HomeLifeCommunityPhoto Gallery: Spring break brings visitors to South Padre Island
TOP LEFT: Sisters and Dallas natives Naisha and Bloom Norman play in the sand together. BOTTOM LEFT: Baylor University student Kirsten Schatz runs through the surf to leap on a skimboard. TOP RIGHT: A dog, named Archer, rides a surfboard to shore. BOTTOM RIGHT: Dallas natives and friends Kynlee McLaughin, Brynli Richardson and Alyssa Wheeler watch other surfers from the shore at Isla Blanca Beach. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — South Padre Island is a buzz with visitors as schools and universities nationwide let out for spring break over the next two months, leading to a crush of new faces around the island.
The island’s beaches, restaurants and resorts are a popular destination this time of year, with families, friends and the ever-present fraternity and sorority groups making their way to South Texas to enjoy a little sun and sand on the Gulf Coast.
Sisters and Dallas natives Naisha and Bloom Norman play in the sand together Tuesday, March 7, 2023, as spring break brings visitors to South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Joshua and Lissette Norman relax on a blanket as they watch their children play on the beach Tuesday, March 7, 2023, as spring break brings visitors to South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)A pair of sunbathers nap on a beach towel Tuesday, March 7, 2023, as spring break brings visitors to South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Baylor University student Kirsten Schatz runs through the surf to leap on a skimboard Tuesday, March 7, 2023, as spring break brings visitors to South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Annie and Nicolas Koehn play in the water Tuesday, March 7, 2023, as spring break brings visitors to South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)A surfer paddles through the water at Isla Blanca Beach Tuesday, March 7, 2023, as spring break brings visitors to South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)A pair of kites soar through the sky on Isla Blanca Beach Tuesday, March 7, 2023, as spring break brings visitors to South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)A dog, named Archer, rides a surfboard to shore Tuesday, March 7, 2023, as spring break brings visitors to South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Beachgoers play and walk along the shore at Isla Blanca Beach Tuesday, March 7, 2023, as spring break brings visitors to South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Dallas natives and friends Kynlee McLaughin, Brynli Richardson and Alyssa Wheeler watch other surfers from the shore at Isla Blanca Beach Tuesday, March 7, 2023, as spring break brings visitors to South Padre Island. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
