If you've read past posts on this blog you'll know that our family has had two failed attempts to go on a weekend getaway. well this last weekend, we finally made our way to Houston to take a break from all that's been happening.
We started our vacation Friday afternoon driving three-and-a-half hours to Houston. Our hotel was on the South-east side of Houston near Leauge City, so was a bit further of a drive. When we arrived at our hotel, we unpacked and walked over to a nearby Mod Pizza for dinner.
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| Headed to Houston |
After pizza, we came back and played a competitive game of Dutch Blitz to wait for it to get dark, so we could swim when it was dark and cool, Surprisingly, we had a lot of fun in the pool.
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| Dutch Blitz |
After tiring ourselves out, we went to bed to get refreshed for the next day.
Saturday we woke up bright and early to catch our jet ski we rented. I was old enough to drive the jet ski, so I was pretty excited and nervous. My dad showed me the ropes of the jet ski. and it was pretty simple, the further back you held the trigger, the faster you go.
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| Beware the gators. |
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| Getting ready to ski |
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| It's a 3-seater |
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| Zoom! |
I was pretty careful when I was driving, but I still liked to go fast. My dad, on the other hand, liked to fling me off at 20mph. That was probably because I tipped him off at one point, but still, it hurts to be kicked off a jet ski. Later in the evening, we headed to Kemah Boardwalk, which wasn't as fun as it seemed, because it was so hot! They had some rides and a view of the ocean.
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| Do you have any idea, how long it took to take this picture? |
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| In the sky tower |
The next day was the beach at Galveston. From our hotel, the beach was about 45 minutes away, and when we got there we set up our canopy, put on sunscreen, and immersed ourselves in the waves. When we arrived the ocean was at low tide, so as time went on, the waves gradually got bigger. Also, my brother and I dug holes near the water to buried in. I had Doritos thrown on me so I would be attacked by the seagulls.
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| Here's the beach |
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| I had to wear my hat backwards to keep my hair out of my eyes! |
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| Buried Cade |
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| Buried Alex |
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| A lot of wind on the coast, perfect for kite flying! |
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| Much needed shade |
Slo-mo
Doritos
On the last day before we headed home, we went to the Houston Museum of Science. It was an interesting museum with some cool exhibits, like the dinosaurs, gems, Egypt, and death by natural causes, and some okay exhibits, like an energy hall, America, and winning nature pictures. I don't have a lot to say about the museum, just a lot of pictures.
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| Giant inflatable Mars! |
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| Spiders |
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| Trilobites |
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| T-Rex! |
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| Triceratops |
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| It's crazy to me how big these birds were, this thing is about 25ft tall! |
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| A rainbow nautilus shell! |
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| Petrified wood is pretty cool |
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| Imagine if sloths were still this big |
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| Gems! |
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| Fabra'ge |
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| Sandstone |
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| Ancient Eygpt |
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Rosetta Stone
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This is a Foucault's Pendulum, as time goes on in the day, the Earth's rotation affects the pendulum, tilting it very slightly, so about every 15 minutes, it knocks over a wooden peg, marking the time.
And that does it for our weekend in Houston! Pretty soon school starts, so there will be a post about my new experience with virtual learning.
