M/V ILLUSIONS EARLIER CRUISES
Angela demonstrates the soft mud on the bottom
David at the wheel of the jet boat
Angela in the bow of the jet boat
M/V ILLUSIONS at anchor just off Cedar Bayou, TX
The carpet-covered bunks at the left held the boat in a horizontal plane
M/V NORDIC in Galveston Bay
Admiral Angela at the wheel, Galveston Bay
The marina is in the middle; the hotel is on the left, Galveston, TX
Marc and Cindy, David and Angela, with our boats in the background
Entering the South Fork of Double Bayou
Double Bayou was not wide, and pasture was on both sides.
The view from the upper helm, Double Bayou, TX
Bernie, Irene, Sue, Hank, and Angela aboard M/V GRANOLA II
Bernie and Angela; M/V ILLUSIONS was in the background.
Angela coiling lines, with the jet boat in the background
We were on the swim platform using a boat hook to dislodge a tree from
under our boat
The upper limits of navigation on the North Fork, Double Bayou
M/V ANNTICIPATION heading out into Galveston Bay
Approaching Harbor House, Pier 21, the Port of Galveston
The marina is located just to the right of the hotel
S/V ELISSA, Port of Galveston, Texas
Texas Seaport Museum, home of ELISSA
Angela and Cindy with jet boat, M/V ILLUSIONS, and M/V NORDIC
in background
The seawall sidewalk is wide; note the drop-off to get to the beach
Angela, Cindy, and Marc in front of the San Luis Hotel, Galveston
The Strand in downtown Galveston, Texas
Leaving Restaurant Row on our way to Lake Charles, LA
We passed this large ship in Galveston Bay
NORDIC and ILLUSIONS in their slips at Players Island, Lake
Charles, LA
The seawall was crowded, and so was the lake, Contraband Days
The Bathtub Race, Contraband Days
David, Angela, and our friend Bobby
Marc and Cindy from M/V NORDIC
David and Angela on John's pontoon boat
M/V NORDIC on Lake Charles headed for Bridgeport Marina
M/V ILLUSIONS leaving Players Island Casino, Lake Charles, LA
Chuck Magill at the helm en route to Port Aransas, TX
David and Angela in the jet boat at Matagorda Harbor, TX
See M/V ILLUSIONS against the bulkhead in the background
Swimming off the swim platform, Army Hole, TX
George and Liz lived in Dallas, but belonged to TMCA in Houston
Roni and Jim aboard S/V RENAISSANCE
David and Angela after our TMCA meal at Clarke's in Port O'Conner, TX
George and Liz, Carol and Roy, unnamed couple, David and Angela, and Roni
and Jim
Angela and I tried unsuccessfully to catch some fish
The floodgate protecting Freeport from storm surge and high water
Roy and Carol on S/V SUNK FUNDS
Captain Marc moving us out in the early morning
Sunrise over the eastern Gulf of Mexico
Marc shows us how it's done: two at a time
We caught our legal limit of red snapper
Marc bringing in another big fish
Angela liked bringing in those kingfish
Angela with her trophy kingfish, South Shore Harbour
Marc, Cindy, David, and Angela - the proud fishermen and fisherwomen
David cleaning fish at the dock
The Landings Marina and apartment complex, Galveston, TX
Jim and Gerda's boat, M/V SEA STAR
Marc in front of M/V NORDIC
Angela at the beautiful Moody Gardens
The Landings Marina taken from the COLONEL.
Angela, David, and Marc with Moody Gardens Rain Forest Pyramid in the
background
Angela, Jim Hall, Tim, David, and Sharon on the COLONEL paddlewheeler
Part of the group cooking and sharing food at The Landings
Sharon and nine-year-old Carlie
M/V SEA STAR on Galveston Bay
M/V GRANOLA II in the Trinity River channel
The boats on the TMCA Trinity River Cruise
David navigating through the shallow waters of the cypress swamp
Angela helping to navigate and enjoying all the cypress trees
This was the entrance channel to one of the two cypress swamps
Cypress trees along the sides of a shallow lake
Gerda and Jim Witt
David and Jim after exploring the swamps
Main entrance to this festival in the woods near the Trinity River
David and Angela getting in the party mood at Gatorfest
Bayside Hospital was prepared to treat injuries and illnesses
Behind us was the dinghy landing area for the festival
We were following other dinghies out the side channel to the river
Roni and Jim, from S/V RENAISSANCE
S/V RENAISSANCE and M/V ILLUSIONS anchored beside each other
M/V SEA STAR anchored on the Trinity River
Here's one alligator that didn't get caught!
Here's another alligator - Trinity River channel
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