Saying Good-Bye to Galveston

 Thinking about our stay for the past month we wanted to list some of our favorite things about the area. 

·     Waking up in the morning and looking out onto sunrise over the Gulf

·     Walking through the many National Wildlife Refuges in the area and spotting so many exquisite birds.  Also having so many days where we could walk outside and enjoy the warmer weather.

·     Getting a special tour of NASA by Alex’s friend Russell.  We won’t soon forget meeting a real-life astronaut and getting to walk into mission control.  Thanks Russell!

·     Walking along the Gulf and seeing dolphins jumping in the water and other sea creatures

·     Learning about the interesting history of Galveston and seeing the old buildings that made it through the devastating 1900 hurricane.

·     The sea turtle research facility was unexpectedly interesting

·     The Museum District in Houston is definitely worth a visit if you get to this area.

·     Interesting people we met including T. Phillip Washington, the bow tied prosecutor from the Galveston County District Attorney’s office, and James, our waiter at Willy G’s, who is studying to be a marine engineer and who served in the infantry at Fallujah, Iraq.

Tomorrow we leave for Natchez and the Blueberry Hill Cottage overlooking the Mississippi.  Will write soon.  Love Peggy and Gene