January 31: Galveston Island State Park, Galveston, Texas for 6 nights.
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| Galveston Island State Park: site 37 |
I have always wanted to visit Galveston, especially after reading the book Issac's Storm about the devastating hurricane of September 8, 1900. At least 6,000 people died. A fascinating history of the storm can be found HERE.
The drive from Lake Charles to Galveston Island was, to say the least, an adventure!!! Three miles into the trip, and we came to a temporary low bridge sign that wasn’t on the RV GPS app. That caused us to take a white knuckle U-turn across 4 lanes of traffic!! And if that little snafu wasn’t stress enough, we suffered through miles and miles of ROAD CONSTRUCTION. Texas should be required to post a second sign next to their “Welcome to Texas” sign that reads, “All roads in Texas are under construction, proceed with caution”. LOL.
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| Typical Houston road construction traffic. |
Galveston Island State Park is a very beautiful campground right on the ocean. The sites are paved concrete, but water and electric only. Each site had a covered shelter. Stays are limited to 2 weeks. There are several sections, Bay side and Beach side. We camped along the beach where we had glorious sunrises and we could walk the pups everyday along the beach. The only negative thing I can say is the heavy traffic around Houston to get to Galveston Island. Once there, it was a wonderful stop.
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| Dawn over the campground. |
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| Glorious Sunrises |
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| Full moon rising over the ocean. |
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| Porch time. |
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| Lazy pup. |
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| Judy and her daughter beach walking. |
Thursday February 5th: Stephen Austin State Park, San Felipe, Texas
We had a 3 night stay here. Another wonderful State Park, but more rustic and rural than Galveston. We had a pull thru site with full hookups. The sites were large and quite private. There were some nice trails for walking the pups, although several of the trails were closed for maintenance. Since it was a weekend, the park was busy, but still very pleasant.
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| Stephen Austin State Park: site 34 |
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| I'm really liking this short sleeve shirt in February weather. |
Now, it's on to Stonewall, Texas for a month long stay!!
