Blogs from Galveston, Texas, United States, North America - page 4

CS: 25th February 2009: We went through the channel of the Caribbean between mainland Venezuela and the islands of Netherland Antilles with Curacao well off to our port side. We have come around the tip of the headland and are likely to be at Puerto Cabello later this afternoon, travelling at around 17 knots. I tune in to many radio programs on FM from Curacao, broadcasting in Dutch. We arrived in the bay around 5pm. It is quite hazy over the land; we are in a large open Bay with tall mountains down to the sea in most places along both north and south coastlines as far as we can see. (We are about 60 k from the capital Caracas and this town is the country’s major port). We anchored well off so it was hard ... read more

Well. Here we are in Hitchcock, Texas and I can't lie and say we're not in need of a little encouragement. Facing snow, thumb-tack like thorns that could be more accurately described as daggers, frigid winds, sub-zero temperatures and miles and miles of nothingness in New Mexico, we made the decision to bypass part of Texas by hopping on the Amtrak in El Paso and taking it to Houston. Unfortunately, "hopping on the Amtrak" proved to be a little more difficult that was hoped. But I'll backtrack a bit, to where our troubles really began. Last update we had just cycled a marvelous 76 miles, over spectacular landscapes and in beautiful weather with a excellent tailwind. We woke up the next morning, cycled about 4 miles, and got 4 flat tires all at once and spent ... read more

Galveston oh Galveston: 23/06-29/06 We fancied a week at the beach and Galveston on the Gulf Coast wasn't far away. It wasn't going to be much more expensive to hire a car than it was for the buses so we went out to Austin airport to pick up a bright yellow Chevy. We drove past Houston and over the bridge to Galveston Island and arrived in the weather beaten and slightly run down resort. We found our hostel which was right on the beach. Although it was a hostel we had a private room with a small balcony. After a stroll on the beach and a paddle in the sea, we headed out for some fajitas which we took back to the hostel along with a bottle of wine. The next day started with a massive ... read more

My boys and I went down to the Houston area to visit some family, so we hooked up the portable DVD player and hit the road from North Texas. The drive, thank goodness was relatively uneventful. The next morning we woke up early and headed to Galveston. I knew we weren't going to be out there that long, so we weren't too picky when it came to which beach we went to. Stewart Beach is at the crossroads to whatever road I-45 turns into and the Sea Wall. They charge you an entry fee as you get to the parking lot. If I remember, it was about $8.00 per car. Overall we had a good time, but Stewart Beach isn't the place I'd go if I were staying all day. While they do rake the beach ... read more

europ052007Floyd WalkerOur trip begins on May 24th. We will leave Houston, TX and travel to London Where our cruise wil begin. Tippie and I are really excited about this trip. The K 's (Bob and Pat) and the H's (John and Claudia) will be going also. They all have been to Europe before ,including Tippie. This is my first time. Our planned itinerary will include Oslo, copenhagen, stockholm, Helsinki , st. Petersburg, Tallinn/Estonia, and London.... read more

Wed. Feb 7th: Today it was in the 70’s and sunny. We went to Mandeville, which is a quaint town near here, and had breakfast at the “Broken Egg Cafe.” It was in a house built in the 1920’s and just a block from Lake Pontchartrain. I enjoyed the lush tropical type garden, the quaint old architecture and the good food. I didn’t want to have something I could have back up north, so I had an omelet with veggies, cheese and crawfish. George had a huge pancake that was a bit bigger than his plate and about an inch thick. The food was good and this place has been written up in various publications. It was more expensive than we would usually spend on breakfast, but was fun to do as a special meal. This ... read more