Category Archives: South Padre Island

Starship Test #11

Posted on October 13, 2025 by kcbernick

Monday, October 13, 2025 Finally, the main reason we came down to Texas this week, the Starship’s Eleventh Flight Test in Boca Chica. We have a fourth floor condo on South Padre Island, with a direct view of the launch … Continue reading →

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Sand Castle Days in SPI

Posted on October 5, 2025 by kcbernick

Sunday, October 5, 2025 Wow! It’s been almost a year since I last posted here, since I last had something interesting to say. At least interesting to myself. We did an impromptu trip to South Padre Island for an upcoming … Continue reading →

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Are We Really in South Texas? Ice and Snow!

Posted on February 15, 2021 by kcbernick

Monday, February 15, 2021 The last few days on South Padre have been windy and definitely cooler. We’ve given up walking on the beach because it’s hard to stand up. When we do go outside, we’re actually grateful for our … Continue reading →

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Port of Brownsville

Posted on February 10, 2021 by kcbernick

Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Fog!!! We couldn’t see much this morning except for fog, but hoped for the best as we headed to board the Danny B for a Port of Brownsville Cruise. The Danny B is a 50 foot … Continue reading →

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Relaxing on South Padre

Posted on February 9, 2021 by kcbernick

Thursday – Monday, February 5 – 8, 2021 Time gets away from us when we’re doing a whole lot of nothing. The weather has been fairly good, although we have experienced fog some mornings. The temps have been in the … Continue reading →

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