Italian place (me and the wife think it's called Isabella's, but that doesn't seem right to me). There's a cut little Gelato place that has a bunch of good flavors. Rent a golf cart - driving a car is a nightmare (the speed limit is 25 inside the city proper). Sea Turtle Rescue is a cool little place to check out - they have a bunch of sea turtles they couldn't re-release due to extensive injuries and they have some really creative prosthetics for them. Depending on when you go, you can watch Space X launches from the jetty, too.
Avoid the Coral Reef bar if you're not a heavy smoker, fwiw. If you go, you have to try the Grape Vine Cafe's breakfast tacos/burritos. There's a little Italian place (me and the wife think it's called Isabella's, but that doesn't seem right to me). There's a cut little Gelato place that has a bunch of good flavors. Rent a golf cart - driving a car is a nightmare (the speed limit is 25 inside the city proper). Sea Turtle Rescue is a cool little place to check out - they have a bunch of sea turtles they couldn't re-release due to extensive injuries and they have some really creative prosthetics for them. Depending on when you go, you can watch Space X launches from the jetty, too.
