Windswept

Galveston Journey

We left around mid-morning on a Saturday and sailed to the Houston Ship Channel. Once accross the channel through the cut at marker #66 we began on a southward tack to Galveston. The wind was approximately 10 kts from the south-west, and because of the wind direction, we needed to make several tacks accross East Bay, Our progress to Galveston was slower than expected despite our 5 to 6 knot speeds and as the sun set we put the motor on to get us into the Galveson Harbor. Because of our uncertainty of the location of Harbor House we motored into an area where shrimp boats and other commercial boats were berthed. Eventually we recognized a few landmarks on shore and made our way into the slips at Harbor House. After securing the boat, registering at the Harbor House Hotel and getting our shorepower connected, we made our way to the Strand looking for dinner at a local restaurant. We found a good seafood restaurant with minimal waiting time and ate a complete meal of fresh Gulf shrimp with all the fixings.

Elissa