Coastal Outdoors by David Harris

Spring Break…What’cha Gonna Do!

harris_0By David Harris
Hard to think about Spring Break when it’s raining and cold out but that’s soon to change looking forward. Once we get to Tuesday afternoon and into Wednesday morning, we’ll be on the HEAT-UP and we are in the clear after that. So you’re heading to the beach for a few days to a week for Spring Break? Well, I’m here to tell you we have plenty

Shark Tooth’n, A Bolivar Pastime

harris_0By David Harris
There is a group of women I’ve come to know on Bolivar Peninsula that I call the “Shark Tooth’n Gals”. As the sun rises above the horizon, they’re getting ready for a daily stroll on the beach to look for their own special treasure. It is not a fast paced activity, it’s more of a meander; heads always down with that solemn stare. All of a sudden they stop,

Changes…Growth on Bolivar Peninsula

harris_0By David Harris
As years pass, “POST IKE” Bolivar Peninsula has seen many changes, mainly the rebuild of a Peninsula that some called home but many used as an escape for weekend living and getaways. A place families gathered every year for vacation with generations following in the footsteps of parents and grandparents. Change is inevitable and

Traditions, Generations and Time on Bolivar Peninsula

DH_0203By David Harris
A New House goes up in your neighborhood. You watch as it starts to take form, starting with the pilings which is what start’s it all. The floor joist go down and the floor is put in place. Within a few weeks the walls go up and the roof is in and decking installed. Work may slow a little as the interior starts, electrical, duct work, sheetrock, cabinets and

Bolivar Peninsula…Your Live Music Venue for Texas Music artists

harris_0By David Harris, Coastal Outdoors Texas
I’m looking out on a sunny day thinking about the Live Music I saw Saturday night at Stingaree Downunder. “Lisa Morales” kicked off the evening and then “Charlie Robison” hit the stage, both put on a Great Live Music Show to a packed house and had the audience standing and singing. I think back over the last couple years of all the

Being on the Beachside of the Bay is the best of both worlds

harris_0By David Harris
I’ve lived here on Bolivar Peninsula 16 years running bay fishing trips, before and after IKE. In May of 2009, I met my wife Chris on Bolivar. This winter I thought I wanted a change of pace, to move off Bolivar Peninsula with Chris. Go in a new direction and start something new. Then I came across something I wrote about a year ago; needless to say

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