Mileage: 70,680

South Padre Island KOA South Padre Island, Texas

We followed Route 83, the Texas Tropical Trail. We started to see palm trees along the road. We passed through border towns and bigger cities. Most of the day we were right across the Rio Grande from Mexico.

There were several tethered surveillance blimps, lots of Border Patrol vehicles and lots of police presence. There was also lots of traffic and lots of red lights. Today’s drive was harder for Tim…stop and go all morning. We merged onto Route 100 and over the causeway onto South Padre Island. It was so nice to see Laguna Madre Bay with it’s sparkling green water. The sight of pelicans made me feel giddy! I LOVE the beach and I was excited to be here!

We rested after lunch and then took a drive on the beach!

We walked from our campsite to Pier 19 for dinner. We watched the sunset and the dolphins play.

I had yummy mango coladas.

We shared seafood appetizers. The mussels and clams with chorizo and the coconut shrimp were delicious. The Oyster Rockies were fabulous!

What a nice way to begin our stay here!

November Days of Thanksgiving Day 6: We are grateful for the beach and the warm sunshine!!!