点评:When we went from South Padre Island out to visit SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket production facility and launch site, we had no idea that there was a beach right next door. We were in awe of the high-tech facilities. We only found out that there was a beach next door as we were driving back from SpaceX towards Brownsville. There is a police checkpoint on the route to Brownsville. I asked the officer why there was a checkpoint (high-tech security concerns?). The officer informed us that the beach next to SpaceX is occasionally used by people entering the country illegally from Mexico.
We decided to come back the next day. To our pleasant surprise we were able to drive our rental car out on the sand of the beach. We found a place to park. We went in the water which is warm, and collected seashells. We did not see any facilities such as bathrooms. Still, a very pleasant location, particularly right next to an actual space station.
翻译:当我们从南帕德里岛出发去参观埃隆·马斯克的火箭生产设施和发射场 SpaceX 时,我们并不知道隔壁就有海滩。我们对这些高科技设施感到敬畏。直到我们从 SpaceX 开车返回布朗斯维尔时,我们才发现隔壁就有海滩。前往布朗斯维尔的路上有一个警察检查站。我问警官为什么有检查站(高科技安全问题?)。警官告诉我们,SpaceX 旁边的海滩偶尔会被从墨西哥非法入境的人使用。
我们决定第二天再来。令我们惊喜的是,我们可以把租来的车开到海滩的沙滩上。我们找到了一个停车的地方。我们进入温暖的水中,收集贝壳。我们没有看到任何设施,例如浴室。不过,这是一个非常宜人的位置,尤其是紧邻一个真正的空间站。