Thursday was our day off once again so this time we decided to go to Kemah Boardwalk, just outside of Galveston. Our friend Jan had suggested it to us so we thought it would make for a great motorcycle trip for the day. We left at 10:15 and had a great ride. I wore long pants to ride in,on account that the roads around Livingston are so gritty that it almost makes it unbearable to get hit with the stones and grit while riding. I've never seen roads where there is so much grit on them.
Kemah is a pretty area with a boardwalk area that is part of Landry enterprises. There are many rides, restaurants, games, etc. like you would typically find on a boardwalk. Being that we were there in the middle of the week, many of the games and novelty shops were closed. I'm not sure when their "tourist" season would be but I guess October isn't it.
There was one area under the pier area where you could feed the fish. There were thousands of catfish in there. At one point, when someone threw a handful of food and a duck was swimming through there, he just walked across their backs...there were so many of them !
Yesterday was another scorcher of a day and after walking around all day in the sun, the trip home was a little overwhelming from the heat. We stopped several times to cool down. We'd go in a gas station rest room and get our shirts good and wet and that would keep us cool for about 30 minutes while we rode (then they would dry out). We got home about 6:00 p.m. and went for a swim to cool off. It was a great trip and a chance to see the coastal area of Texas.
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I visited Galveston in August several years ago. There didn't seem to be many tourists. I know it used to be a major summer vacation area. I wonder what happened. Maybe it was all the hurricanes that kept destroying the beach and town. LindaDelj
Combining my phobias of deep water and clusters, that picture of the catfish really freaks me out. Yuuuuuck.
(click that link to read about other people with the phobia)
Love your blog. . .we are in an RV park right around the corner from the Kemah Boardwalk.
The tourist season closes down around here on Labor Day, and then everything is only open on weekends.
The saltwater (catfish) are called hardheads, and they are considered a trash fish. Nothing like freshwater catfish. Our grandkids also love to feed the fish at the boardwalk. . .
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