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Title: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: RicksVTX on May 19, 2009, 04:42:09 PM: Ok the wife and i are thinking about riding to Galveston Saturday spending the night there or around there depending on whats available on the island and was wondering if it was worth the ride there knowing that they are still rebuilding after Ike. I am thinking any hotel in the island will be few and pricey so i guess somewhere up 45 heading back into Houston will over the best choice and not cost a weeks worth of pay.. LOL Looking for someone around that area that knows it and can tell us if its a worth a trip to see. Open to any other ideas as well but want to stay out of Houston. i get nervous in a cage around there much less on a bike with the wife on board. LOL :couch: :ohwow:

thanks
rick
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: larry_357 on May 19, 2009, 05:33:52 PM: As far as eats go The Spot is good and usually plenty bikers there on a nice weekend.Also Fish Tales used to be pretty good.Moody Gardens might be back up and running with the pyramid and the gardens inside but have not heard anything definate.Its on its way back but will be awhile yet and the bigest schocker is all the dead oaks driving down Broadway that will have to be replaced.Have fun and enjoy and maybe someone can chime in on the hotels.
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: xcaliber on May 19, 2009, 06:00:26 PM: aircraft museum
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: jmdaniel on May 19, 2009, 07:37:51 PM: 45 North?

:pot:
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: RicksVTX on May 20, 2009, 08:56:28 AM: Isnt that the main road from Houston to galveston ???? :stickpoke: back at you.. :boxing: LOL

If I am wrong I will eat some crow :lunch:

Checked hotel prices on line last night.. Goodness they are proud of thier rooms. cheapest one was 189 for saturday night.. :banghead: Doubt we will be staying on the island over night.. :cuss:

Have a good day.. :c
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: teXan on May 20, 2009, 10:27:45 AM: Kenah boardwalk area near NASA was a decent place before the hurricane, not sure about now, Hotels would be cheaper as well.
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: nomercyambulance on May 20, 2009, 11:55:49 AM: Quote from: jmdaniel on May 19, 2009, 07:37:51 PM
45 North?

:pot:

No fair! That was my first thought! :c
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: Demon on May 20, 2009, 12:53:54 PM: Galveston sucks... I read in another forum that they were ticketing people for anything they could... So if you still go there, make sure you got all your lose ends covered.
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: RicksVTX on May 20, 2009, 01:33:45 PM: Probably so. They have a city to rebuild !!! But thanks for the heads up on the ticket
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: Gumbo on May 20, 2009, 09:12:36 PM: Quote from: teXan on May 20, 2009, 10:27:45 AM
Kenah boardwalk area near NASA

The stupid shall be punished!

Peace O0
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: twistedrcpilot on May 21, 2009, 01:22:56 AM: So I was there today. Not a whole lot going on unless you are a constuction worker. Murdocks is the only activity on the water(it's still in the framing stage, but being built exactly the way it was.) Taco Cabana is is rebuilt and looking great. They needed a makeover.

The strand has a about half of the businesses open. My guess is all the constuction will shy people away and what's open now won't be in six months. This is the reason we didn't stop.

Mechanic street has the hotel, but that's about it.

The beach is clean at stewart, but there is an odor in the air somethin fearse. The water seems to be cleaner, but its still a funky green color.

Ferry is open and the dolphins seem to have multiplied.

Tickets are being passed out like candy. There were two officers standing by thier trucks ticket books in hand looking for bad stickers probably.

There is still beach access just to the right of wings. You have to go in the exit and park next to the fence of stewart beach.
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: Demon on May 21, 2009, 06:37:38 AM: just ride to Austin for the Weekend... Galveston is not worth the trouble!!!!
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: Lucky on May 21, 2009, 06:38:40 AM: Wayne and I are going to go down and meet up with Rick and his wife for dinner on Saturday night. We are thinking of eating at The Spot. Anyone from the Houston area want to link up with us and ride down to Galveston for dinner?
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: jmdaniel on May 22, 2009, 10:07:20 PM: Quote from: RicksVTX on May 20, 2009, 08:56:28 AM
Isnt that the main road from Houston to galveston ???? :stickpoke: back at you.. :boxing: LOL

If I am wrong I will eat some crow :lunch:

You're wrong. 45 North is the main road from Galveston to Houston. How's the crow? :lunch:
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: RicksVTX on May 24, 2009, 11:43:22 AM: dahh galveston to houston houston to galveston.. same thing right ??? its still I 45 on the map.. LOL :stickpoke:

You guys missed a good time at the Spot with Connie and Wayne. great place to hang out and watch the world go by from the 2nd story patio.. But man the cops were thick as honey in the winter time.. I think they are trying to rebuild the city one ticket at a time !!!! :ohwow: :banghead: :cuss:

l8trs
Rick and Ellen
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: jmdaniel on May 24, 2009, 02:33:26 PM: Quote from: RicksVTX on May 24, 2009, 11:43:22 AM
dahh galveston to houston houston to galveston.. same thing right ??? its still I 45 on the map.. LOL :stickpoke:

I guess "North" means nothing to ya? Have any relatives hangin' out at Donner Pass, back in the day? :cantbelieve: :rofl: O0
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: Luckys Lover on May 24, 2009, 05:49:50 PM: Yeah, we had a great time in Galveston. Food was really good. But I still wanna buy the motorized bar stool. :notworthy:
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: teXan on May 25, 2009, 06:07:30 PM: Quote from: Gumbo on May 20, 2009, 09:12:36 PM
Quote from: teXan on May 20, 2009, 10:27:45 AM
Kenah boardwalk area near NASA

The stupid shall be punished!

Peace O0

OK, first I mispelled it, and maybe it wasn't that great to start with, but I am easily entertained.
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: Gumbo on May 25, 2009, 08:27:56 PM: Quote from: teXan on May 25, 2009, 06:07:30 PM
Quote from: Gumbo on May 20, 2009, 09:12:36 PM
Quote from: teXan on May 20, 2009, 10:27:45 AM
Kenah boardwalk area near NASA

The stupid shall be punished!

Peace O0

OK, first I mispelled it, and maybe it wasn't that great to start with, but I am easily entertained.

With you 100% it's all about entertainment ;D
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: larry_357 on May 25, 2009, 08:29:58 PM: I know a very nice looking woman that lives in Galveston with biguns lol that count
Title: Re: Whats good in galveston ??
Post by: Gumbo on May 25, 2009, 08:37:22 PM: Quote from: larry_357 on May 25, 2009, 08:29:58 PM
I know a very nice looking woman that lives in Galveston with biguns lol that count

YES that counts ;D ;D