When is Your First Trip to the Beach of the Year? (Crane: movies, vacation)

[Bob Buford]

Originally Posted by ggeorgie

Our always skip spring break at the beach and our first trip is always Sand Fest in Port Aransas. Sand Fest with bay fishing always makes a great first trip.

Thanks for mentioning this, we completely forgot. How hard is it to park and get around at the Sand Fest if you just drive down for the day?

[ggeorgie]

Originally Posted by Bob Buford

Thanks for mentioning this, we completely forgot. How hard is it to park and get around at the Sand Fest if you just drive down for the day?

It's well worth the trip. Driving through town is not so bad, parking close to the beach in town is horrible; Going towards Mustang Island from Port A. I would drive up to Beach access road #2 and park as close as possible. From there it's about a 12 minute walk to the fest.

[albert soliz]

Originally Posted by Soviet

The extremely warm weather today made me think: when does the average San Antonio C-Der head down to the beach for the first time in a year? Just wondering!

Hope all of y'all enjoyed the weather today!

I can't speak for everyone else but I've alwys enjoyed North Beach in Corpus ChristiThe beach for the most
part is clean,they built a boardwalk leading up to the Jetty in front of the "BLUEGHOST".Goodrestaraunts,Hotels
and The TEXAS STAE AQUERIUM is just down the street from the LEXINGTON AIRCRAFT CARRIER..Across the channel is the Museum,well worth the visit.The NINA,PINTA@SANTA MARIA are also on DISPLAY,replicas
of what COLUMBUS sailed when he landed in AMERICA.I'LL be there on the week after sring break,good rates
on Hotel rooms.Hope I shed some light on the subject. AL

[Sally_Sparrow]

Originally Posted by albert soliz

I can't speak for everyone else but I've alwys enjoyed North Beach in Corpus ChristiThe beach for the most
part is clean,they built a boardwalk leading up to the Jetty in front of the "BLUEGHOST".Goodrestaraunts,Hotels
and The TEXAS STAE AQUERIUM is just down the street from the LEXINGTON AIRCRAFT CARRIER..Across the channel is the Museum,well worth the visit.The NINA,PINTA@SANTA MARIA are also on DISPLAY,replicas
of what COLUMBUS sailed when he landed in AMERICA.I'LL be there on the week after sring break,good rates
on Hotel rooms.Hope I shed some light on the subject. AL

Yeah, I like this too. The Lexington at night is so pretty, it's generally not crowded, and you can find good hotel deals right there on North Beach if you look. Sometimes we go down and stay on North Beach and then drive out to Port A during the same trip for a bit of both. I don't like the sand on North Beach though, hurts my feet!

[SATX56]

[CyVaquero]

Went to North Padre over President's Day Weekend. Not a bad place but my wife and liked Rockport and Port Aransas better. Next trip I think we're going to give Port Lavaca a try.

[albert soliz]

Originally Posted by Sally_Sparrow

Yeah, I like this too. The Lexington at night is so pretty, it's generally not crowded, and you can find good hotel deals right there on North Beach if you look. Sometimes we go down and stay on North Beach and then drive out to Port A during the same trip for a bit of both. I don't like the sand on North Beach though, hurts my feet!

My first trip to North beach ,I was 7 yrs old.We all stayed in cabin that slept 8 with a full bath and kitchen for
12.00 a night.There were alot of little Bungolo's at that time.The jetty had a rest/snack joint that served up snow cones any flavor with vanilla ice cream.Great for hot day at the beach. AL

[albert soliz]

Originally Posted by SATX56

The tour is well worth it.Sitting up on the Bridge looking out makes you realize what horrors they expierienced,watching KAMAKASies diving towards them,which one did come very close to taking out the
bridge.While walking inside into different areas,Icouldn't help but feel I was being watched,and no else is around.Ghost Hunters did segment on the LEXINGTON as well as BLACKBEARDS REST there at NORTH BEACH.Great food by the way.

[albert soliz]

Well as you can see,our coast line is a place worth visiting.Some coast lines depending what time of the year it is,you'll have to contend with this grassy moss that breaks off the floor and floats all over the place.Jelly fish
also become a real hazard I think its in OCT,not sure.

[albert soliz]

Originally Posted by jons_wifey

we've never gone to the beach here in Texas....is corpus christi any good?

The photo you see here is of NORTH beach,GOOD restaraunts,good HOTEL deals,not too crowded,I usualy go the week after spring break and comb the beach with a metal detector"AVAST ME MATEYS,I'LL Pilage the village,search for gold bars,and devour any and all shrimps at the cabin of "BLACKBEARDS"