Downtown Galveston was flooded with storm surge from Galveston Bay. Here is the Arts Center with the water line marked at about seven feet.
This boat was in a neighborhood about half way between the Gulf and the Bay. Don't know where it came from, but sites like this were seen all over the area.
A year ago we had dinner at what used to be this restaurant. It "was" called The Captain's Table, but it is doubtful that it will ever open again. The entire front of the building had been completely torn off.
On Saturday we spent four hours at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. It is a fascinating place. I am examining the Saturn Five rocket that is taller than the Statue of Liberty.
The most outstanding feature of visiting the Space Center is the tram tour of the real working areas of the Center. Visitors are able to see the actual control room where all space missions are directed. Then the tour goes to a large building where the astronauts are trained on all of the equipment and procedures that they encounter in flight. Note the large blue trap on the ceiling. This tarp, along with many others that were draped on other pieces of equipment, are necessary protection due to ceiling leaks. Even NASA was effected by Hurricane Ike.
This robotic arm is used to train the astronauts for outer space maneuvers. Every condition and activity expected to be encountered in space is simulated in this building. It is an amazing place!
