To the island...

For some perspective, there is our island (where we live) and the island (South Padre Island).

After breakfast out at Manuel's this morning (definitive proof that we have settled in), we drove to the store (parking lot almost empty), then across the causeway to SPI.  Joan wanted to drive through Isla Blanca Park, where we usually go when we are getting some beach time...

There isn't a soul on the beach - oh, it is sunny and around 78º... BUT, the wind is out of the sound at 25 to 35 mph with higher gusts!  You would get "sand blasted" if you stepped out of the vehicle.  We decided to drive up the island to see if there were any crowds left... not much.  An occasional small pack of college age kids (they travel in packs of 5 to 8), looking like "Where' everyone go?"  There are vehicles in the lots of the motels, but Motel 6 is down to $59.99 on their sign - evidence that the spring break crowd has mostly gone back to school.

If the wind wasn't howling, it would be a perfect beach day.

We'll see if the Holy Week crowd moves in soon.  With the overlap with spring break this year, they may not come in as big numbers.

We were going to get out on the e-bikes today, but will probably take a pass on that, thanks to the wind.  One more day of that predicted tomorrow, when the next front moves in and changes the wind from south to north.  Looking pretty nice after that...

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A friend posted this on Facebook today...

Yep.