We will probably not be traveling much til it turns a little cooler though. These pictures are from a day trip we made a few weeks back to Kemah Boardwalk, near Houston. Our son lives in this area so we picked him up and ate some wonderful seafood at The Flying Dutchman. It's always fun to walk around and watch all the boats heading out into the bay. We watched the roller coaster and some of us thought about riding it but a dark cloud came up and it started lightening off in the distance so they had to close it down. Oh - too bad! (I wasn't about to get on that thing!!)
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| Picture from Kehmah Boardwalk website |
The Kemah Boardwalk, southeast of Houston, is an entertainment area with hotels and restaurants overlooking Galveston Bay. There are places to shop and a section with midway games, miniature train, carousel, ferris wheel, and a wooden roller coaster clalled The Boardwalk Bullet.
The South End Historic District of the Kemah Boardwalk features many local, family owned businesses. The businesses range from bed and breakfasts to shopping. The Clipper House Inn has several cottages to choose from. Shopping attractions include Boardwalk Fudge, Berdans, The Enchanted Christmas Cottage and Kemah Candles and Soaps. The Boardwalk also has Kemah Bella Spa and Reyna's Salon.
These pictures were some we took last year when we ate at the Aquarium.
The boardwalk was devastated by the storm surge of Hurricane Ike in September 2008. Most of the rides were completely destroyed aside from the roller coaster but have all been repaired and reopened. Two new rides, the 140-foot Drop Zone, and Wipeout, were added during the rebuilding.
