While on South Padre Island, get you groceries at the Blue Marlin. The prices are a little higher than the Walmart in Port Isabel, but it worth it not to have to cross the bridge back to the mainland.
Hermit Boat
On the southern end of South Padre Island, there’s an old boat anchored in the bay between Pier 19 and the Coast Guard station. A hermit was living on it who would paddle a little raft back and forth to the shore. He’s gone now, but the boat is still there if anyone would like to move in.


