Jude 2

I thought you all might want to see some of the photos I shot from my trip to Houston/Galveston so far.

I am here through the end of the day and will be headed back to Springfield tomorrow morning. I will be driving into Galveston shortly.

Photos here

The boats in between the houses is so strange. You need the hive pic as your avatar. lol The dog pic is HILARIOUS!! I am so naming my next dog that!

Nice pics!

I like the boat up in the yard with the "5 MPH Strickly Enforced"
sign propped beside it!

Chris - I thought I read through most of your blogs but
didn't see how you met your contact down there. Didn't
know if your were going down cold turkey - or if Mark
was an exisiting friend, net friend, etc?

Glad you were able to make the trek down & enjoying
the updates & photos!

Doesn't look "all that" bad.

How far inland would you say the water came in?

Scoot--

I think water came in a good five to ten miles...the water line on a lot of these houses is up to my chest, which would be a good nearly five feet or so.

Remember this is two weeks after the hurricane hit so people who returned right after it was over have been cleaning for over a week since I got here.


Pianoman--

The good man I am staying with is none other than Mark Hobson, Texas COGOP state youth director. I met him at IYC in 2002 and we've been friends since.

Drove to Galveston and Seabrook today and there are houses completely gone, lifted off their foundations, boats in roads, etc. I took more photos and they are available on my website once again.

Photos, Part 2

Chris,

Is the area pretty much open for traffic/cleanup now? Are there many areas guarded and restricted access by the police, etc?

pa

The links aren't working Chris. I viewed part 1 earlier but now that one doesn't work either.


TW

pastorables wrote:Chris,

Is the area pretty much open for traffic/cleanup now? Are there many areas guarded and restricted access by the police, etc?

pa

I would say 99% of the areas I have visited are completely open to traffic from a legal standpoint, but many residents have spray-painted plywood signs asking non-residents to stay off their street and I am more than respectful to comply.

The only areas I ran into that were guarded were on the western portion of Seawall Boulevard in Galveston. I was asked for my address and I told the policeman I needed a spot to turn around, which I was granted.

Many traffic lights are out in areas south of League City. In Galveston I only counted five working sets of traffic lights, out of around eighty that I passed. It was an absolute mess. Also debris litters right-lanes of some four lane roads, and many roads still have boats and houses in them.