The last two years have seen us at Boerne for a 2007 Class Reunion,(Its called a graduation class and its for people who sell their house and go full time). So when we left Rockport we headed a different way to Grand Isle, Louisiana. We decided to take Texas 35 to Texas 6 and the take the ferry from Galveston Island.
The trip along the coast was fun. It was new country for us as we have never taken this road before. Passing Hog Bayou, a place we canoed, we continued along the road as refinery and refinery and chemical plants passed by. I had no idea that the Texas coast was so developed with so much industry.
As we drove through Galveston, most of the hurricane damage from Ike was no longer visible. It wasn't until we crossed to the Bolivar Peninsula we saw many new homes, lots of construction ,and a few places with slabs or wrecked houses. It reminded us of visiting the coast after Katrina and seeing so much damage but still seeing so much reconstruction taking place.
As to the ferry ride, they are always fun and so we got out of the car and walked to the observation deck. There we watched ships passing bye and basically just had a good but short boat ride. By taking the ferry we missed Houston and only had to be on Interstate 10 for a short stretcht before we parked in Beaumont,Texas.
Our rule is remember, Always take the ferry! Clear skies.
We took the ferry too and loved it!
ReplyDeleteGoodness Gracious!!!! That was one nasty tire event!! So glad that you are all okay and that the business took good care of fixing it all. Bet that employee might not have a job for long!!
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