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THE PAINTED MARLIN GRILLE The solution was to go to The Painted Marlin Grille for lunch and eat their fish. This brightly painted restaurant is a new addition to the SPI repertoire and is off to a good start. A family style meal took us through excellent plump wild shrimp cakes, exceptionally addic- tive sweet potato fries, and XXX (fish) prepared three ways: grilled, pan-fried and Cajun-blackened. SOUTH PADRE CHARM Off season, SPI is popular with snow birds and weekend visitors who want a warm break. Itinerant professional workers could even move down there for a few months, taking advantage of the low apart- ment rental rates. At Spring break, the island is packed with college students, and in the summer it wel- comes everyone, particularly fami- lies. Having visited from a large Texas city and can concur that life is slow- er, easier, and I am very tempted to return soon. ModernLifestyles.vip 39