{"id":22865,"date":"2018-04-24T20:45:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T00:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=22865"},"modified":"2018-04-25T22:02:52","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T02:02:52","slug":"day-11-wednesday-april-25-lake-jackson-clute-to-galveston-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=22865","title":{"rendered":"Day 11. Wednesday April 25 – Lake Jackson\/Clute to Galveston , Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Industry and highway\"\"<\/a> is how we started the morning and both remained for a good stretch.\"\"<\/a> \u00a0But the shoulder was smooth, wide and not as trashed as we had been warned, so the ride was comfortable considering the surroundings. \u00a0At seven miles we lost most of the traffic, which was good timing since the shoulder was under construction. \"\"<\/a>\u00a0Two miles later we approached the Intracoastal bridge \"\"<\/a>that would take us to the barrier islands. \u00a0The climb was steep, but with no wind to fight, it was not bad and the view from the top, rather impressive.\"\"<\/a>The half mile difference from end to end of the bridge was deafeningly quiet. \u00a0Surfside Beach looked deserted, so we had the Blue Water Highway all to ourselves. \u00a0Vacation homes of all sizes\"\"<\/a>were scattered along the shore.\"\"<\/a> There was no protective sand dune on the island,\"\"<\/a>so surprised that vehicles were allowed to drive and camp\"\"<\/a> on the beach<\/p>\n

By ten this morning, \"\"<\/a>we reached the two mile long bridge to Galveston Island. \"\"<\/a>\u00a0It is a two dollar toll,\"\"<\/a> but we were waved through.<\/p>\n

Thirty miles into our ride with very little seat break, Jerry spotted a picnic bench in the shade.\"\"<\/a> \u00a0We poached an RV’s vacant spot and enjoyed the rest. \u00a0Another hour later, as we approached another stretch of fields, \"\"<\/a>we stopped for lunch. \u00a0This was only the third food stop in thirty miles, since arriving on the islands, so we grabbed it. \u00a0This is a beautiful area with long stretches of homes in every size, \"\"<\/a>shape,\"\"<\/a> and color (a lot more below)\"\"<\/a> and then miles of farms.\"\"<\/a> After 46 miles of biking, we finally came into the retail\/commercial\/tourist end of Galveston and the seawall.\"\"<\/a> \u00a0Galveston has suffered and survived through many a storm. \u00a0The seawall was created after the 1900 hurricane and tidal wave, when 6,000 lives were lost; a beautiful sculpture \"\"<\/a>now stands to commemorate the loss of lives from that storm. \u00a0The beach, non-exixtanst at the beginning of the seawall grows nicely\"\"<\/a>as you move further up the island. \u00a0There is so much to see, so the rest of the story is below (in photos). \u00a0Today was an enjoyable ride, sun was hot (90\u00b0 in the sun), but only 76\u00b0 in the shade with a cool breeze off the water. \u00a0A perfect finish after 52 miles.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t