The
photos below are what we saw.
As we
crossed over the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge we got a nice
view of the "River Center" area of town with its riverboats.
The
bridge over the Mississippi River is the real deal. This
is a huge structure.
We met
Len and he took us out to dinner. Next morning he took us
on a tour of Galveston Island which started at the Pleasure
Pier.
We went
to the east end of the island where we had a view of the ship
channel. This channel is one of the busiest waterways in
the world. There were many ships at anchor waiting for a
turn at the docks.
Transit
of the channel requires a harbor pilot. While we were
observing a "pilot boat" came by delivering a pilot to the
waiting ships to guide them through the narrow, crowded channel
to their assigned berth.
While we
were watching, an oil tanker headed out to sea past our
position.
The
pilot boat had just delivered a pilot to this ship and she
started up her engines straightaway.
The
following day was Galveston's "Dickens on the Strand"
celebration. This street fair occurs every year at the
front of December and celebrates Charles Dickens' works.
We passed these pumpkins on one of the doorways near the center
of town.
Plenty
of folks at the fair were in costume.
The
strand area of Galveston has some nicely preserved architectural
gems.
There
were some eclectic costumes including this fellow with the fox
head.
There
were a number of speakers reading Dickens' works. There
were also 2 cruise ships in port on this day resulting in interesting
traffic and parking problems.
Some of
the costumes were simple, some were more gaudy.
This
group was singing Christmas carols.
Some of
the costumes were more "steam punk" than classical Dickens era
attire.
The
police uniform looked authentic, but I never asked him.
These
young waifs were not good musicians, but they put the donation
hat out anyway.
Another
seemingly authentic uniform.
Some of
the costumes were quite creative and unique.
There
were a significant number of horse-drawn carriages.
Several
groups of carolers marched by.
The
stilt lady marched by in the procession.
Not sure about the fellow in the bear costume but I am sure that he was very hot.
Many thanks to Len and Katherine for hosting us. Dickens on the Strand was a fun street fair but it was odd to be singing Christmas carols when the outside temperature was 80 degrees. Galveston is a fun place and we will surely return again.| Previous Adventure | ||
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