#43, Texas TX (Been There)

The first time I made it to Texas was the trip with my siblings mentioned below. The first time we got to Texas together was a sad occasion, the funeral of a family member. But there was a lot of family in that area near Dallas and Houston and we made so more trips over the years for more joyful occasions. We have just discovered Galveston Beach and enjoy being on the ocean and checking out the town. We've made the trip there twice and no doubt will do it again.

Not a care in the world

We very much enjoy just sitting on the beach, listening to the water and watching the world go by. We've gone with family and it's a time to catch up on each other's lives and not have a care in the world. This location for us is right on the beach and there's no driving around to get there. Just watching the waves and the skies is the best.

The view from our balcony

Fun stuff to do along the main road

We also have found a favorite little cafe in town where everything on the menu is terrific. We sometimes go there every day since we haven't tried everything on the menu yet. They also have a bakery so that is a double whammy depending on how you look at it. My wife can't get enough but my wallet takes the hit. Ah well, it's just vacation. On our spring trip last year we had other family come down from Dallas and Houston and we all met in our resort for constant snacking and conversation.

This was a pretty great view as well

These have been our recent trips to Texas. The original trip was back one summer when I was around twenty years old, during college. The four of us siblings drove from Illinois to Houston, Texas, to visit our aunt and uncle for a couple weeks. That time had been a blast for us. We did take a day trip to Galveston Beach and I remember I got completely burned but I was a kid so who cared? We went to AstroWorld, played a round of golf with our uncle, played tennis till we were soaking wet (did I mention it was August and into the triple digits?), visited our grandmother, and played hide-and-go-seek in a dark house at night with the entire house at our disposal. It was an amazing couple of weeks as was the drive down and back in dad's new car.

Dad let his four teenagers drive his car

After that trip I told my dad to give me first shot at buying the car whenever he decided to trade it in. I kept it clean and changed the oil as I was taking care of my future car. A few years later we made the deal and I had the car for when I met my girlfriend/future wife. Ah, to be young.

Until next time,

Arktander

(aka David Andreasen)