Happy (Robbin' Creeps, Crazy Bride, Just got Home,) Birthday to me...

[Debbi]

South Padre Island is great. Very laid back, especially in the winter. Last time we went, stayed at the Sunset on the Bay. Quiet place. If you have 4WD, you can go waaaay north on the beach where there is no one but the seagulls and pelicans.

Best of luck and belated Happy BDay.

[johnastovall]

There is very little private beach land in Texas as the state owns all the wet beach and holds public easement.

"In Texas, the wet beach is state-owned submerged land held in trust for the public by the General Land Office (GLO), but the dry beach can be privately held land subject to public easement. The public has retained this easement—the right to use and enjoy the dry beach—by virtue of a tradition dating back to European settlement, when the beach was actually used as a road. In the nineteenth century, for instance, a stagecoach line traveled the beaches of Galveston Island. Today Texas beaches quite literally continue to be used as roads; not only are vehicles allowed to drive on many coastal beaches, but some local coastal governments maintain the beach surface for that purpose. Since 1959, with the enactment of the Texas Open Beaches Act, the legislature has guaranteed the public's right of access and use of Texas beaches that are accessible by public road or public ferry.

Of the 367 miles of Texas coastal beaches, 293 miles are open for public use. Of these, 173 miles are considered accessible to the public. In this context, "accessible" is defined by state law as "accessible by driving along the shore or by walking no more than one mile from a point that can be reached by a two-wheel-drive vehicle."

[bondarnes]

Originally Posted by HotHolly

................ and turning 30 tomorrow

I have socks older than that. Happy Birthday. See you in San Antonio. That is a nice place to llook forward to.

[atnlegacy]

Happy Birthday!! 30 huh??? You're still a baby!!! I wasn't too crazy about my 30th either but now 6 years later....it's no big thing!!! Seriously. Sorry to hear about all your troubles...have a drink or a few.
And Cancun can't really be considered part of a 3rd world country...it's so touristy and so many "American" things, like McDonald's, Domino's Pizza, etc., that I thought I was still in the states. I avoid it b/c too many kids down there doing their senior trip thing and too touristy.