Lake Charles to Galveston

There are many differences between this trip and our trip to Alaska. The one that I notice the most is the traffic. The congestion and the speed of the drivers is insane. I am quite content to sit in the passenger seat and drive from there as Lawrie claims. I am glad that Lawrie doesn’t mind the driving. I have not driven yet but maybe when we are in Big Sky country off the interstates I will.

Instead of taking I10 to Houston and then going south to Galveston we opted to leave I10 early and take a ferry from Bolivar to Galveston. The road went right along the shore and the surf was pounding hard. I was thinking it might be a bumpy ferry ride but it turned out the crossing was in a bay and quite smooth. We were hoping to get out on deck for the 18 minute crossing, but we were packed in so tightly that if we tried to open our door, our steps would bang into the vehicle beside us. There was a lot of marine traffic waiting at the mouth of the harbour and we saw some dolphins.

Arriving on Galveston island, we drove along the seashore for miles past restaurants, hotels and bike rental locations. Most of the bikes for rent were 2, 4, or 6 passenger covered bicycles and there were lots of them going along the seashore. There was even an amusement park on a jetty out into the ocean that I thought was unusual for an area that gets so many hurricanes.

Our camping spot for three nights is at Galveston island state park on the beach side. We are half a block from the beach and can hear the surf pounding. This morning we woke up to fog so thick that you couldn’t see the RVs across the road. It cleared somewhat during the morning while I was working on travel agency stuff. 

We headed to the bay side of the park where we thought we would be able to put the canoe in the water. Turns out it was still really foggy over there. We drove around the bay side for a bit and all of a sudden the fog lifted. We found a good spot to put the canoe into the water, but the fog was drifting in and out so thought it best not to go out on the water in case we couldn’t see our way back. We thought we would try again later in the afternoon but the fog rolled back in thicker than ever so our canoeing plans are on hold.