Port Isabel & South Padre Island

While staying in Harlingen, we were lucky enough to have our friends Jerry and Leslie from Nevada visit in their Winnebago for a month, and another mutual friend, Jim, from California fly in for a 9-day visit. One day while they were here we toured nearby Port Isabel and South Padre Island. Port Isabel is small town in extreme Southern Texas and the gateway to South Padre Island. A 2-mile long causeway called the Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge connects Port Isabel to South Padre Island. Located on The Gulf of Mexico, there are many fun things to do in the area, including boat tours, parasailing, shopping, walking on the beach, visiting the Port Isabel Lighthouse and Lighthouse Keepers Cottage, visiting museums, and checking out other historical sites. The day we were there we shopped, admired the pelicans, walked along the beach, visited the lighthouse, and went to the South Padre Market Days, where local artisans displayed there wares. It was a fun day spent with good friends, and here are some pictures of our outing.