Galveston Island State Park

     

We are camped about 20 yards from a beautiful beach on the Gulf of Mexico.  AHHH.  We got here before lunch since it is only a short drive from Houston, so we spent the afternoon walking the deserted beach searching for shells and bird watching.  The water was still warm and felt great as we went wading.  What a perfect day, there was no competition for finding good shells.

     This is a small park with 30 campsites set just behind the beach dunes.  There is another set of campsites on a bay across the highway.  Mid-week in November is a quiet time here so we share the space with about four other campers and a lot of sea birds.  I logged five new birds in my journal.

    Camping this late in the year is different than summer camping.  The days are short, and sundown comes really early.  We walked the beach at sunset, and then, to top off our lovely, quiet day we built a campfire and roasted some hotdogs for dinner.  This is an island with almost no trees, but it still came as a surprise when the firewood was 2 for $3.  That is two chunks of wood – NOT two bundles of wood.  Ha ha!  We are not in the north woods now. 

     We are hoping that the rain that is moving in waits for a day so that we can enjoy one more day at this beautiful beach. Wish you were here!