What to do in Corpus and Port A?

[Frank]

I was just down at Port Aransas, Mustang Island, Rockport a few weeks ago with wife and kids. I thought the beaches were fine. We ate in mostly so I am not much help I'm afraid, but I will say SH77 is a nice scenic drive if you go that route. Lot of little towns though which may or may not be your thing. I prefer to take the old fashion road trip and see all the things people used to see before the interstates.

[Hmbre97]

Just took the family to Corpus a few weeks ago. Hung out at Padre Island National Seashore. It was the nicest of the beaches we went to. Cost like $10 for a week pass but it wasn't overly crowded and water was nice minus jellyfish coming in with the tide.

[86silverbullett]

Go see the USS Lexington Aircraft Carrier "floating" museum. Be prepared to walk a lot. It's pretty cool.

The Lexington is cool..I would suggest if you go do it somewhat early in the morning. We went when it was probably 3 in the afternoon and it was so hot inside the Carrier it was almost miserable but, cool nonetheless..We also were at Mustang Island not to long ago the beach wasn't bad..If you go and it's the weekend I would go Sunday. There are some decent bars in CC..Murdocks or Izzy's are pretty laid back..Also Politics wasn't bad..Kind of the non ghetto bars..If your super bored, Corpus has a minor league baseball team and the stadium is right next to the port and the harbor bridge..The stadium is pretty nice and you can watch some of the large ships come in..

[mk5.0]

Keep heading south to padre... Or east to Destin !

[talisman]

The Lexington is cool..I would suggest if you go do it somewhat early in the morning. We went when it was probably 3 in the afternoon and it was so hot inside the Carrier it was almost miserable but, cool nonetheless..

Good advice. I went in the morning with my pops at the end of May, and we were both sweating like crazy by the time we were done. I would go as early in the morning as possible. It took us 2-3 hours to walk the entire thing. If you're tall, watch your head. I promise you will end up banging it on something sooner or later.

[Andy@PrimeTuning]

Keep heading south to padre... Or east to Destin !

Unfortunately - I only have a couple of days to work with. I've been to both of those places the last few years and they are very nice (Destin being the nicer)

Thanks for the responses both authentic and sarcastic.

I was trying to make it to the Jamaica and Mexico but plans got changed at the last minute. So I'm just trying to go salvage some fun out of the time I have left.

[89stangGT]

I just got back from there on Friday and go every summer for about a week. I stay in a condo on the North Padre Island, which is also a 20 min drive south of Port Aransas. This year I stuck to the island with minor trips to HEB in Flour Bluff.
On Friday, Padre Island Burger Company has any draft $2, and they have some good craft beer. No Light shit. they also have awesome burgers. Same thing for Scuttlebutt's on the island on Mondays, and they have 26 craft beer taps. There are several other bars along SPID in the island. There's also a newer place off Leeward Drive called Boat House Bar and Grill and I only went once, later at night. Around then it turns more into a bar/club than grill, and they had a dj and the younger crowd.

Pretty much all I did was hang out on the beach all day with some beer.

[fordracing19]

I just got back from there on Friday and go every summer for about a week. I stay in a condo on the North Padre Island, which is also a 20 min drive south of Port Aransas. This year I stuck to the island with minor trips to HEB in Flour Bluff.
On Friday, Padre Island Burger Company has any draft $2, and they have some good craft beer. No Light shit. they also have awesome burgers. Same thing for Scuttlebutt's on the island on Mondays, and they have 26 craft beer taps. There are several other bars along SPID in the island. There's also a newer place off Leeward Drive called Boat House Bar and Grill and I only went once, later at night. Around then it turns more into a bar/club than grill, and they had a dj and the younger crowd.

Pretty much all I did was hang out on the beach all day with some beer.

We stay at La Casa del Sol on Leeward. Mom has had a timeshare their for 20 years.

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[Andy@PrimeTuning]

Thanks - I actually haven't booked the beach hotel yet. Some people I know says stay in Port Aransas and some say stay on North Padre Island.

Friend of mine says North Padre Holiday Inn because its on the Beach and has a nice beach bar/pool area on the property.

[YALE]

You could slide up to Port O'Connor and get a bay trip in with Marty's Guide Service one of those mornings. They rock. I was tagged out in a couple of hours, and in a couple of minutes on Redfish.

http://www.martyslanding.com/features/martys-guide-service/