| Living on the beach in general is a lot of fun, especially | | | | Bluff is a quaint community located between Corpus |
| when it is warm outside. If one is able to, it is a | | | | Christi and North Padre Island. There is also the |
| pleasant idea to live in various Coastal real estate all | | | | charming Rockport-Fulton. |
| around the country, particularly in the Sun Belt areas of | | | | Other attractions are the permanent docking of the |
| California, Florida, Texas, and Hawaii. | | | | ?Ships of Christopher Columbus?, which were |
| For example, Venice Ca. is a community known for its | | | | constructed to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the |
| surfing ambience. Venice has been part of Los | | | | discovery of America. These reproductions were built |
| Angeles since 1925, but it still has a separate identity | | | | by Spain and after touring U.S. ports, the ships arrived |
| as a community. It has three miles of beaches and a | | | | in Corpus Christi in 1993. In downtown Corpus Christi, |
| boardwalk, and there?s a lot of outdoor entertainment. | | | | you can choose from restaurants serving seafood, |
| Then there is muscle beach, where often body builders | | | | authentic Mexican food and Cajun foods. There's |
| can be seen lifting weights and developing their | | | | something for everyone. Residents enjoy bike riding by |
| physique. The population of Venice area is about | | | | the bay, horseback riding, swimming, surfing, sailing, |
| 39,000 and it is located 3 miles south of Santa Monica, | | | | windsurfing and more. Best of all, much of the housing |
| and 17 miles from downtown Los Angeles. Venice is | | | | in the Corpus Christi area is very affordable compared |
| also only a short 30 miles or so boat ride to Carolina | | | | to expensive resort and winter communities in Florida |
| Island, much of it closed off to development in a | | | | and California. |
| Nature Preserve. | | | | Finally, probably the ultimate coastal getaway is to the |
| Similar warm conditions, though not quite as exciting for | | | | fishing and surfing paradise of the island of Kauai in |
| surfers can be found in the Corpus Christi metropolitan | | | | Hawaii. A mountainous interior of this island, covered |
| area is made up of several different communities. | | | | with rain forests makes sure that all the 60,000 |
| Corpus Christi is a medium size city off the Gulf of | | | | inhabitants of this 550 square mile island live near to |
| Mexico, on Corpus Christi Bay, about 30 miles north of | | | | the sea. Rainfall ranges from 19 inches on the dry |
| Mexico. Several exclusive communities on the coast | | | | western shore to 48 inches on the eastern shore near |
| are especially desirable. North Padre Island has an | | | | the town of Kapa?a, to some of the highest rainfall |
| 18-hole golf course and country club, and | | | | per year on the peak of Wai?ale?ale. No structure can |
| Mediterranean style homes with stucco and ceramic | | | | be built higher than about four stories tall, so don?t |
| tile roofs. There are homes and condos on the island | | | | expect to see huge condos here. The boating, the |
| feature boat slips just out their back doors where one | | | | kayaking, the fishing and the surfing are magnificent. |
| can sail through canals to the Gulf of Mexico. Flour | | | | |