South West 768 Miles to South Padre island,TX

. . . To South Padre Island, TX. Shorter as the crow flys.

Pass Christian is in the midst of removing the debris from thousands of homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

The Raddison beach stage has been constructed on SPI. This bird's eye view shows the early festivities that will reach a crescendo this weekend with the invasion of thousands of Texas Spring breakers ushering in that annual college ritual called spring break.

It will be a welcome break to spend time away from the choas and destruction with my wife Ginny and daughter Cindy . . . better known in her life as Sandy Feet!

Had the weather system of August 29, 2005 moved just a few degrees to the West the roles might of been reversed.