More from Galveston

Galveston turned out to be great, but we had some adventures. First, on Thursday when it was foggy and drizzly, we put up the awning. Bob had been worried about putting up the awning when it was windy, but he saw another trailer at an rv park with a stake that was curved so that it would not be pulled out. So he bought one and put up the awning with that stake. During the night it was so windy that the trailer was moving. We decided (this is about midnight) that we would go out and take down the awning. We put on our clothes, turned on the outside light and went to work. What we forgot to do was to move the stove that was in the way. The awning pole caught on the stove and BROKE. Bob said don't worry about it. I will fix it in the morning. So we got back in bed. Both of us had trouble sleeping.

We got up in the morning and did our usual routine. I went down to the showers. There were a couple of college boys who had been in the showers ahead of me. They left it a mess. I was irritated and came back to the trailer still irritated and started to take it out on Bob. Finally I told him that I just needed some space. So he left and found the hardware store that had what he needed to fix the awning. He came back and then went to work fixing it. Needless to say, he fixed it pretty speedily. In the meantime, I spent my time deciding where we should go next. We knew that we could not extend our stay in Galveston because they were full for spring break. We decided that we should make some reservations. After looking up a couple of campgrounds on line, I called Lousiana state parks and made reservations for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. If you are a senior with a Golden Age Passport, it is half off. So we will be staying pretty cheaply for those nights. By then I was feeling better.

Because it was so windy, the beach would not be much fun and we could not take the scooters, So we drove into downtown Galveston (about 13 miles) and did the tourist stuff. There is a refurbished 3 mast sailing ship. It was beautiful and very well restored. We talked to some of the folks who had worked on it and you could tell it was a labor of love. We then went on an offshore oil drilling platform that had been turned into a museum. Very interested. So much information that I could not process it all, but I learned a lot.

Downtown Galveston has a very active historical society and many of the buildings have been restored. One of the places that we wanted to go was the Railroad Museum. Unfortunately it was destroyed in Hurricane Ike and has not yet been restored.

Another victim of Hurricane Ike is the park that we are staying at. There are currently about 24 campsites and one road. The way it is situated you have to back down the road to get into the campsite. The road that would have allowed otherwise was destroyed. About 40 campsites and a bathroom with showers were destroyed. The beach is mostly gone, although some folks tell us that it is looking better than it did right after the hurricane. All in all, it was pretty devastating, but they are doing a good job of restoring it.

Then today we woke up and it was beautiful. I can see the sunrise from the window above my head. (I can see the sunset from the window in the other direction. Hmmm Does it get better than this?) Today we took our scooters and explored the rest of the park. It was gorgeous. We then took the scooters and went into town. The ride into town was easy. We had a great lunch. I had blackened catfish for the first time. It was delicious and I ate enough to last me at least a few days. On the way home the wind had picked up and it was diffiuclt. I thought that the wind was going to blow me off the road a couple of times, but we slowed down and made it back easily. What an adventure!

We spent the rest of the afternoon sitting in the sun, reheating leftovers for dinner, drinking wine, and sitting over a wonderful campfire. Tomorrow we leave Texas and head for Louisiana. Less than two week to St. Augustine!