Paradise Lost :(

Growing up in Southeast Texas, you get used to a few things. You know which routes to take to places with the least amount of "stank" in the air from all the refineries (or at least where to hold your breath), Friday night football rules over education, you will more than likely be wearing shorts on Christmas (and probably need mosquito spray). You know that there's a Tex-Mex eatery just around the corner (every corner), and that you more than likely have been to each one of them "onced" or "twiced". And you by golly always hit Crystal Beach on Spring Break or for easy family vacations.

It's sad that a part of our history is more than likely gone forever. Hurricane Ike has literally changed our coast line. Geologically, the beaches are in different places, and little islands in the Gulf are gone completely.
The First picture is a general aerial pic of the Bolivar coastline taken after Ike. The second one, unfortunately, is where the Pink Paradise once stood. The while neighborhood is just completely washed away. Guess we gotta find a new family vacation spot!!