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

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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