Subject: RE: Anyone from Galveston? BOI here. 18 years on the island. Gone now obviously, but here's what I got: Riding...uhhh...at best you can go out past the seawall on the West End. There is some shoulder out there, but the drivers aren't terribly used to seeing cyclists. If I had to ride there, thats where I'd go. There are cycling clubs in League City/LaMarque/Dickinson. They ride some of the country roads around there and Santa Fe, etc. I'm sure you've seen them on the feeder roads from Galveston to Texas City/Dickinson. I would do that (there used to be a race/ride from Galveston to Houston, but not anymore) only in a big group. Not on my own. I'd check with some of the Leaque City and Clear Lake bike shops for some south county rides. Running: duh...SEAWALL!! Love to run on the path and the beach. Rollerblade too. I was a member and then worked at the Racquet Club (by the airport and Schiltterbahn) from high school through college. Decent pool (it is/was heated), the workout room was more than sufficient. And of course the racquetball. I also worked out at UTMB. I don't know the state of either of these places since the storm. I swam at A&M's pool in high school a couple summers. It was nice. I am not too optimistic about the Racquet Club being open, but it was one of my favorite places to be. Not many lap swimmers, only the die hards in the winter, but it was great. |