After the hustle and bustle of a wedding for the ages, Andy and I decided that after three years of dating it was time we took an actual vacation, beach and all. We headed down to South Padre Island, and 2 tanks of gas, 3 bathroom stops, 2 What-A-burgers, a detour to Corpus Christie and 8 hours later, there we were! SPI, a week after the Spring Breakers had made their mass exodus back to school.
It was a short vacation, but Moira's travels riding horseback in Hungary inspired me, so I scheduled a horseback ride on the beach for Andy and I the first morning we were there. Andy had never been on a horse before, but he looks like a natural, no? His horse, Apache, was a get-up-and-go kinda guy, always wanting to be at the front of the pack. Mine on the other hand...she was content to hang out in the back, chatting with one of her mares. But at least we got this photo op:
It was a short vacation, but Moira's travels riding horseback in Hungary inspired me, so I scheduled a horseback ride on the beach for Andy and I the first morning we were there. Andy had never been on a horse before, but he looks like a natural, no? His horse, Apache, was a get-up-and-go kinda guy, always wanting to be at the front of the pack. Mine on the other hand...she was content to hang out in the back, chatting with one of her mares. But at least we got this photo op:
One of the best things about South Padre is the consistent wind on the island, so we bought a little kite and took it out to the beach. The wind was great for kite flying, and we stayed out there for almost an hour just playing along the beach.
I'd like to take this opportunity to rave about SPI. If you manage to get there after the Spring Breakers, you will find the most quaint little island, full of, interestingly enough, Mexican families. I think SPI is a big draw for families in Mexico, as well as the MTV Spring Break '09 crowd, as evidenced by the number of Mexican license plates in the parking lot. Also, an alarming number of Canadian license plates. And Wisconsin! Apparently SPI is where Cheese Staters go to relax. Who knew? But given the chance, I'd go back to SPI in a flash, the weather was fab, the food amazing (SPI Brewing Co. has something called the Fajitadelphia, and ohmygoditissoamazingweatetheretwicein16hours). So SPI? Thumbs Up!Lest you think Andy and I were done with our odyssey by going to SPI you have another thing coming. Friday morning we drove back to Houston for one more day with Andy's family. We woke up early Saturday morning to head to....Chicago!
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