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Man, I think I have become a professional. That’s a professional at road trips. I could write 10 pages on the people, places and things that I encountered over a 13 hour day trip. Most of ya’ll that know me, know that, I may be allergic to advanced planning. Last Wednesday I decided that I may have the energy to go on a day trip. I’ve been wanting to see Bolivar Peninsula since Hurricane IKE. Thursday, 6 am July 2, 2009 I leave the Brazos Bottoms for Bolivar. A little after 8 am I’m sitting in a booth looking over the Gulf of Mexico at Denny’s on Seawall Blvd., Galveston, Texas. I’m not much at franchise eating places, but you know, they had a pretty good breakfast. I ordered a “build your on” Grand Slam breakfast. You get 4 choices for $5.99. I order 2 eggs, 2 pancakes, bacon and hash browns. It was a full meal. I left there and took spin through the Strand. High School Girlfriend, the Candy Factory is still closed. Off to the ferry. At 9:20 am I board “Dewitt C. Greer”, one of the ferryboats crossing the Galveston Ship channel to Bolivar. The water was beautiful. See photos below.
I tell you what; somebody is spending a whole bunch of money out there at 3 feet above sea level. The world must not be agreeing with Al Gore’s global warming and that the BIG ice melt will be raising the sea level 10 to 20 feet. A LOT OF GOVERNMENT MONEY IS GOING OUT THERE AT 3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. OK, I couldn’t believe it. Do you know what they are replacing a lot of those beach houses with? Really, this is a joke, but they are doing it. They are putting mobile homes on pilings. Yes, see the photo at the TrueToTexas blog of a double wide being jacked up to put piling underneath. And, that structure is less than 100 yards from the Gulf of Mexico. The advertisement is “The modular homes are built to the same standard as site built homes, but much less expensive.” Yeah, yeah. Get your hurricane resistant beach house from Palm Harbor. That’s a good name. Your new home may end up in the harbor.
Hey, why not. I’m this close. I’ve been to the most southwestern tip of Texas near El Paso. I’m heading where the Sabine River hits the Gulf of Mexico, the most south eastern tip of Texas. Vern, damn, this brings back memories. Rollover Pass. My father used to bring us to Rollover Pass in the 1950’s for the fall Golden Croaker runs. People would be lined up two deep along both sides of the pass. Well, the Pass is back open and the fishermen were there. It’s about 10:50 am and the tide is rushing out. I watched 4 fishermen catching nice speckled trout about every 5 minutes using baby live croaker. See the photo below of a hard fishing Grandmother. OK, onward F-150. Gilcrest, High Island and the road ends. I’m driving on the beach. Wait a minute; it looks like it will be about 40 miles of beach to the Sabine River. I’m in McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge; my cell phone has no reception. By myself, no other people in sight. I’m full of chemo and sixty years old. Maybe I better turn around and take the long way. The blacktop. Turn around; High Island again, Stowell, Winnie, Port Arthur, Sabine Pass and on to Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge. Also, Sea Rim State Park. Both closed to the public due to IKE. I’M not public. Lavern, how long have you known me? I made it to, The Point. The point where the Sabine River hits the Gulf. See photos below.
Hey, I’m this close; I at least need to cross the Sabine River to say I made it to Louisiana. Well, I did. And, can you believe I ended up at Holly Beach, Louisiana. LSU cheerleaders and more! What kind of beach party is this? Well, that’s a whole nother story. I’m heading west. I’m getting back to Texas. I’m literally Chasing the Texas sunset. I make it back to the Brazos Bottoms a 7 pm. 13 hours after I started this day trip. Un Que dia’.
Chasing the Texas sunsets,
Craig Dickson
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