Party or Peaceful: South Padre Island Is for You

Party or Peaceful: South Padre Island Is for You
White-sand beaches are one of the reasons visitors return every year to South Padre Island, Texas. Photo courtesy of Amy Nicolai/Dreamstime.com
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“Fish. Party. Repeat.” Those words, printed on a sign in a South Padre Island, Texas, restaurant, refer to two of the most popular pastimes there. SPI (as locals call it) and nearby Port Isabel also boast a long and inviting list of other things to see and do.

It didn’t take long after my wife, Fyllis, and I arrived to understand that this is a place of outstanding beaches, numerous land and water activities, and intriguing historical tidbits.

Victor Block
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