Galveston to Austin

We were about to leave Winnie and head down to the beaches east of Galveston but there was a Jeep rally going on in Crystal Beach - kind of like Sturgis but with 300,000 off road jeeps. This meant a several hour long back up on the ferry to Galveston Island. The locals advised us on an alternate route to Galveston and we eventually ended up on Seawall Blvd in Galveston with a gorgeous beach on one side of the road and numerous high priced hotels on the other side. With the rotten weather we gave up on the idea of stopping on the beach and pressed on through Freeport - a mase of petrochemical plants.We headed on through Bay City and Port Lavaca to Victoria Texas through some intense rains and high winds but fortunately no tornadoes (hey Max you can relax).  In Victoria we did our laundry and then set out for Austin the next morning. The heavy rain in the morning stopped and we had clear roads for most of the trip to Austin. We decided to bypass San Antonio and the Alamo because the weather was just not pleasant hence no photos of Missions or spectacular scenery.
One interesting point; most gas stations in the US sell beer but those in Texas go one step beyond as illustrated in the photo below. Kathleen Wynne should come to Texas to learn how to sell Beer.