Island speed for the fourth of july (SPI)
BEACH PICS:
we just returned from a few days on south padre island. despite liberal SPF applications, we are sunburnt.
we auditioned three beaches, the isla blanca county beach, the beach in the hotel zone (near wanna wanna) and the public beach access #4 which is further up from the hotels and tourist traps. the public beach had the least people and shells were everywhere. it was just a matter of bending down to pick up as many as you could want. kat scooped a few.
we dug a hole each day and filled it with ocean water so the baby could splash and play with minimal concern.
AIRSTREAM CAMP SITE PICS:
we stayed at the KOA
we still have the old guitar to take along.
we have some outdoor cushions and also a mister and fan to help beat the heat.
kat says I look like Ozzie with these sunglasses on, I think that may be an insult mr. Osbourne.
SPI is just a stones throw from mexico. I love all the mexican treats we don't get back home. he LOVED the spiced corn cracker things.
we finally tried the happy hour at pier 19 (at the koa). the margaritas were good and the shrimp were fantastic. my daughter loved the hush puppies (she does not like eating meat). 
we also frequent the happy hour at the padre island brewing company. erika always takes good care of us. the brewing co is the favorite island eatery for the AMH kids due to the complimentary beer bread and the yummy pizza. I enjoy their cheap happy hour oysters (.50 each) and wheat beer ($8 a pitcher).
FOURTH OF JULY PICS:
flags were raised on the white box RVs
everybody loves to grill on the fourth. our new travel grill worked great for fresh shrimp and the kids selected bratwurst (something to do with phineas and ferb, and the daughter doesn't mind meat so much as long as it is in sausage format, bacon is OK too)
kids and I went down the pier 19 boat launch to watch the fireworks over the bay.
the line along the bottom of these pics is all the cars that were stuck in traffic on the bridge. at least they got a good view from there.
the drive back was almost 7 hours. I was thankful to have my pandora station streaming over my iphone. I was guided by voices!