2008-03-23
Galveston
This morning was windy, cool and overcast --- so just a walk on the beach, no swimming though Zaph did try to drag me to the water. Galveston, the city, is about 15 minutes from the park and as the beach wasn't as inviting today we decided to drive into town and check it out. At the far end of Galveston is a main channel so we got to see several large ships, some barges as well as the ferry. The most exciting part for us was the flock of black skimmers. We've seen a black skimmer before but just as a solitary bird not part of a flock. Mixed in with the flock were gulls, terns and a variety pack of sandpipers.
As dinner time was approaching we decided to stay in town and eat. The restaurant of choice was Benno's on the Beach specializing in Cajun seafood. This is a very casual dinning, you go to the counter and order your food and someone brings it to your table. First a couple of cups of Jambalaya then crawfish boil. Crawfish are like little lobsters, you break off the tail, pull the meat out and throw the rest away. The Jambalaya was amazing, the crawfish very good.
Looking down the main channel towards the port
Black Skimmers, Gulls and Terns and a Cormorant --- it was fairly windy out and they were all facing into the wind
Black skimmers coming in for a landing
As dinner time was approaching we decided to stay in town and eat. The restaurant of choice was Benno's on the Beach specializing in Cajun seafood. This is a very casual dinning, you go to the counter and order your food and someone brings it to your table. First a couple of cups of Jambalaya then crawfish boil. Crawfish are like little lobsters, you break off the tail, pull the meat out and throw the rest away. The Jambalaya was amazing, the crawfish very good.
Looking down the main channel towards the port
Black Skimmers, Gulls and Terns and a Cormorant --- it was fairly windy out and they were all facing into the wind
Black skimmers coming in for a landing
# posted by The Agnew Family @ 9:56 AM 
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