Christmas at the Island
Submitted: January 10, 2013
Stayed: December 2012
The perfect place to relive my childhood memories of trips to the Island and create new memories for our family. Immaculately maintained with a great view of the beach and conveniently located to anything you want to do on the TX coast. Be sure you are in good shape as the living room/kitchen/view is up 2 flights of stairs. The beach is an easy 5-10 minute walk; there are plenty of chairs and beach toys to keep the kids busy. As it was December and the pool was not heated we did not go there, but the hottub was a great place to warm up after getting back from the beach. We picked this place in part because we had our dog with us and the $25 pet deposit was more than fair. My dog is young, well trained, clean and did well there, but an old dog (or young children) might find the steep 2nd to 3rd floor stairs a bit slippery and hard. Be prepared to keep a close eye on young children or rig up a gate at the top of the stairs We went to the Lexington, the King Ranch, the movies in Corpus Christi, the little museum at the UTMSI, saved the Aquarium for the next trip, walked to the end of the jetty and watched the dolphins (including 2 babies) and ate lots of fresh shrimp (Get it right off John & Molly's shrimp boat down at the PA harbor--fresh out of the Gulf and $5/lb--yummy--we came home w/ 20 lb. frozen). We'll be missing the landmark of the Spaghetti Works dome before long apparently, but Jay and Stephanie will be supposedly be building a new restaurant just down the street and the shrimp tacos there should be just as good. My grandmother lived in Corpus Christi and every summer when we went to visit her all we wanted to do was "go to the beach". Staying in PA brought back all those great memories-a big bonfire-eating tamales and drinking Coke out of glass bottles on the beach. Glass bottles are no-nos on the beach now since people can't be responsible and we were dismayed to find that there are more bottle caps than shells on the beach now. Be sure to go to the beach down the island to the south--it's scraped clean there close to PA, but much more character to the south at access road 2 (and the fish pass jetty is interesting to see if for no other reason than to see that you can't fool or beat Mother Nature) or the Padre Island Natl Seashore. Thanks Kellena and family. No better beaches and waves than the Texas coast in my opinion. A great place to take up windsurfing or sail-boarding!
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Pet-friendly,
Adventure Seekers,
Girls Getaway,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
Romantic Getaway
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