Thursday, December 6, 2012

Galveston Island

 The sun coming up Sunday December 2nd.
The beach joins our RV park.


Don't expect a lot of sunrise shots from me.

 Bella insisted she needed a quick walk so I grabbed the camera.

The view from Seawall Blvd. The beach is miles long with public access to almost all of it.


Fishermen on one of the jetties.


The waves are really pretty high. We've seen surfers out but not today.


Most important in Bella's opinion - it's a dog friendly beach!


This is Pleasure Pier.
  This pier was was a big tourist draw until a hurricane in the 1960s destroyed it. A hotel was built in it's place and enjoyed success, then Hurricane Ike came through.
Today it's got shops, food and rides; and I bet Coen is gonna love this place.


The other side of the street is non-stop restaurants, hotels and bars. There are some elegant places; old hotels that made it through many storms; and cheesy Poop Deck bars with pirate themes.



The following two restaurants are side-by-side.













The houses here are remarkable.

There are several homes built in the 1800s that we plan to tour.


Double clock to see the details in the home and gardens.


O K - I don't know what to call this!

Our friends Joe and Barb are here with us, and Joe suggested it might be half of a water tower.
It's located far down on the south-west end of the island, and one of the modest houses near it boasted a sale price of $225,750.00 by owner.


I'll stay in the fifth wheel, thank you.

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