Galveston

Every time we stop here we find a few more things Galveston has to offer. History, night life, all kinds of restaurants, 32 miles of beach and..... Kolaches. You can find kolaches at any donut shop, although most sell more kolaches than donuts. A kolache is a "piggy in a blanket" on steroids. A medium size weenie in a pastry that defies description. They come plain or with a pepper jack cheese stuffed jalapeno alongside the weenie, all kept cozy inside the pastry. Add a little dijon and you have breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Oil rigs are numerous here. These two are probably here for a re-fit. They are enormous!

Cruise ships are here just about every day.  Oddly I haven't noticed the usual hoards of cruise people in town. The historical downtown always seems civilized and is relatively quiet.

With 32 miles of mostly uninterrupted beach, I was able to do some serious biking. The pier is like an amusement park and also houses the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant.

I have put over 450 kms on the bike now. One thing that have really been wanting to upgrade is the saddle. I visited a bike shop here that is also a dealer for my bike, a Rad Rover. I picked up a really cool "Gel Padded" cruiser saddle made by Serfas. Their motto is "Protecting your junk since 1998". You've gotta love the "tell it like it is" motto, and I'm lovin' my new perch. Its the difference between a concrete slab and an armchair.

Here's a picture of the pier at night, lots of neon.

Next: Corpus Christi and Mustang Island.