Just down the road from Galveston is the Butler Longhorn Museum that tells the story of these remarkable creatures. Dave hanging here for a second with The Duke.
A flawlessly framed beach view from the elegant lobby of historic Hotel Galvez.
I’m not an amusement park guy, but Pleasure Pier was a delight just to look at from the seawall at night. This photo is courtesy of the Galveston tourism folks.
And at the Lone Star Flight Museum, this is the bomber referenced in the story.
There are more than 20,000 historic structures in Galveston that have survived the hurricanes that pummeled the island over the years. A bit about why in the story.
It was spring when we were in Galveston and the cemetery hadn’t yet been mowed. From a little neglect..something beautiful.
This month I had the chance to share one of the early adventures in our trek with the readers of Country Roads Magazine. I made the case for why one would choose Galveston as a beach destination over the prettier beaches on the Florida panhandle. Here’s one of the arguments from my story:
“…while lots of beach resorts offer aerial views of the waters below from parasails, but how many offer you a birds-eye view from a vintage WWII bomber?”
You can read the others HERE.
And here are some of my favorite pix from that visit that didn’t make the online edition.
Just marvelous!!!
I am the result of immigrants from Bremen, Germany into Galveston in 1843. I lost a gguncle in the Great Storm when he took the kids to the house, stowed them away upstairs, and went to The Strand to check on his business. The houses my two ggaunts built in 1906 & 1912 are still standing side-by-side, where my father and his siblings spent every summer when they would go north from Corpus. I have relatives in cemeteries all over, and some so deep after hurricanes buried them more and more!
Thank You so much for the wonderful article … more people need to learn of the beauty of Galveston and you helped!!!