Hampton Inn Galveston

... settling in on the top deck by the water slide. Jimmy wanted to ride the slide but it was really cold and windy. We read our books and magazines and headed back to the metro bar for a trivia game. We got ready for dinner a little bit early to enjoy happy hour and sushi in the atrium bar with a great guitar player. We went to the 7:00 show of Fantastic Voyage the real review show on the ship. It wasn’t very good but it was loads better than the country show. We really ...

17/08/09 Force of Nature

Today we saw , albeit second hand, the brutal power Mother Nature can wield when she's annoyed, but before we go down that sombre road let me share some of the lighter side of our day with you.

Today Trace and I experienced the true meaning of "Drive Thru America". ..........a drive-thru ATM, yes, we drew cash from the comfort of our car. You could also do normal banking from your car. All deposits or bill ...

Hello again,

After all the sightseeing and walking around New Orleans we decided to head to the beach for some chill out time. We stopped at a welcome centre just inside the Texas border line. The building was built on a swamp and had a vieing platform to see wild gators! How cool for a tourist info point!

We caught the free ferry over to Galveston which is in south Texas, it is holiday ...

... in a plane. The free (permanent?) exhibit was full on interesting articles related to Texas independence, including uniforms, money, firearms, items used for daily living, etc., But the $8 "special" museum exhibit was, oh joy, photos of historical Houston. Gee, I think I'll skip that one - I've had enough of Houston these days. Now, off to Brenham for my FJ's 5000 mile checkup; I did lots of research online to find ...

... org Enjoy the photos and descriptions, and be sure to check out the video at the end! >>NOTE<< If you look at the photos in slideshow mode, you'll see titles but no descriptions; instead, click on the first photo above, then click "Next "underneath it when you're ready to move to the next one. I put all the detail under each photo so it would be easier to know what you were looking at, rather than here in the entry.

... models of the various off-shore drilling rigs that drill in 6,000 ft of water. Very interesting! · Kemah Boardwalk - A fantastic waterfront location (20mi N of Galveston) where we went to watch shrimp boats, pleasure craft and sailboats cruise by as we chowed down on "Gumbo" at the Aquarium Restaurant. The restaurant is in the center of the three story aquarium - fish swim around you. The whole area is one big amusement park, marina, five-star hotel, quaint gift and souvenir shops and ...

... emails and check my facebook account. As I wrap up writing this I have no signal. So who knows when I'll post this. They are predicting nice sunny weather tomorrow, though the temperature will only be in the mid-teens. Not knowing when I'll post next, I'll be on the road to Corpus Christi on Thursday for a few days then I'll be heading north towards San Antonio and probably Austin. Nothing is written in stone, but I doubt I'll be heading in any other direction within the next week.

... I've had a number of really bad hangovers in my life, I have never been in rougher shape then my Saturday in Galveston. My whole day and Saturday night was a write off, so unfortunately I did not really get to experience the place to the fullest. With the damage caused to the island by the hurricane that landed there earlier this year, I'm not sure if I will get that chance again either.

Another slow day on Galveston Island. Zoobley has been itching to get at the many crabs that taunt her from the dunes, so I finally gave in today and let her have a go. After a few failed attempts, she caught on to the fact that their burrows have multiple entrances, so while digging furiously she kept an eye out for escapees. I have to give her a lot of credit. For fourteen pounds, she can really move a lot of sand in a short amount of time. You have to be careful where you stand ...

In the tween decks directly abaft the funnel lay six holds which had bolted down steel 'hatch' covers. Each cover had approx 240 nuts and bolts to hold them in place. Around each perimeter was a channel into which was placed a rope based 'grommet' soaked in some sort of fat or tallow perhaps. The smaller upper tanks provided access to the lower tanks. Each of these tanks had to be cleaned enough so as not to contaminate the ...