Galveston Texas

'Doesn’t make sense. My GPS says our altitude is –63 feet. We are parked about 500 feet from the Gulf of Mexico. If this were true I would think we would be under water right now. We decided to get off the beaten path and take the rural route to Galveston. We passes thought some really cool towns. Some were High class where all the stores and shops had the same colonial look with brick facades and some towns were downright rundown.
I didn’t realize Galveston was on an island. That could be why they call this park the Galveston Island State Park. To the west of us is what’s called the West Bay and to the east of us is the Gulf of Mexico. I pointed “out to sea” and told Susan over there is Florida.
All the houses around here are on stilts. It looks strange to see some really nice 2 story homes with front porches and second story balconies up on stilts like that. Even the large hotels are on stilts. They utilize the ground level for parking. There are signs along the north bound roads that read Hurricane Evacuation Route.
I guess yesterday they had quite a downpour here. They said it was about 4 inches. There is water everywhere. They assigned us a site and said if it is under water, pick another. It was. Tomorrow it is suppose to rain again with lightning and thunder. Hopefully not as bad. Everyone seems to act like it was unusual to rain that much. The park if full. Even the sites under water have been taken so either everyone is crazy or it will be OK.