We are spending the winter about sixty miles west of South Padre and last week, Susie and I, along with 3 of her sisters who were visiting, drove the hour or so to the Island to spend a couple of days. 
The weather when we left Alamo was sunny and warm but it was anything but when we arrived at the beach, it was cold, rainy and generally unpleasant. 
The last time we were around the Gulf of Mexico, we were in South Florida and it was sunny and the water was tame, almost like a bathtub with little tiny waves.
The gulf off of South Padre is a real ocean, wild and rough, throwing large clumps of seaweed on to the beach. It seems very natural and is sort of refreshing to be around something we don’t have any control over. However I don’t think condo owners in SW Florida would ever stand for that. I remember the algae invasion in Florida when the residents were demanding that the authorities do something about it. I don’t know where I’m going with this because I like the beaches around Fort Myers.
One thing I did see here that was intriguing was the surf fishing. 
It looks like something I’d really like to do but I don’t really know where to start. I think this is something you need to do from the get go. I don’t think you can learn after the age of sixty.
I suppose, though, the first thing to do would be to put on the waders. I wonder if a big wave could fill them up with water and drag me out to sea. Maybe I better just forget it.



















