March 15, 2025

Cruising The Port of Brownsville

During our last week of “winter”, we went on a cruise of the port of Brownsville . It was really neat to see all the decommissioned ships and hear about how the ships are dismantled and the materials are reused for other purposes. We also got to see some dolphins in the Laguna Madre!

After our tour, we went to capture a photo of the SPI sign. I think we nailed it! @rollingbayou

March 13, 2025

Trying out local restaurants is a MUST!

Trying out local restaurants is a MUST for us! We ate at a place called Tacos al Vapor (Steamed Tacos). They had pretty yummy food and Mexican Coke! This is part of the Brownsville Taco Trail

March 11, 2025

Exploring South Padre Island & Isla Blanca Park

We spent a (very windy) morning going over to South Padre Island. At the south end of the island is Isla Blanca county park that has a bronze statue of Jesus and a message inscribed asking God to

March 9, 2025

Visiting downtown Brownsville, TX

We spent an afternoon walking around downtown Brownsville looking at the public art. There are cities where mural locations are well documented, but Brownsville is not one of them. It took about an hour of researching to find locations on 12 murals. Was it worth it?

March 7, 2025

We weathered the Texas blizzard of 2025 😀

We weathered the Texas blizzard of 2025!

March 6, 2025

Sunsets of South Texas

We had no lack of amazing sunsets while in Brownsville, TX for winter this year. We even went over to South Padre Island to watch the sunset over Laguna Madre one evening. We really lucked out at how beautiful it was that evening!

March 4, 2025

Visiting the Progreso International Bridge

During our winter stay we drove over to the Progreso International Bridge and went into Mexico. Did you know there are something like 100 dentists within a 3 block radius of this bridge?

March 2, 2025

Visiting Palo Alto Battlefield NHP

Visiting the Palo Alto Battlefield was a very interesting stop on our tour of National Parks this year. The battle at Palo Alto took place in May 1846, early on in the two year war between the US and Mexico over land in the territory of Texas (western portion of Texas today and parts of OK and NM).

March 1, 2025

We always love finding local places to eat

The Baked Bear was a new one for us we’d never heard of before! We can’t say enough about how awesome The Baked Bear on South Padre Island was! There are locations in several states. Make sure to ask for your cookies to be warmed!