Galveston Island is a beach city located about 45 minutes south-east of downtown Houston. This was the first beach in Texas that we had visited. As we crossed the bridge into the island, it brought back a few memories of Long Beach, CA. The palm trees, the "beach city" atmosphere. But once we got deeper into the city, I could tell it was still recovering from the big hurricane that struck it last year (Hurricane Ike). We saw many homes that were still boarded up, never repaired after the hurricane.
The beach itself was okay, although a bit dirty. The water looked a dirty brown, and not something I would feel very comfortable swimming in. One of my readers wrote to me and said "Galveston beach is a joke. You should go to South Padre Island."
Well, sure I'd love to go to South Padre Island, but that is a nearly 7 hour drive from Austin. It's tough enough taking the kids on a 3 hour drive to Houston. 7 hours would be too much for just a weekend trip. Corpus Christi and South Padre Island are on our list of places to visit, though.
The beach itself was okay, although a bit dirty. The water looked a dirty brown, and not something I would feel very comfortable swimming in. One of my readers wrote to me and said "Galveston beach is a joke. You should go to South Padre Island."
Well, sure I'd love to go to South Padre Island, but that is a nearly 7 hour drive from Austin. It's tough enough taking the kids on a 3 hour drive to Houston. 7 hours would be too much for just a weekend trip. Corpus Christi and South Padre Island are on our list of places to visit, though.
It's a six hour drive from Johannesburg to Hazyview. Ball & Chain only had to stop for toilet breaks 38 times.
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