Monday, December 24, 2012

South Padre Island for the Christmas Weekend

We arrived at about noon, in time for lunch!  We were a bit early so sat at the bar at Louie's on the Bay for about 20 minutes before we could order:  Fried shrimp and shrimp on the barbie.. both were very good. 

checked into our hotel..  did not like the room view..  up graded to a jr. suite.  love the views...  pool and ocean out of one window, dunes, ocean and birding center out the other window..

our room is the right middle ..


Of course Eric has to go swimming..


walked the beach for awhile, then dinner at Sea Ranch.. 



more fried shrimp but this time jumbo gulf and oysters.  total shrimp for the day 24, 12 oysters.  the shrimp this evening were very very big and some of the best we had.  the oysters were OK, would not recommend or get them again.

spent the evening on our deck, listening to the ocean waves and enjoying the warm evening.

Sunday morning sunrise from our room!


we went out for breakfast before going for a horse back ride on the beach..



Eric's horse is a German Warm Blood called Maximus:  big guy, his hair looked more like a brown bears!


Mine was a quarter horse named Whisky.  Whisky did not like the water so every time a wave would come up he would move away..  we made a perfect pair!


we would recommend this adventure and might even do it again before we leave!

we need to rest after riding...  (and the sun was out)


I should have had a whisky but opted for a Margarita:


we took advantage of the sun so did not see the Packer game..  55-7!  had to call Fred from Hobo's Hideout in Sarona Wi to find out if he ran out of shot glassses!



took a walk before dinner, found a neat playground..


I decided to swing...


dinner at: (we went here last year but liked it so much we thought we should repeat)


botana with really good gucamole, salsa and chili con queso:


did not need to order dinner but...

shrimp quesedilla:


Eric had the famous shrimp diablo:


we spent the evening on our patio listening to Christmas music and enjoying the kids in the pool.

1 comment:

  1. What a fantastic day. Riding on the beach would be so much fun, but I wouldn't be able to walk for a week. Let me know the after affects?
    Now I'm hungry again, thanks!!!

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