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Not much to say about this little trip.  We spent four days / three nights in a little 2-bedroom beach house on the water.  We got a good price on the place because we stayed during the week before school let out here in Texas. Our girls are little and enjoyed the waves and making sand castles.  We enjoyed cooking our own meals with the fresh shrimp and fish from the local markets.  It's a far cry from the gorgeous beaches of South Padre Island but we also didn't have to ...

The Texas Gulf coast has miles and miles of beaches.  You generally don't see anything about them in any travel guides though.  Everyone has heard of South Padre Island and the Spring Break festivities that occur down there, but the area up near my home town isn't as well known.  I live in Beaumont, Texas and our little strip of beach paradise is down at a place called Crystal Beach.  To put the location in perspective for those who aren't familiar with the area, Crystal B...

One thing is for certain, if I go back home to Texas I am hitting up the beach.  I gotta make it down to the Gulf of Mexico when I am home to at least get a line in the water.  After my Europe trip in September 2007 and I was able to head back to see my family and friends for a few days.  I got back to Texas, did a quick refit, and then headed down to the beach for the weekend.  I rented my usual cabin on Holiday Beach which is down in Crystal Beach, Texas and did a l...