We've been dry camping at the Galveston Bay State Park since yesterday. The sites have decent space between them, not like the full hookup sites nearby which seem to be stacked next to each other.
Today, we went into Galveston to check out a museum about oil rigs: The Ocean Star Offshore Oil Rig and Museum.
Life Boat
Not a bad museum for those interested in the subject of oil rigs. I'm pretty sure it's a lot of hard work under sometimes iffy conditions.
Near the museum, are the dry docks where the USS Texas, an old battleship is being restored:
For dinner, we met with Martha's nephew: Greg B. We went to the Hubcap Restaurant near where the museum was located. It was great catching up with Greg.
After dinner, Martha and I said our goodbyes to Greg and then spent a few minutes checking out the sunset.
The Tall Ship Elissa
4 comments:
There should be interesting museums in Beaumont on the Spindle Top oil discovery, Babe Zaharias, Buddy Holly, and Janis Joplin.
Was that tall mast ship the "Elsa"?
We were both close, CCjon, it's the Elissa. A museum ship built in 1877.
Galveston has some neat places. I did not know about the Oil Rig museum. I have two brother-in-laws that work on oil rigs so I may need to check it out when down that way. If you go through Lake Charles a good place to eat is Steamboat Bills on the Lake.
Thanks Oz for the info. Knowing what we know now, I think I would prefer to tour the tall ship museum over the oil rig museum if there was a shortage of time or opportunity. The oil rig museum really requires a connection to the oil rig industry to really capture your interest fully.
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