Posted by CypressTX on 3/9/2009, 7:35 am, in reply to "Re: Spring Break"

Yes I was aware, there are 3 major hotels still closed & they are expecting maybe 40,000 students, instead of 60,000 for Texas Week. So it may be a little less crowded, but that's a good thing in my eyes Compared to Crystal Beach on Bolivar, where the beach house they rented last year no longer exists, it will be paradise Crystal Beach: http://www.crystalbeach.com/afterike.htm http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/local/water_at_crystal_beach_is_nice__just_don_t_turn_around_03-06-2009.html South Padre: http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/break_95607___article.html/spring_island.html http://springbreak.sopadre.com/main/events.php They will be hitting the Geico Gamer Zone... at least that's their story & they're sticking to it --Previous Message-- : CypressTX you do know South Padre got hit by : Hurricane Dollie, I don't know how bad the : damage was. : : --Previous Message-- : Last yr 1 of our sons went to Bolivar : Penninsula with a friend's family - this : year, it's basically not an option: : : http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=9107 : : This yr they have invited him to South Padre : - my apologies in advance for any tropical : storms that may go that way - hopefully they : won't get the back-to-back storms like the : early 1900's : : : http://www.hurricanecity.com/city/padreisland.htm : : Many are avoiding Mexico this year & I : found a nice article this last wk that : touted students' plans to go to hurricane : hit areas here in the US & help with the : recovery, instead of partying their brains : out - now that's cool... : : :