Victoria, TX To Lafayette, LA
| Keep moving towards Key West Florida. Storm damage is getting more common. Road closures (two of them) forced some re-routes. A note to Pete in Beaumont TX (we met at the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona). I gave some consideration to call and see if the couch was available. At the point to think about stopping for the evening I was already far enough east that Beaumont would have been a backtrack. With a hostel in Lafayette I pressed on. Thank you for the offer! |
Video
Ferry trip
2005-12-11.mpg
MPG, 6.3 MB, 47 sec
Near Victoria TX (which seemed like a decent place) - ranch land
Lake Texana - east of Edna TX
So now "Hurricane" evacuation route gets added to the Tsunami and Volcano evacuation routes for this trip
Up on a bridge - about the only way to get an "overview" shot of the area.
Industrial areas
Making my way to the water - and I'll hang a left and follow it as far as I can.
Almost every building is on posts.
Even the cell tower equipment - high above any water.
Galviston-Bolivar Ferry ride (free)
Two units, at least, in operation. The crossing was about 2.5 miles.
Beggar birds
The flock of birds at the rear end of the ferry
A steel lighthouse
One tall bridge - Sabine TX
A ship making way up the Sabine River
Heading back to the bridge - I was turned back as the road was closed ahead. Residents only due to the storm damage.
Storm damage
I think this was Port Arthur, TX
Blue tarp roofs - all over the place
More tall bridges
