Lazy Days RV Park & Galveston, Texas - Hurricane Ike

On Sunday, we unwittingly thought getting into an RV Park somewhere south of Houston would be a cinch. Not so. Monday is President’s Day in the US which means a long holiday weekend. Also a large influx of workers and displaced home owners, as a result of the devastation of hurricane Ike last September, are occupying these parks. After stopping at five places and making a number of calls we found a site at Lazy Days RV Park in Hitchcock, Texas, about 40 miles south of Houston.
In these parts, the gas stations want their money before you can fuel. Paul was so focussed on finding an RV site he drove away from a gas station after paying $20.00 without pumping, only realizing his mistake a few miles down a very busy freeway………. Embarrassing and frustrating to say the least!! He’s not sure where this item will fit in his trip log spreadsheet, stupid or miscellaneous!
Today, Monday, we visited Galveston. We drove by amazing southern mansions, now museums which escaped the wrath of hurricane Ike. The downtown architecture is obviously southern, original and beautiful.
The destruction from Ike was obviously massive - huge downtown buildings standing empty with no windows, siding missing from houses, many smashed boats on the wharf, complete buildings in ruins, and piles of garbage from the cleanup. Landfills were being dug for all the debris.
But the rebuilding is in full swing. We drove through Tiki Island where many homes were already repaired and construction workers were everywhere working on others. This is obviously a well off area. All these well landscaped houses are on stilts of a sort. This bottom space is put to use as garages for cars and boats and storage. The homes all have frontage on the water, the shore or a canal. What a contrast to the wreckage!! Evident everywhere were billboards by law firms advertising to process insurance claims.
On the way back, Faye enjoyed a visit to Macy’s to get her shopping fix.

Later….