roadtrip

we needed a distraction today, so after running some practice routes (hospital, starbucks, babies r us) we decided to drive down to galveston and see the gulf of mexico. the drive, though long and a bit trafficky, was what we needed. we stayed in galveston for about an hour - wandering down the seawall sidewalk and then walking back up the beach.

we were pretty amazed at how ruined a lot of galveston is. we drove down the main street and saw a lot of businesses and homes that looked really beaten or were boarded up and abandoned. driving down the seawall boulevard we saw much more of the same.

one of two pretty dramatic images was the flagship hotel - a hotel built on a pier jutting perpendicularly off of seawall blvd - that showed visible serious damage. all of the ramps and walkways leading to it were broken up and it was kind've just sitting there decaying in the surf. the place is immense too - imagine watching a bigger edgewater slowly disintegrate.

this was the second startling visible reminder of a hurricane's force:


here are a few more pics: