Packed and ready to set of on our journey. We left at 4:10 a.m.
There were a lot of stripped, bent, and blown down trees from Hattiesburg, MS southward due to Hurricane Katrina which struck the area almost two years ago.
Check out the damage to this building in New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina.
The boys got a kick out of some of the weird stuff we saw as we passed outside the stores in the French Quarter.
This was the first time the boys had seen this type of architecture.
We have an hour. Anyone want to try a beignet or two at Cafe Du Monde?
Here we are. Time to introduce the boys to beignets on a Sunday morning.
Hot and yummy! He said he "liked it a bunch!"
After almost burning his hand, he really liked it!
Matt liked it enough that he had sugar all over himself. He had a cute white dot on his nose after this bite!
Memories are made of this!
The guy with the trombone played the Alabama fight song when I walked by sporting my Alabama tee shirt.
Signs of Katrina are still everywhere in New Orleans.
St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square, New Orleans is the oldest Cathedral in North America.
Trees were still barren west of New Orleans nearly two years after Katrina.
The storm we approached east of Lake Charles.
Welcome to Texas! President Bush's name still appears on the sign, but a recent law passed by the Democrats will to change that. Can you say, "petty partisan politics"?
On the way to the ferry we saw unusual sights across from the beach road on Bolivar Peninsula. We saw cows across from the beach and plenty of oil wells.
Joe took this photo of the Bolivar Lighthouse as we waited in line to board the ferry.
All aboard the ferry.
Matt enjoyed the breeze on the ferry ride.
Joe enjoyed the ride. The boys told me they saw a shark. I didn't see that but I saw plenty of pigeons.
David is almost there!
The free ferry ride from the Bolivar Peninsula to Galveston Island was a great way to end the trip.
After checking into our hotel (Hotel Galvez), we headed out to the beach just before sunset. It was a beautiful evening after a long day of driving.
The water was cool at first but it didn't take long to get used to it.
Matt was ready for the beach after a long day in the vehicle.
We ended the day enjoying the sunset behind us at Galveston Beach.
Joe playing in the sand, making a seawall.
After our time at the beach we headed over to Wendys. That was my coolest Wendy's experience simply because we enjoyed our burgers and frosties across the street from the beach with a warm breeze blowing.
2 comments:
Looks like you guys are having a great time! Hope you contine to do so!
Thanks Tom...we're back now but I have more to post from other days of the trip.
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