By ESTEVAN MEDRANO
Port Isabel-South Padre Press
press@portisabelsouthpadre.com
Now that colleges and universities across the country have started releasing students for their mid-semester breaks, Spring Break has officially begun. Months of preparation done by various entities of City of South Padre Island will now be put to the test. Soon the typical sounds of the calming surf and the call of seagulls will drowned out by fraternity chants, speakers the size of buffet plates and ice rattling in coolers as students pluck out another cold one.
The season will start with a week of visitors from more northern locales, but will kick off in earnest as Texas Week commences on March 14. It’s expected to be the busiest for local agencies and businesses. Despite that, large crowds are expected this coming week, too— enough, perhaps, to challenge the traditionally dominant Texas Week itself.
For many establishments that are relatively quiet throughout the year, this burst of population is the equivalent of a defibrillator reigniting the heartbeat of the City. Many will come looking to enjoy themselves by the warm sandy Texas shores, and will leave with sunburn, headaches and little memory of arriving.
The following segment is the fifth and final edition of a weekly series which has led up to Spring Break to inform the Laguna Madre community of how the Island is preparing to face the challenging tasks required to endure the period known as Spring Break 2015.
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