I hope that no one has a camper in the Rio Grand Valley now:

TomG2 wrote:

John&Joey wrote:

The truth of the matter is there is a ton of Snowbirds all the way up the coast from South Padre Island to Galveston Island/Bolivar Peninsula.

The truth of the matter is that for every mile one goes south in Texas, the warmer the average winter temperatures. Sometimes even the RGV is not warm enough. Another truth is that there is only one area commonly called the RGV. It is not Corpus Christi. It is not Padre Island. Thirdly, anyone who winters anywhere in Texas is a Winter Texan and welcome to the party.

Uff-da

Yes, every mile you go south it gets warmer. For those that enjoy the 60's and 70's the shoulder season in the RGV can be unbearable.

Yes, when the RGV is having a crappy winter it really doesn't matter much where you are, you'll be inside. Guess the trick is to have enough things to occupy your time. 200+ miles north of the RGV will be 5-10 degrees cooler. So 55 and rainy in the RGV will be 50 and rainy in Port Aransas.

Nope, SPI is known as the lower Valley. Locals like to say it's the riff-raff from the upper Valley that are the trouble makers during spring break.

I can see how Silversand could see the RGV as the only snowbird destination in Texas if his main source of information was this forum. It gets a lot of press. He had a valid concern, and you take it as a slap in the face to your beloved area.

Yes, a person is called a Winter Texan when they arrive. It is a very welcoming area and the people for the most part are very kind and helpful. It's up to the snowbird if they hang their cowboy hat on that nail or not.