South Padre Island seems to be strictly for tourists. I counted 19 businesses that rent fancy golf carts. If I had brought some regular fishing gear I would have used it. I’m surrounded by salt water. Saw many people pulled over on the side of the road and fishing, no, not from inside the car. I’m going to leave tomorrow, a day early.
Drove over to Boca Chica Texas to see the SpaceX Starbase and the SpaceX Launch Facility. Starbase is what you drive by first. It’s where the bays in which the Starships and boosters are assembled are located. A mile or two down the road is the Launch Facility. The Launch Facility is a couple of hundred yards from the beach. You almost drive through the Launch Facility. I didn’t notice a gate or a guard. If I could have stopped my truck, got out, and walked over to touch the arms they are going to mount onto the Launch Tower it would have been a walk of about a hundred feet. It would have been great if someone had been in my passenger seat taking photos. There is too much activity at that spot to stop your vehicle. I think there were three liquified gas trucks delivering to the tank farm.
There is a $10,000 fine for flying a drone here. They call it “Essential Infrastructure”.
Starbase
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