The city of Galveston is around a 45-minute drive south-east of downtown Houston. 

Galveston lies on the Gulf of Mexico coast and in 2008 the area suffered enormous damage when ‘Hurricane Ike’ first struck the Caribbean coastline killing some 100 persons before slamming into the Texas shorline on Gulf of Mexico coastline and killing 123 Americans.

However Galveston gained worldwide attention in 1969 with the release of the song ‘Galveston’ sung by Glen Campbell.

The song went to No. 4 on the Billboard Top 100 and still remains popular more than 40 years later.

Saturday in Galveston was pretty hot with all the main beaches crowded. But when you go to the beach at Galveston you actually drive your car onto the beach.  It costs between $5 to $8 to park your car.

Here’s some snaps of the Galveston coastline and parts of downtown Galveston showing some of the historic buildings.

And while in Galveston you’ll notice www.golfbytourmiss.com dropped in for a quick look at Moody Gardens Golf Club on Galveston Island.

Once again, hope you enjoy.

Bernie