South padre?

jeff1 · Post by **jeff1** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:17 pm

I'm considering a trip to warmer weather near the end of april, and looking at South Padre.

Just wondering if anyone had some first hand info?

Thanks for any input,

Jeff

Tighe · Post by **Tighe** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:57 pm

Many Minnesotans go down at least once a year. Check the Destinations page for details. Also do a search on this forum, you'll get a lot of reports from down there.

We take an trip down twice a year.
http://www.windancing.com/School/spi.html

Let me know if you have any specific questions 651 dot 428 dot 4121

RandyL · Post by **RandyL** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:37 pm

My wife may join me in Padre this spring, but she needs to get her vacation time scheduled soon, anyone have some tentative dates they plan on heading down?

jeff1 · Post by **jeff1** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:55 pm

Thanks for the info Tighe, we hope to hook up with you guys while we are down there. But my wife wants to bring the dog so I think we will be driving down.

When will you be in Padre? We are tenatively leaving on the 18th and returning on May 4th.

Is the Laquinta the place to stay? My wife has just started snowkiting and will be attempting kitesurfing for the first time, so I'm thinking the bayside is where we will spend most of our time.

Thanks again,
Jeff

steveb · Post by **steveb** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:04 pm

La Quita nice but in reality padres so small all hotels will work.
Nancy and I will be there the 2nd and 3rd week of April.
There's probably 30 people on Lakawa who'll be there some time in April.
Padre is definitly the place for your wife to learn how to water kite, no where better
Don't go down there thinking padres a beautiful resort location, it's not the most gorgeous place. It's just brilliant for kiting. April will be 85 to 95 degrees with nice breezes fairly consistantly.It usually averages 80% kite days or better.

tyson · Post by **tyson** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:49 pm

dave and i are going for spring break in mid-march

but i'm poor, so we're driving and living on the beach. but ... its WAY better than hotels. (....actually we'll probably find rooms to "sleep" in...)

Tighe · Post by **Tighe** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:48 pm

oh to be young again. Bring your raincoats boys

JRN · Post by **JRN** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:40 pm

I saw the pictures from your campsite, Dude. Whatever you guys were doing around the campfire did NOT look like "sleep!"

JN

tyson · Post by **tyson** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:08 am

hahahaha

and tighe... RAINCOATS?! are you CRAZY? its spring break. 85, sunny, and naked the entire week.

steveb · Post by **steveb** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:11 am

Thanks heavens I won't be there till April, Tyson running around naked, my marraige would never recover.

Nancy · Post by **Nancy** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:45 pm

Raincoats are for the little fellow!! (no reference to size intended!!) Kiters must be safety conscious!!

JRN · Post by **JRN** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:00 pm

Spoken like a true "Ski-Jourer!" As in, "Darn, I think I forgot my raincoat in the igloo, Axel! Hilda said it looks like a downpour fer sure. Maybe I can borrow one from the dog...Oh, you mean THAT raincoat."

djmadmike · Post by **djmadmike** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:41 am

Padre is great for kiteboarding!

Where else can you roll out of bed at 6:30am and be on the WARM (well, in Spring it is) an be riding on the water at 2:30pm the same day!

I am planning a short 4 day "save my sanity" trip in April again.

Rock on
Mike N

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