Beach Bums

It has been some time since I wrote my last post. In it, I had mentioned that Jan and I were considering moving to South Padre Island. It took awhile, but we finally settled on a condo on the Laguna side of the island. We listed our home in Buda for sale right after we had made an offer on the island condo. Our house sold in literally two days, and more than asking price. Once we had accepted the offer, reality had sunk in. We had to move out!!

As mentioned before, we had lived in Buda for more than 30 years, and had accumulated a lot of stuff. 90% of that stuff would not be moving to the island. Our new condo was half the size of our house, with no garage or back yard for extra storage space. Let me tell you, it was hard, but it was actually a relief to get rid of a lot of the stuff we got rid of. We literally packed 30 years of life into a 10x15 storage shed. What didn't fit, was sold or given away to charities.

Our packed 10x15 storage shed.

We turned over the keys to the house in Buda in June, and could not move into the condo on the island till July. So we found a RV resort down in the Rio Grande Valley where we lived for a month in our 30' motorhome. After we closed on the condo, and received the keys, our great friends in San Antonio helped us move the contents of the 10x15 shed from Buda down to the island. Of course, not everything would fit in the condo, so we ended up with a 10x10 shed in Port Isabel to hold the leftovers.

Our condo is Laguna del Sol, The view from the second floor is absolutely beautiful. The patio overlooks the bay, where we witness stunning sun sets, and the occasional dolphin heading down the shoreline.

Sunset

View from the patio

There is a pool at the condo, but unfortunately it is not heated. It definitely feels good in the summer tho, when the temperatures rise.

Laguna del Sol Pool

The condo is a small 2 bedroom, two bath, and just a tad over 1000 sq ft. No garage for the Jeep, but there is covered parking, which is nice to have. The condo has about 19 units, and Jan and I are the only ones who live here pretty much full time. All the other units are vacation homes, so Jan and I are the only ones here most of the time. Weekends are the only times it can be busy here.

Living on the island has taken some getting used to. Traffic is so much better, which is a good thing, except for when Spring Break happens.

We enjoy the beach. It is only 3 blocks away, and easy walk when we want the exercise. The waters are normally clear and the beach clean.

Beach Driving

The other day we were driving down the beach with friends when we came across a man fishing. It had appeared that he was reeling in a big catch, so we stopped and watched for awhile. After 10 minutes or so, he pulls in a 4' shark. Beautiful creature, but then I thought, "Hey that is where we swim!".

Stay tuned for more Beach Adventures.