I’m just recovering from a major hard drive crash on my computer.  If anyone has had this dilemma, you know how frustrating it can be to get things up and running again.  I’ve been teary eyed for days trying to get everything back up and running, recovering pass words along with all the hair pulling and teeth clenching moments associated with fixing this problem.  I have a number of websites and keeping everything running while getting back to normal is finally over; I think!

Anyway, yesterday afternoon was great.  I live in a small town outside of Galveston, TX.  My home is located on the bay side of Galveston in a community of canal homes.  The beach is east of me about 1 mile… about five minute by golfcart, 2 minutes by car and 12 minutes if I walk.   About 3 pm I get a call from a friend who says she is at the beach and that it is prime.  Calm water, 68 degrees with sunshine beaming.  So I call my wife tell her to come join us after work and head down in the golfcart.

Wow!  When I get there, the water is flat, a group of hungry seagulls are fighting and squawking over bread that’s being thrown their way… and I have a rum and coke and a cigar to add the the ambiance.  Man oh Man, I needed this.  It was so relaxing.  Sorry. I just had to share; it was that nice.

For those that haven’t read about me, my wife and I have been in Galveston for almost one year.  We moved from all places… St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands.  Are you CRAZY people ask?!  My wife and I were one of the lucky few who did their ‘thing.’  In 2000, we sailed our beloved Osprey  to St. Thomas and stayed 8 years.  We were blessed and we know it.  While I was there, I started several websites and wrote freelance travel articles and posted them on the web.  Now, I have my hands full with this Blog and another travel site… 5DayTrips.com.  I almost forgot to mention this.  We dodged hurricanes in St. Thomas for eight years.  So what happens?  Yep! You’ve got it.  We get all settled in to our new home and we get slapped real hard by a hurricane named IKE.  Not good.  We’re back 98% now and learned a lot about community spirit and a willingness to not let anything stand in our way to build back.

Thanks for visiting this Blog.  I’m trying to come up with ideas that will inspire everyone that visits this site to take time from their hectic lives and travel, even if it’s a short weekend trip.  Travel is relaxing; it’s good for the soul.  So if you have a favorite destination you want others to know about or want to share a travel trip or two, please leave a comment.

Terry

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