Only in Port Aransas would a power tool become the star of the show. Belt sander racing has been a beloved local tradition for years, and The Gaff — proudly known as the birthplace of this only-in-Texas sport — is where competitors line up their souped-up sanders and let them fly down the wooden track. It's loud, it's quirky, and it's exactly the kind of spirited local color that makes this little beach town unlike anywhere else on the Gulf Coast.
After an evening of cheering on the competition, Beached Inn is just a short walk back through the salt air — cold drinks waiting, the surf doing its thing in the background, and a barefoot porch sit to cap off a perfect Port Aransas night.