Galveston Texas

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A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Galveston, United States by TravelPod blogger Jdcasazza titled “Days 93 & 94 – Hwy 87 on Gulf of Mexico before Ike”. TravelPod is a company of TripAdvisor™. Jdcasazza’s travel blog entry: “Galveston and the Gulf of Mexico Days 93 and 94, November 2 and 3, 2010 What used to be Hwy 87 on the Gulf of Mexico before Hurricane Ike 167 miles to Galveston on Day 93; 43 miles today Elevation, sea level Today is a windy and overcast day and waves are slapping against the shoreline in what can only be a feeble mimic of what Hurricane Ike did to tear up this road. We had originally planned on going further up the road to Sabine Pass on the TX/LA border but learned along the way that 87 no longer goes there. It was confusing because our Rand McNally Atlas says that it does but the DeLorme says that it doesn’t. Someone should let McNally know! We left Sam Houston National Forest and headed south to Galveston yesterday mostly because Mom recommended that we do so. She and Charles had vacationed in the area 17 years ago and she had fond memories that she wanted to relive and share with us. We took back roads almost all the way, stopping in Anahuac for a BBQ lunch of brisket, ham, and ribs. We got down to Hwy 87, took a right, and drove along the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico until we got to the ferry. The damage that Hurricane Ike did a few years back is very evident but there were also many new houses on stilts that have been built …