Look what I Found on the Web
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Cool! Do you see me waving from the deck? :wink I'm assuming you did a bit of Photoshop work since the lovely Wild Blue's perspective is a bit skewed! 
Of course, the fact that my neighbor across the street has a house that isn't pictured (and was built prior to Wild Blue being born) is a bit of a give away, too. You have her pictured right where we keep her docked, though.
Where did you find that, Dave?
Best wishes,
Jim
Of course, the fact that my neighbor across the street has a house that isn't pictured (and was built prior to Wild Blue being born) is a bit of a give away, too. You have her pictured right where we keep her docked, though.Where did you find that, Dave?
Best wishes,
Jim
The house with the red roof not being built in this photo threw me for awhile. In your photo album, the one picture of your place showed a red roof of a house that is not in this photo. I looked at photos of Port Isabel from all angles, N., S., E., & W.
The photo in your album from the bridge finally gave it away. It showed the larger houses to the south of you on the other side of the canal and I could tell that photo was taken from above the boat and water, so I started looking for bridges and two similar houses. One with white post on the railing and another with brown post.
Then compared what I found with what you posted in your photo album. I also knew from one of your post that you only had one Palm tree in your yard. From your album photo I knew the tree was on the right side of your house looking at it from the water.
All this added to just one place being yours, but the other house was still missing. That is when I figured it had to be a new house and was not there when this photo was taken.
Scary what is available on the web and what a person can find out about another person with just knowing their name and city they live in.
The photo in your album from the bridge finally gave it away. It showed the larger houses to the south of you on the other side of the canal and I could tell that photo was taken from above the boat and water, so I started looking for bridges and two similar houses. One with white post on the railing and another with brown post.
Then compared what I found with what you posted in your photo album. I also knew from one of your post that you only had one Palm tree in your yard. From your album photo I knew the tree was on the right side of your house looking at it from the water.
All this added to just one place being yours, but the other house was still missing. That is when I figured it had to be a new house and was not there when this photo was taken.
Scary what is available on the web and what a person can find out about another person with just knowing their name and city they live in.
Wow, you should be a detective... CSI Oldgrowth. I've looked at some of the satellite images of our area that show our proximity to the Gulf and all the water around us...
Where "a" is our island (we're the red dot)
"b" is the Intracoastal
"c" is the Brownsville Ship Channel (Brazos-Santiago Channel)
"d" is the town of Port Isabel
"e" is The Queen Isabella Causeway (2.5 miles long to South Padre Island)
"f" is South Padre Island
"g" is the jetties, opening to the Gulf
"h" is the Gulf of Mexico
"i" is the Laguna Madre (our bay)
"j" is the swingbridge (the only way on/off our island)
OK, here's a challenge for you: find our favorite little water front bar/grille. I'll even give you a hint, so you can narrow things down: it's on the Laguna side, not the Gulf side.
And if you have that kind of time, why not buy a couple plane tickets and come down to experience the warmth yourself? :smiled Joan and I would be good tour guides.
Best wishes,
Jim
Where "a" is our island (we're the red dot)
"b" is the Intracoastal
"c" is the Brownsville Ship Channel (Brazos-Santiago Channel)
"d" is the town of Port Isabel
"e" is The Queen Isabella Causeway (2.5 miles long to South Padre Island)
"f" is South Padre Island
"g" is the jetties, opening to the Gulf
"h" is the Gulf of Mexico
"i" is the Laguna Madre (our bay)
"j" is the swingbridge (the only way on/off our island)
OK, here's a challenge for you: find our favorite little water front bar/grille. I'll even give you a hint, so you can narrow things down: it's on the Laguna side, not the Gulf side.
And if you have that kind of time, why not buy a couple plane tickets and come down to experience the warmth yourself? :smiled Joan and I would be good tour guides.
Best wishes,
Jim
Yes, this is a very quiet time of the year here. The summer tourists are gone and the winter Texans have not arrived yet. There are about 1000 small residences on our little island (it used to be an upscale RV park, but has evolved into almost all houses now), most of them have water access. We originally bought here so we'd have a place to keep a boat; it was our winter escape from the frozen northland. In January, there are a lot more boats at the docks... but like most marina-type places, it seems that the most of the boats don't get out that much.
That good looking blue CD-25 you see in Dave's photo gets out almost everyday. :wink
Best wishes,
Jim B.
That good looking blue CD-25 you see in Dave's photo gets out almost everyday. :wink
Best wishes,
Jim B.
And I am suppose to be able to find it with only this information.JamesTXSD":1nefymyt said:OK, here's a challenge for you: find our favorite little water front bar/grille. I'll even give you a hint, so you can narrow things down: it's on the Laguna side, not the Gulf side.
What do you think I am, some kind of mind reader?
oldgrowth":1ffg0ta8 said:And I am suppose to be able to find it with only this information.JamesTXSD":1ffg0ta8 said:OK, here's a challenge for you: find our favorite little water front bar/grille. I'll even give you a hint, so you can narrow things down: it's on the Laguna side, not the Gulf side.
What do you think I am, some kind of mind reader?
LOL. Nice try, Dave. That is Parrot Eyes (Paradise), that is now defunct... got sold for a condo project. It was, indeed, a neat Jimmy Buffett kinda place on the water. I thought I had mentioned Palm Street Pier in some obscure way in a post; could be I am full of crap.
From the sounds of things, you have a LOT more to deal with than hunt down aerial images on the web.
Hope Mother Nature cuts y'all some slack and you are able to get repairs done quickly.
Best wishes,
Jim
Jim - I had nothing to do tonight so I thought I would do a search of your post for the word "palm". It only came up in four post and always used in the content of trees.
Its not any fun if its too easy and you giving me the name of your favorite bar & grill made it too easy. But as I was saying I had nothing to do and had caught up on my reading here, so I decided to put you and Joan at your favorite Bar & Grill. Unfortunately I could not find a close up aerial photo.
Its not any fun if its too easy and you giving me the name of your favorite bar & grill made it too easy. But as I was saying I had nothing to do and had caught up on my reading here, so I decided to put you and Joan at your favorite Bar & Grill. Unfortunately I could not find a close up aerial photo.
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Somebody on this site has WAY too much time on there hands. Probably more than one, now that I think about it.
Hi Dave,
We got back this afternoon from a couple days/nights out on Wild Blue. Grabbed a shower, hopped on the motorcycle, and had a late lounch at Palm Street Pier. Came back, fired up the computer... and look, there we are! :wink
Have I mentioned our favorite stretch of beach? It's 35 miles long, beautiful firm sand, perfect for walking. A mile of it is our regular starting point. Are you familiar with Wyland, the artist? There is a project trying to get pushed through to bring gambling to South Padre Island... complete with a fancy new marina and a proposed aquarium designed by Wyland. The locals are not in favor of this because it would change the character of this "island of white." Can you find us?
Happy Hunting,
Jim
We got back this afternoon from a couple days/nights out on Wild Blue. Grabbed a shower, hopped on the motorcycle, and had a late lounch at Palm Street Pier. Came back, fired up the computer... and look, there we are! :wink
Have I mentioned our favorite stretch of beach? It's 35 miles long, beautiful firm sand, perfect for walking. A mile of it is our regular starting point. Are you familiar with Wyland, the artist? There is a project trying to get pushed through to bring gambling to South Padre Island... complete with a fancy new marina and a proposed aquarium designed by Wyland. The locals are not in favor of this because it would change the character of this "island of white." Can you find us?
Happy Hunting,
Jim
Close. 8) The "island of white" is the main clue (keep in mind the bi-lingual area in which we live). That beach access (in your photo) is north of the populated part of South Padre Island.
Another hint: zoom in REALLY close, and you may find bumper stickers on cars, declaring the need to save this area. :wink
And if you have that much free time, it's time for you and Terri to come south and experience the warmth yourselves! :smiled
Best wishes,
Jim
Another hint: zoom in REALLY close, and you may find bumper stickers on cars, declaring the need to save this area. :wink
And if you have that much free time, it's time for you and Terri to come south and experience the warmth yourselves! :smiled
Best wishes,
Jim
You people are a bunch of sadists. I also have a mile of white in my Alberta backyard, but it's snow. Coupled with the minus 24 (windchill of minus 41), I'm sitting beside a hot air vent trying to keep warm, and praying that my kid doesn't wallop our C-Dory in the driveway with a hockey stick, because I'm afraid it might shatter. Please send driving instructions and map.
From Alberta, it's easy: head to the warmth! South... a LOT of south and a bit of east. Keep that up all through the middle part of the US. Keep going SSE, heading for the part of Texas that is the furthest south on the Gulf... aka the Tropical Tip of Texas. Same lattitude at Ft. Lauderdale to the east and the resort of Loreto in Baja Sur to the west. You'll know you're getting close when you see palm trees; they line the highway median the last 50 miles or so. Just before you get to Mexico, take a left and head east. When you get to "the end of the road", you're here.
If you get lost, strap a snow shovel to the front of your vehicle. When you get to the place that someone asks, "What's that on the front of your car?", you're almost there! :wink
The coldest we saw while living in the frozen northland was -35º (actual air temp), with a wind chill of around -60. A freak cold front that you Canadians sent to us. Just talking about it makes my fingertips hurt and my lungs burn. Never again. :xseek
Keep bundled up. Down here, no one has ever heard of a "winter survival kit" that you carry in your vehicle.
Warm wishes,
Jim B.
If you get lost, strap a snow shovel to the front of your vehicle. When you get to the place that someone asks, "What's that on the front of your car?", you're almost there! :wink
The coldest we saw while living in the frozen northland was -35º (actual air temp), with a wind chill of around -60. A freak cold front that you Canadians sent to us. Just talking about it makes my fingertips hurt and my lungs burn. Never again. :xseek
Keep bundled up. Down here, no one has ever heard of a "winter survival kit" that you carry in your vehicle.
Warm wishes,
Jim B.
Jim-
So glad to know you're warm and toasty in the tropical weather down south!
Must be a great relief not to have to face The Dakotas in December!
While I'm in the middle here in Northern California and not hurting from the weather, I going to bet those C-Brat folks with their Kazoos Freezing Off right now in the Great White North are going to be asking you how the weather is in the Great Tropical Tip of Texas in July and August!
Joe.
So glad to know you're warm and toasty in the tropical weather down south!
Must be a great relief not to have to face The Dakotas in December!
While I'm in the middle here in Northern California and not hurting from the weather, I going to bet those C-Brat folks with their Kazoos Freezing Off right now in the Great White North are going to be asking you how the weather is in the Great Tropical Tip of Texas in July and August!
Joe.
Hi Joe,
We have been here in July and August... and it's HOT. And HUMID. But, it's always cooler on the water. :wink Get out of the sun, and the seabreeze really helps. People from the Valley here come to the coast to cool off; it's all perspective. Joan and I had a wonderful time in the PNW in July and August and have talked about doing that again. It's a looooooooooooong damn drive, though. And almost required for us to go through Arizona, where our daughter lives... and where it's really hot.
But even better than the cooler summer, what you guys have is the most spectacular cruising area we've ever experienced. We were totally captivated by that area. :thup
It's nice living on the water here, especially if you are a fisherman. If you are a cruiser, it's nice to have a trailerable boat to be able to get to some other great cruising waters. Those white pelicans that were discussed in another thread have the right idea: go where the weather is good, when it's good.
We enjoyed living in the beautiful Black Hills... it was a great place to raise our daughter and build a business. Some of the best motorcycle riding in the country. But, a bit thin for cruising on a boat. :wink: Warm summer days, cool nights. Cold and snow in the winter (2 ski areas within 20 minutes of our former home there). It just took me a while to discover my "inner island boy"... and I'm so grateful to the Blonde who, back in 1986, said, "Take me someplace warm!" Feeling a warm breeze on your bare skin in the middle of February can have a magical effect... it sure did for us.
I understand that this snow, wind, wet and cold that has been hammering the PNW is unusual. That makes it easier to post our daily weather and not feel like I'm gloating. 8)
No place is perfect all the time... but there are a lot of places that are perfect for periods of time - and that's when we want to be there! I served my time putting on layer upon layer of clothing to go out and shovel snow or cut wood... now, I'd rather play on my boat (and that's just hard to do when the water gets hard).
Best wishes,
Jim
Heading out to go sailing (in a t-shirt) at 7:30 in the morning.
We have been here in July and August... and it's HOT. And HUMID. But, it's always cooler on the water. :wink Get out of the sun, and the seabreeze really helps. People from the Valley here come to the coast to cool off; it's all perspective. Joan and I had a wonderful time in the PNW in July and August and have talked about doing that again. It's a looooooooooooong damn drive, though. And almost required for us to go through Arizona, where our daughter lives... and where it's really hot.
But even better than the cooler summer, what you guys have is the most spectacular cruising area we've ever experienced. We were totally captivated by that area. :thup
It's nice living on the water here, especially if you are a fisherman. If you are a cruiser, it's nice to have a trailerable boat to be able to get to some other great cruising waters. Those white pelicans that were discussed in another thread have the right idea: go where the weather is good, when it's good.
We enjoyed living in the beautiful Black Hills... it was a great place to raise our daughter and build a business. Some of the best motorcycle riding in the country. But, a bit thin for cruising on a boat. :wink: Warm summer days, cool nights. Cold and snow in the winter (2 ski areas within 20 minutes of our former home there). It just took me a while to discover my "inner island boy"... and I'm so grateful to the Blonde who, back in 1986, said, "Take me someplace warm!" Feeling a warm breeze on your bare skin in the middle of February can have a magical effect... it sure did for us.
I understand that this snow, wind, wet and cold that has been hammering the PNW is unusual. That makes it easier to post our daily weather and not feel like I'm gloating. 8)
No place is perfect all the time... but there are a lot of places that are perfect for periods of time - and that's when we want to be there! I served my time putting on layer upon layer of clothing to go out and shovel snow or cut wood... now, I'd rather play on my boat (and that's just hard to do when the water gets hard).
Best wishes,
Jim
Heading out to go sailing (in a t-shirt) at 7:30 in the morning.