I’d like to offer my sincere compliments to both your videos and the content you choose to give us. Both informative and entertaining. I’m sure glad to have found your channel sir! Thank you!
Hello Mark! I am really enjoying these Texas videos. The filming is awesome and the state is beautiful. We lived there for a couple of years back in the 80s it was a nice place to live too. Although it is very, very hot and humid!! >Merton ✌😎👌
Thanks as always to both of you! Yes, very humid...and as Utahns for the past 20 years we're no longer used to that humidity at all. FYI we'll be rolling through Texas once again late this fall.
Hello Marc and Patricia! Once again, I'm tapping way back into your library! I haven't perused your TX beach spots yet as I assumed that region would not be on the radar for quite awhile. But....our trailer has arrived to the dealer in Poncho Springs, CO. Due to work trips, I won't be able to go get it until after the Thanksgiving holiday. And, I just made reservations for South Padre to do the solar install. The lap sealant should flow MUCH better down there than up here where I'd have to be jackhammering the ice off of the roof. I figured I'd give your interactive map a look, and low and behold, you've been to the campground that we'll go to. Safe travels!
Perfect Alan! We have two more TX beach episodes coming up, Surfside Beach this Wednesday and Port Aransas the following. Port Aransas is now our favorite Texas beach town that we've visited thus far. And you're so right, it'll be a LOT more favorable to do your solar install down there. Congrats on the TT finally arriving!
@@CampTravelExplore thanks so much. Next week's episode from Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi is even more diverse -- an interview with some full-time UA-camr friends, both boondocking on the beach and staying in another beachfront county campground, more dining, more touring, and yes...more kayaking!
I love South Padre Island, I’ve visited there a few times, one of which we stayed in the same campground as you, and the heat is unrelenting for sure! I’m looking forward to next weeks video at Padre Island, I have camped on the beach at Port Aransas in the spring and it was awesome!
Thanks so much! Honestly, next week's episode is long (30 minutes) but may be our favorite one that we've produced yet. It's got a little bit of just about everything about that area, including both campground camping and beach boondocking.
If we didn’t rush to Big Bend when we headed west in February, we would’ve visited. So glad we passed it up. True or not, it’s not worth safety issues or risking it. Thanks for showing us better options! Loving these Texas videos.
Christina & Ben, then be sure to catch next week's episode. Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi offers a better and much safer beach camping experience. It's truly been the highlight of our trip, and the reason we traveled to South Texas. We've camped all along the Pacific Coast and while we had wonderful waterfront campsites in WA, OR and CA, they all paled by comparison to actually camping *on* a natural, undisturbed beach.
Grand Adventure Agree! As we are loving the west coast and the views, the delicious food and wonderful people, never running out of tourist activities, etc etc, we miss beaches like the one you’ve been posting pictures of. The beaches with water warm enough to swim in comfortably! 😂 And decent gas prices surrounding the area! 🤨
@@spidennis I believe The McMillan Express was speaking of our original plans to boondock camp on the southern half of Boca Chica Beach. We opted to not do that due to security concerns.
Interesting travelogue of the west Texas Gulf Coast beaches. But once you've experienced the sugar white sand and surf of the eastern Gulf Coast beaches, nothing else comes close (except maybe the Bahamas) IMHO.
We can't disagree with that. The big thing for us was the ability to actually boondock *on* the beach, which a cold front finally allowed us to do in the next episode. We're not aware of any Florida Gulf beaches where you can do this.
@@GrandAdventure Correct about Florida beach access. The panhandle beaches I used to be able to drive out on have been overdeveloped to the point that beach access by vehicle is now heavily restricted. And forget about taking your k-9 pals to the beach. Beach boondocking is out but the Florida panhandle does have some great beach state parks suitable for RV camping.
@@DrJohn493 thanks for the confirmation. PINS (in next week's video) encompasses 65 miles of undeveloped barrier island beach, the longest protected barrier island environment in North America. Dogs are required to be "on leash or under control" at all times, which we found to be an interesting way to word it, and most folks we saw appear to interpret that as including under verbal command. Plus, at least on South Beach you're usually out somewhere with no one else around for at least a mile or two in either direction, so there's no one to disturb or offend by letting your dog play in the surf a bit.
David, boondocking opportunities in the immediate area appear to be somewhat limited. There is Boca Chica Beach, which we showed in this video, but we opted to not stay there out of security concerns. It's not clear to us if you are allowed to camp on the beach north of town. However, a couple of hours to the north there is wonderful boondocking on Padre island National Seashore, which we share in this video: ua-cam.com/video/SqY-UIfQnRQ/v-deo.html .
Wells On Wheels we have several high seasons. Spring Break, summer with families, and winter Texans. Depending on your type of business your peak could be any of them. I give sandcastle lessons so summer is my peak.
@@spidennis interesting (and a cool occupation! Mrs. Grand Adventure was fascinated by them while we were there and surely would've taken a class). Thanks for sharing. I was speaking only of the "high season" pricing at the Isla Blanca campground, so you've provided interesting insight.
Wow, we are putting a string of places to visit in the winter this year and think we may have just found a site to get away from Chilly Upstate New York in winter 2021!! Thanks for the great and informative channel!!
We are native Texans and are currently in Utah. We have been in Southen Utah since the end of August. There is so much to see here, and the weather is great. Thirty years ago South Padre was THE beach to visit. The dynamics have greatly changed, and people no longer know how to use trashcans. This seems to be a problem everywhere.
Take care of our Utah home for us until we get back there! I wonder what's precipitated the change in behavior, JJ? Or better yet, I wonder what the solution is? We definitely noticed the beach trash problem was more acute the closer we were to the border.
The fathers don’t discipline their children with a good whack anymore. i.e. there are rarely consequences for wrongdoing. The West has gone WAY TOO SOFT ! People will rue the day as a result.
@@markfrance9924 no, it's the spot in our next episode. Sad to say that the couple's trailer appears in many of our shots from that episode, and we had a brief encounter on the beach with the suspect. We thankfully left the beach two days before the event.
Thought I had subscribed already but apparently not...I am on my Texoma Road Trippers account though. Either way, I am subscribed on both now :-) Loved this video. I'm finding so many different places I want to go thanks to you. I've been to Padre up by Corpus Christi but I have not been to S Padre YET! Thanks for sharing my friend! Brandon
Make sure you catch tonight's Premiere then, DSA/TRT! We'll be on Padre Island, but we'll start out in a beachside campground interviewing @RVTexasYall before moving on to boondocking on the sand within PINS. In between we'll cruise through Port Aransas and Corpus, and do a bit of kayaking in Bird Island Basin. At 30 minutes it's our most ambitious undertaking yet!
Thanks for highlighting our area! Boca Chica beach is just too dirty. My family exclusively visits Access 6. We Drive on the beach, find a spot, and set up a canopy at the end of the truck bed filled with coolers of food and drinks!
Great video Mark! Drone footage superb as usual with perfect accompanying music. Beware the Fit, RV in their latest video James is wearing a n “ALWAYS SHOOT DRONES” shirt. It shows a figure with a rifle pointing at an airborne drone. Don’t know what that’s about as I’ve heard him say he wants to get a drone.
LOL! Thanks Joseph! We'll keep an eye out. It usually doesn't turn out well for those who try: dronedj.com/2018/11/19/man-shoots-gun-at-neighbors-drone/ Technically, in federal FAA regulations it's interfering with the operations of an aircraft.
Lots of contrasting features.. Beautiful blue waters , trash , shallow low surf , deep water channel.. Beautiful beaches and industrial buildings.. If you look this way nice look 90 degrees the other not so nice.. GA made the best of it.. Thanks for taking us along !!
Thanks from Germany for one another great video about one another beautiful area. I swear, no USA RV Vacation without the tips from "The GreatAdventure Man" ;-)
Catching up on the videos. This is really a fascinating area. We have a daughter in FL we need to visit next winter. This might have to be added to the list. Once we leave N Idaho next Sept, we need to stay on the road several months. We are looking for places to venture. Thanks
Thanks for another well-done video. We were planning to leave Toledo, Ohio TODAY except our chassis batteries decided to quit on us. It takes some work to replace them so our trek south and west will have to be delayed for a bit. Your video reminded us why we do this and right now I’m really grateful for your hard work! Safe travels!
Same to you, Christine! Just head to the nearest Walmart or O'Reilly Auto Parts, swap out that battery in 10 minutes, and hit the road! Be safe and embrace the journey.
I could almost hear the breaking bad intro music as you went up the beach but did you shout across the Rio Grand “ say my name “ sorry tv show is on my Brian still amazing how close Mexico is , wise decision taken not to hang around! Love that site sooo cooool and the beach to some great footage from your drone, the causeway looks great how long is it ? And that drive on the beach it’s a yes for me ! Thanks Marc still learning amazing America Gavin
If you liked this spot, Gavin, wait until you see where we end up next week! 😉 The causeway is about 2.5 miles long. America is large enough to be incredibly diverse, but we also love visiting your charming UK.
Another homerun video looks like a great time to visit. Really enjoy how you've captured the essence of the area and the kayak perspective is very appealing. Thanks from Pismo Beach CA.
Hello from Texas!. We just got back from our first trip in our rv to palo duro canyon in the panhandle. We got the lanterns from your amazon store and they were awesome! Thanks 😊
Excellent, Lori! We've heard nothing but good things about Palo Duro. We would've loved to have seen it on this trip, but it was just too far off our route. It'll just give us another reason to return. Hope your trip in the new RV was pleasant and uneventful (in a good way).
I don't think that anyone made any kind of assertion on that point in this video. However, in this particular instance their monthly rate is substantially less than multiplying their weekly rate by 4. You've also got an enviably low monthly cost on your S&B -- ours is nearly 4x that amount.
Starting now the weather is pretty nice. I will start hammock camping on the beach now that it’s cooled off some. I don’t even have the AC on on my house as I type this, it wasn’t on all day actually.
@@GrandAdventure I found it Marc. Had been on Kindle but now a cheap paperback. I think you'll like it. www.amazon.com/Travel-Tales-Retiree-necessarily-preference/dp/1598864467/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Travel+Tales...%3A+An+Old+Retiree%2C+His+RV%2C+His+Dog%2C+and+His+Woman+%28Not+Necessarily+in+Order+of+Preference%29+Hit+the+Road&qid=1571278243&sr=8-1
I remember your kayak community post from a week or two ago, and was looking forward to seeing you paddling in the ocean. That looked like great fun, and some good exercise. Glad it wasn't red flag warnings that day, the surf looked pretty bad earlier in the video.
We kayak salt water in the next episode too, Eric. However, during our entire two weeks along the Gulf Coast the surf was a good 4-6 feet, so there was no way that I was launching on the Gulf side, at least not with that Necky Looksha. In this episode we launched on the bay side of the Isla Blanca Park campground, where the county maintains a boat ramp, and in the next episode we'll be kayaking the beautiful Laguna Madre which separates Padre Island from the mainland.
If I may suggest, for your paddling technique don’t bend your elbows and twist your toros so you are using your back muscles. A tip from a guy that has paddles the entire Texas coastline.
Thank you JR! We opted to skip Austin to stay longer in PINS, and spent a couple of unplanned days in Rockport. We're now in the New Braufels area. Safe travels to you as well!
So we discovered much to our disappointment, Don. The number of people milling about on the Mexican side, and the complete lack of anyone on the American side, made us wonder. So we checked and found this article from August in USA Today: www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/27/playa-bagdad-us-mexico-border-town-occupied-drugs-crime-cartel/2131161001/ Only then did we fully realize that not only was camping out there ill-advised, but also filming that spot was incredibly stupid.
I live here, and Detroit or other similar city scares me unlike Boca. Shooting at day time there is absolutely nothing to worry about. Folks camp on the beach all the time. If you’re still scared camp closer to the jetties and not the river. I know people that live on the river. Another option is to boondock just north of the city limits of south padre island at beach access 5 or 6, just like Boca just not next to the river, plus restaurants are close by.
Seems like a bit departed from your usual venue but still enjoyable to see. I have been in and through Tx quite a bit starting my first visit with the train ride from LA to Lackland AFB compliments of U. Sam in ‘60 and finishing with a road trip across the state 10 or more years ago. Enjoy your time there... I will! Curt
As we've mentioned before, Curt, we're more than happy to have you along for the ride. Camping around Texas is indeed a departure from our "normal," as we discuss on-camera with @RVTexasYall in next week's episode. But that's by necessity, for there are precious few opportunities to boondock thanks to a dearth of public land in Texas. That latter fact is plainly obvious if you look at this color-coded map of US public lands: maps.usgs.gov/padus/ . Notice how public land virtually evaporates once you cross the line from NM into TX.
@@curthiggins8792 you'd think so, but it doesn't. I don't know the reason for the difference, but it's obviously cast in some land management decisions by our federal government that took place many moons ago when they granted homesteads in some areas, and reserved land for themselves in others. Perhaps it has to do with trying to populate the area after the Mexican-American War? In any event, almost all of Texas land is privately held.
Thank You 👍 Getting ready to start my Great Adventure and South Padre Island was just add to my list ! I LOVE the Ocean, always have. Very nicely done videos
Thank you, Tony! But make sure that you catch next week's episode, for Padre Island National Seashore beach boondocking easily eclipsed our experience on SPI.
@@GrandAdventure I very much will ! I also want to travel the Texas Coast after Florida . . I'm in New York where I used to Camp on the Beach in Montauk & go Fishing and Claming
@@Tony13754 love the eastern end of Long Island. Back when I was a teenager we took the Orient Point ferry from New London, CT, and biked from Orient Point across Shelter Island to Montauk, camped overnight at Montauk and biked back to Orient Point the following day. It was a beautiful way to see that part of Long Island.
Thanks Mary! This week's new video (Premieres Wednesday evening) will include more kayaking, this time in Laguna Madre at Padre Island National Seashore a few hours north near Corpus Christi. For that episode we camped right on the Gulf beach, but there's also a dry National Park Service campground right where we launched the 'yak at Bird Island Basin
@@GrandAdventure I'm looking for some HELP with my Channel.... I need FEED BACK, not sure if my content is what views want to see, I have over 9000 views but only 73 Subs, am i doing something wrong ????
Great video Marc. I loved the diversity. It reminds me so much of the various barrier islands off the Gulf Coast of South Florida. You guys are really doing the tour of south Texas. There is just so much to see and do there. Gord
Thanks, Gord! As former residents of one of those southwestern Florida Gulf Coast barrier islands ourselves, we completely agree and feel the parallels.
@@GrandAdventure I used to live in Sarasota/Bradenton for five years. Prior to that, my folks had a retirement villa on Siesta Key. So I am also very familiar with the area... all the way down to Naples. Even the sand is much lighter where you are in South Padre Island than the Galveston beaches. I really don't care for the South Houston bayous at all. Gord
@@gorrdd neither does Mrs. Grand Adventure but I haven't yet been to Galveston. We were in the same area in Florida. Depending on which year, we were in Anna Maria, then a stint in Lakewood Ranch before last living in Pass-A-Grille before we moved out of Florida.
@@GrandAdventure Anna Maria Island is beautiful with a taste of remoteness. I used to motorcycle through there as well as Longboat Key and Casey Key, south of that. Galveston Island, Jamaica Beach, and Bolivar Peninsula just have a very gritty almost industrial ocean beach feel to them. Gord
We agree. I don't recall a tropical system striking the Brownsville area last year? I could be wrong, of course. Harvey hit the Padre Island/Port Aransas area 2 years ago in August 2017, but that's quite a ways north, and the subject of our next episode.
I’d like to offer my sincere compliments to both your videos and the content you choose to give us. Both informative and entertaining. I’m sure glad to have found your channel sir! Thank you!
And we're sure glad that you found us, David! Thank you so very, very much.
Hello Mark! I am really enjoying these Texas videos. The filming is awesome and the state is beautiful. We lived there for a couple of years back in the 80s it was a nice place to live too. Although it is very, very hot and humid!! >Merton ✌😎👌
Thanks as always to both of you! Yes, very humid...and as Utahns for the past 20 years we're no longer used to that humidity at all. FYI we'll be rolling through Texas once again late this fall.
It’s Isla Blanca, not isle Blanca.
Does that campground have seasonal rentals? Looking for a place for next winter.
I'm not sure, Wayne. I'd check their website. They sure have enough space to do so.
Hello Marc and Patricia! Once again, I'm tapping way back into your library! I haven't perused your TX beach spots yet as I assumed that region would not be on the radar for quite awhile. But....our trailer has arrived to the dealer in Poncho Springs, CO. Due to work trips, I won't be able to go get it until after the Thanksgiving holiday. And, I just made reservations for South Padre to do the solar install. The lap sealant should flow MUCH better down there than up here where I'd have to be jackhammering the ice off of the roof. I figured I'd give your interactive map a look, and low and behold, you've been to the campground that we'll go to.
Safe travels!
Perfect Alan! We have two more TX beach episodes coming up, Surfside Beach this Wednesday and Port Aransas the following. Port Aransas is now our favorite Texas beach town that we've visited thus far. And you're so right, it'll be a LOT more favorable to do your solar install down there. Congrats on the TT finally arriving!
You guys be extremely careful. Nothing there is what it used to be. Stay safe.
You failed to mention that Isla Blanca has the best surfing on th gulf coast.....🏄♂️
Good to know, Rey! As we're not surfers ourselves, thanks for letting our other viewers know.
We are planning a trip to South Padre at the end of next month. Thank you for the great information
Excellent Mindy, enjoy and have a safe trip!
Excellent work as always Grand Adventure! Loved the kayaking shots and drone footage of the beach!
Thanks so much, Tom!
I liked the balance you had on this one, campsites, city, beach, kayaking, good mix!
@@CampTravelExplore thanks so much. Next week's episode from Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi is even more diverse -- an interview with some full-time UA-camr friends, both boondocking on the beach and staying in another beachfront county campground, more dining, more touring, and yes...more kayaking!
Sounds great, can't wait to see it!
I love South Padre Island, I’ve visited there a few times, one of which we stayed in the same campground as you, and the heat is unrelenting for sure! I’m looking forward to next weeks video at Padre Island, I have camped on the beach at Port Aransas in the spring and it was awesome!
Thanks so much! Honestly, next week's episode is long (30 minutes) but may be our favorite one that we've produced yet. It's got a little bit of just about everything about that area, including both campground camping and beach boondocking.
Great shots. We have never been to Texas. Maybe need to give it a try.
This was our first visit as well.
I did not catch where you said you were working.
Ron, I work for a small excess & surplus lines insurance company based in Salt Lake City.
If we didn’t rush to Big Bend when we headed west in February, we would’ve visited. So glad we passed it up. True or not, it’s not worth safety issues or risking it. Thanks for showing us better options! Loving these Texas videos.
Christina & Ben, then be sure to catch next week's episode. Padre Island National Seashore near Corpus Christi offers a better and much safer beach camping experience. It's truly been the highlight of our trip, and the reason we traveled to South Texas. We've camped all along the Pacific Coast and while we had wonderful waterfront campsites in WA, OR and CA, they all paled by comparison to actually camping *on* a natural, undisturbed beach.
Grand Adventure Agree! As we are loving the west coast and the views, the delicious food and wonderful people, never running out of tourist activities, etc etc, we miss beaches like the one you’ve been posting pictures of. The beaches with water warm enough to swim in comfortably! 😂 And decent gas prices surrounding the area! 🤨
There is no security risk on South Padre, take it from someone that lives here.
@@spidennis I believe The McMillan Express was speaking of our original plans to boondock camp on the southern half of Boca Chica Beach. We opted to not do that due to security concerns.
Grand Adventure exactly
Interesting travelogue of the west Texas Gulf Coast beaches. But once you've experienced the sugar white sand and surf of the eastern Gulf Coast beaches, nothing else comes close (except maybe the Bahamas) IMHO.
We can't disagree with that. The big thing for us was the ability to actually boondock *on* the beach, which a cold front finally allowed us to do in the next episode. We're not aware of any Florida Gulf beaches where you can do this.
@@GrandAdventure Correct about Florida beach access. The panhandle beaches I used to be able to drive out on have been overdeveloped to the point that beach access by vehicle is now heavily restricted. And forget about taking your k-9 pals to the beach. Beach boondocking is out but the Florida panhandle does have some great beach state parks suitable for RV camping.
@@DrJohn493 thanks for the confirmation. PINS (in next week's video) encompasses 65 miles of undeveloped barrier island beach, the longest protected barrier island environment in North America. Dogs are required to be "on leash or under control" at all times, which we found to be an interesting way to word it, and most folks we saw appear to interpret that as including under verbal command. Plus, at least on South Beach you're usually out somewhere with no one else around for at least a mile or two in either direction, so there's no one to disturb or offend by letting your dog play in the surf a bit.
Where to boondock near where you camped?
David, boondocking opportunities in the immediate area appear to be somewhat limited. There is Boca Chica Beach, which we showed in this video, but we opted to not stay there out of security concerns. It's not clear to us if you are allowed to camp on the beach north of town. However, a couple of hours to the north there is wonderful boondocking on Padre island National Seashore, which we share in this video: ua-cam.com/video/SqY-UIfQnRQ/v-deo.html .
Awesome video my friend 😎👍👍
Thank you Sergio! 👍
Yikes! Definitely won’t be staying there on the beach either. We’ll be heading for Texas in February and are taking notes😋
Definitely catch next week's new video, then. It was the highlight of our Texas travels thus far.
Grand Adventure Looking forward to it!
Honey and Me camp on the beach at the SPI side, it’s all round better.
Great views. Back in May we drove the jeep 25 miles on the North beach to the jetties. Interesting drive, lots of art along the dunes made from trash.
Nice! We attempted that once, but the incoming tide and shrinking beach convinced us to turn around.
So summer is peak season? I would think with snowbirds it would be winter?? Your videos are 1st class, great content. Thank you.
We were as surprised as you are. And thank you so much ❤️!
Wells On Wheels we have several high seasons. Spring Break, summer with families, and winter Texans. Depending on your type of business your peak could be any of them. I give sandcastle lessons so summer is my peak.
@@spidennis interesting (and a cool occupation! Mrs. Grand Adventure was fascinated by them while we were there and surely would've taken a class). Thanks for sharing. I was speaking only of the "high season" pricing at the Isla Blanca campground, so you've provided interesting insight.
Wow, we are putting a string of places to visit in the winter this year and think we may have just found a site to get away from Chilly Upstate New York in winter 2021!! Thanks for the great and informative channel!!
We are native Texans and are currently in Utah. We have been in Southen Utah since the end of August. There is so much to see here, and the weather is great. Thirty years ago South Padre was THE beach to visit. The dynamics have greatly changed, and people no longer know how to use trashcans. This seems to be a problem everywhere.
Take care of our Utah home for us until we get back there! I wonder what's precipitated the change in behavior, JJ? Or better yet, I wonder what the solution is? We definitely noticed the beach trash problem was more acute the closer we were to the border.
The fathers don’t discipline their children with a good whack anymore. i.e. there are rarely consequences for wrongdoing. The West has gone WAY TOO SOFT ! People will rue the day as a result.
Couple from NH got “whacked” somewhere near here just last week no ?
@@markfrance9924 no, it's the spot in our next episode. Sad to say that the couple's trailer appears in many of our shots from that episode, and we had a brief encounter on the beach with the suspect. We thankfully left the beach two days before the event.
Always wise to trust your own feeling about safety we all need to be reminded of that fact...
So right. When your gut tells you something, listen to it.
Thank you for keeping me dreaming of future road trips! :)
You're most welcome Frédéric! Thank you as always for watching.
Safety first
Thought I had subscribed already but apparently not...I am on my Texoma Road Trippers account though. Either way, I am subscribed on both now :-)
Loved this video. I'm finding so many different places I want to go thanks to you. I've been to Padre up by Corpus Christi but I have not been to S Padre YET!
Thanks for sharing my friend!
Brandon
Make sure you catch tonight's Premiere then, DSA/TRT! We'll be on Padre Island, but we'll start out in a beachside campground interviewing @RVTexasYall before moving on to boondocking on the sand within PINS. In between we'll cruise through Port Aransas and Corpus, and do a bit of kayaking in Bird Island Basin. At 30 minutes it's our most ambitious undertaking yet!
💗 the video
Thank you! Glad that you enjoyed it.
Thanks for highlighting our area! Boca Chica beach is just too dirty. My family exclusively visits Access 6. We Drive on the beach, find a spot, and set up a canopy at the end of the truck bed filled with coolers of food and drinks!
Where's our invitation, Ryan?😎😄 That sounds positively wonderful.
Great video Mark! Drone footage superb as usual with perfect accompanying music. Beware the Fit, RV in their latest video James is wearing a n “ALWAYS SHOOT DRONES” shirt. It shows a figure with a rifle pointing at an airborne drone. Don’t know what that’s about as I’ve heard him say he wants to get a drone.
LOL! Thanks Joseph! We'll keep an eye out. It usually doesn't turn out well for those who try: dronedj.com/2018/11/19/man-shoots-gun-at-neighbors-drone/ Technically, in federal FAA regulations it's interfering with the operations of an aircraft.
Lots of contrasting features.. Beautiful blue waters , trash , shallow low surf , deep water channel.. Beautiful beaches and industrial buildings.. If you look this way nice look 90 degrees the other not so nice.. GA made the best of it.. Thanks for taking us along !!
Thank you! Next week from Padre Island National Seashore has much more of the natural, and much less of the man-made.
Thanks from Germany for one another great video about one another beautiful area. I swear, no USA RV Vacation without the tips from "The GreatAdventure Man" ;-)
You're too kind, Tor...thank you!
Catching up on the videos. This is really a fascinating area. We have a daughter in FL we need to visit next winter. This might have to be added to the list. Once we leave N Idaho next Sept, we need to stay on the road several months. We are looking for places to venture. Thanks
We most definitely enjoyed the Texas Coast, it's a worthy detour for you.
Thanks for another well-done video. We were planning to leave Toledo, Ohio TODAY except our chassis batteries decided to quit on us. It takes some work to replace them so our trek south and west will have to be delayed for a bit. Your video reminded us why we do this and right now I’m really grateful for your hard work! Safe travels!
Same to you, Christine! Just head to the nearest Walmart or O'Reilly Auto Parts, swap out that battery in 10 minutes, and hit the road! Be safe and embrace the journey.
I could almost hear the breaking bad intro music as you went up the beach but did you shout across the Rio Grand “ say my name “ sorry tv show is on my Brian still amazing how close Mexico is , wise decision taken not to hang around! Love that site sooo cooool and the beach to some great footage from your drone, the causeway looks great how long is it ? And that drive on the beach it’s a yes for me !
Thanks Marc still learning amazing America Gavin
If you liked this spot, Gavin, wait until you see where we end up next week! 😉 The causeway is about 2.5 miles long. America is large enough to be incredibly diverse, but we also love visiting your charming UK.
Just found your site , I realy like the format of your videos. Very informative. I am going to binge watch your pass videos.
Thank you Patricia! We're so happy that you found us.
Watching this video literally made me feel good about life. Thank you
Wow, thank you ThaMetalMan!
another well thought out and presented video,,,very nice drone shots....well done
And another wonderful comment, thank you!
Several weeks behind on watching your videos - but enjoying them this morning! Safe travels and thanks for the great travel ideas!
Thrilled to have you back, Lauren! Only a few more to go and you're caught up. 😉
Marc I am consistently blown away by the content you create, hats off!
Thank you so much, Stephen!
Another homerun video looks like a great time to visit. Really enjoy how you've captured the essence of the area and the kayak perspective is very appealing. Thanks from Pismo Beach CA.
Thanks as always, Doug!
Thanks again for the great video! And all of the info...You guys rock!
Our viewers rock, Tracy...thanks so much!
Loved the great shots of the ocean and beach, thx Marc
Thank *you*!
Hello from Texas!. We just got back from our first trip in our rv to palo duro canyon in the panhandle. We got the lanterns from your amazon store and they were awesome! Thanks 😊
Excellent, Lori! We've heard nothing but good things about Palo Duro. We would've loved to have seen it on this trip, but it was just too far off our route. It'll just give us another reason to return. Hope your trip in the new RV was pleasant and uneventful (in a good way).
@@GrandAdventure Thank you it was amazing and we are hooked😜
Nice video - Great video on South Padre Island. Hope to not visit on my way to Florida. Looking forward to your next video
Thank you Richard!
Not visit? Is that a typo?!
My stick and brick costs me $500 a month. So how is living in a campground for $800 a month a better deal?
I don't think that anyone made any kind of assertion on that point in this video. However, in this particular instance their monthly rate is substantially less than multiplying their weekly rate by 4. You've also got an enviably low monthly cost on your S&B -- ours is nearly 4x that amount.
Nomad X wow, 500$ thats a great deal! Im from Colorado, that might get you a room in a community house here!
South Padre Island is definitely on our bucket list !! Thank you for the tour! Congrats on almost 28K subscribers!!
Thanks for coming along, Marce! And we appreciate the note on the subs, it's been a wild ride.
Starting now the weather is pretty nice. I will start hammock camping on the beach now that it’s cooled off some. I don’t even have the AC on on my house as I type this, it wasn’t on all day actually.
Fascinating look at the area. One of the first books I read on RVing talked about the Texas coast. Funny book, I'll have to find it. Cheers Marc.
Please do, Rob -- we'd love to know!
@@GrandAdventure I found it Marc. Had been on Kindle but now a cheap paperback. I think you'll like it. www.amazon.com/Travel-Tales-Retiree-necessarily-preference/dp/1598864467/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Travel+Tales...%3A+An+Old+Retiree%2C+His+RV%2C+His+Dog%2C+and+His+Woman+%28Not+Necessarily+in+Order+of+Preference%29+Hit+the+Road&qid=1571278243&sr=8-1
I remember your kayak community post from a week or two ago, and was looking forward to seeing you paddling in the ocean. That looked like great fun, and some good exercise. Glad it wasn't red flag warnings that day, the surf looked pretty bad earlier in the video.
We kayak salt water in the next episode too, Eric. However, during our entire two weeks along the Gulf Coast the surf was a good 4-6 feet, so there was no way that I was launching on the Gulf side, at least not with that Necky Looksha. In this episode we launched on the bay side of the Isla Blanca Park campground, where the county maintains a boat ramp, and in the next episode we'll be kayaking the beautiful Laguna Madre which separates Padre Island from the mainland.
If I may suggest, for your paddling technique don’t bend your elbows and twist your toros so you are using your back muscles. A tip from a guy that has paddles the entire Texas coastline.
Smart move to stay out of the Cartel's playground. I hope you had a nice visit thru Austin area and will look forward to that video. Safe travels.
Thank you JR! We opted to skip Austin to stay longer in PINS, and spent a couple of unplanned days in Rockport. We're now in the New Braufels area. Safe travels to you as well!
JR Long Sad news. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-hampshire-couple-camping-texas-went-missing-their-bodies-were-n1075641
good video
Wise choice, Marc, to not stick around Boca Chica Beach. It is a drug cartel famous crossing. Glad you are safe.
So we discovered much to our disappointment, Don. The number of people milling about on the Mexican side, and the complete lack of anyone on the American side, made us wonder. So we checked and found this article from August in USA Today: www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/08/27/playa-bagdad-us-mexico-border-town-occupied-drugs-crime-cartel/2131161001/
Only then did we fully realize that not only was camping out there ill-advised, but also filming that spot was incredibly stupid.
I live here, and Detroit or other similar city scares me unlike Boca. Shooting at day time there is absolutely nothing to worry about. Folks camp on the beach all the time. If you’re still scared camp closer to the jetties and not the river. I know people that live on the river. Another option is to boondock just north of the city limits of south padre island at beach access 5 or 6, just like Boca just not next to the river, plus restaurants are close by.
Seems like a bit departed from your usual venue but still enjoyable to see. I have been in and through Tx quite a bit starting my first visit with the train ride from LA to Lackland AFB compliments of U. Sam in ‘60 and finishing with a road trip across the state 10 or more years ago. Enjoy your time there... I will!
Curt
As we've mentioned before, Curt, we're more than happy to have you along for the ride. Camping around Texas is indeed a departure from our "normal," as we discuss on-camera with @RVTexasYall in next week's episode. But that's by necessity, for there are precious few opportunities to boondock thanks to a dearth of public land in Texas. That latter fact is plainly obvious if you look at this color-coded map of US public lands: maps.usgs.gov/padus/ . Notice how public land virtually evaporates once you cross the line from NM into TX.
Grand Adventure What is the explaination for such a dramatic difference? I would think Tx. would abound with BLM land.
C
@@curthiggins8792 you'd think so, but it doesn't. I don't know the reason for the difference, but it's obviously cast in some land management decisions by our federal government that took place many moons ago when they granted homesteads in some areas, and reserved land for themselves in others. Perhaps it has to do with trying to populate the area after the Mexican-American War? In any event, almost all of Texas land is privately held.
Great content and very entertaining!! Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much, and thanks for watching!
Great representation of this area, Marc. Another great video.
Thanks as always, Don!
Another good video. Looked like a cool place to get some good seafood.
Thank you Steven!
Loved it, keep up the amazing work!
Thank you David!
Amazing video! Thank you!
Thanks so much!
Outstanding video well done as always.
Thank you as always, William!
Thank You 👍 Getting ready to start my Great Adventure and South Padre Island was just add to my list ! I LOVE the Ocean, always have. Very nicely done videos
Thank you, Tony! But make sure that you catch next week's episode, for Padre Island National Seashore beach boondocking easily eclipsed our experience on SPI.
@@GrandAdventure I very much will ! I also want to travel the Texas Coast after Florida . . I'm in New York where I used to Camp on the Beach in Montauk & go Fishing and Claming
@@Tony13754 love the eastern end of Long Island. Back when I was a teenager we took the Orient Point ferry from New London, CT, and biked from Orient Point across Shelter Island to Montauk, camped overnight at Montauk and biked back to Orient Point the following day. It was a beautiful way to see that part of Long Island.
@@GrandAdventure That's Real Old New England Coast Line , It's Very Very BEAUTIFUL
Thank you, very enjoyable
Thank you very much, @shore51!
Ya had me as soon as I saw the kayak...
Thanks Mary! This week's new video (Premieres Wednesday evening) will include more kayaking, this time in Laguna Madre at Padre Island National Seashore a few hours north near Corpus Christi. For that episode we camped right on the Gulf beach, but there's also a dry National Park Service campground right where we launched the 'yak at Bird Island Basin
Another awesome video as always 👍
Thank you so much, clammi!!
@@GrandAdventure I'm looking for some HELP with my Channel.... I need FEED BACK, not sure if my content is what views want to see, I have over 9000 views but only 73 Subs, am i doing something wrong ????
Good vid Marc.
Thank you!
Great video Marc. I loved the diversity. It reminds me so much of the various barrier islands off the Gulf Coast of South Florida. You guys are really doing the tour of south Texas. There is just so much to see and do there.
Gord
Thanks, Gord! As former residents of one of those southwestern Florida Gulf Coast barrier islands ourselves, we completely agree and feel the parallels.
@@GrandAdventure I used to live in Sarasota/Bradenton for five years. Prior to that, my folks had a retirement villa on Siesta Key. So I am also very familiar with the area... all the way down to Naples.
Even the sand is much lighter where you are in South Padre Island than the Galveston beaches. I really don't care for the South Houston bayous at all.
Gord
@@gorrdd neither does Mrs. Grand Adventure but I haven't yet been to Galveston. We were in the same area in Florida. Depending on which year, we were in Anna Maria, then a stint in Lakewood Ranch before last living in Pass-A-Grille before we moved out of Florida.
@@GrandAdventure Anna Maria Island is beautiful with a taste of remoteness. I used to motorcycle through there as well as Longboat Key and Casey Key, south of that.
Galveston Island, Jamaica Beach, and Bolivar Peninsula just have a very gritty almost industrial ocean beach feel to them.
Gord
@@gorrdd thanks. Perhaps then I'm not as disappointed that we lack the time to venture further east this time around.
Magnifique !
Merci Dany!
$200.00 is a steal when it's that hot.
Imagine that was all under water last year.
We agree. I don't recall a tropical system striking the Brownsville area last year? I could be wrong, of course. Harvey hit the Padre Island/Port Aransas area 2 years ago in August 2017, but that's quite a ways north, and the subject of our next episode.
Mark Reynolds wrong part of Texas! Port Aransas and Rockport got hit. Missed SPI completely. I know, I live here.