Author: laurensmith

Americans across the country are reconsidering their plans for warm weather while barrier islands are growing rapidly on each list. There’s something powerful and quiet about an island on the edge of an entire continent- easy enough to drive to but a world away from daily life. The South Padre Island holiday experience is a perfect example of this It is a narrow stretch of land that is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico on one side and Laguna Madre Bay on the other. There, the salty air is dense and the sunsets can be long and the pace slows down once…