We left on September 8 and headed back to Galveston. We were so excited about having two weeks to explore this beach town!! We have our spot on the beach that allows us to see the beach from our motorhome!! That is the best thing ever!! We started exploring almost immediately! We hit Walmart first and got ready for the week. Then we went downtown to secure tickets for the Texas Tenors that was held in the Grand Opera House. We had a great day checking out the Strand and some of the Victorian Homes in the area. The Texas Tenors were wonderful, and we really enjoyed the seeing the beautiful opera house.
Almost everyday we walked on the beach and enjoyed the beautiful weather, although it was still pretty hot. We were able to look at some of the old cemeteries in the city. One of the things we have both been interested in is the hurricane of 1900. We didn't see any graves from that time, but did love looking at the very old markers.
We loved being able to see the beach daily!! It was a real treat. The motorhome is a real source of joy for us. We think of it as our beach house!!
During our two weeks, Tom fished once, but didn't have any luck due to lots of wind and waves. We had a great time exploring the area. We went to the Strand lots, and we also saw the outsides of many of the Victorian homes in Galveston. We had lots of fun looking for the houses that survived the hurricane of 1900. We learned from taking a historical tour about the plaques that show which houses survived which storms. We enjoyed the tour and that information gave us lots of things to look for on our driving tours.
We also visited Johnson Space Center in Houston. We had a great time while we were there and couldn't believe we had never visited it before!!
We also rode the ferry to the Bolivar Peninsula. It was one of my favorite days. The day was beautiful. We walked all around a fort that had been on the peninsula for quite a long time. It was a great day!!
Our last day in Galveston we found the oldest house in the city. It wasn't Victorian but was beautiful.
