October 16-21: Kemah, Texas

We drove four and a half hours down to Kemah, Texas on Friday, October 16th to scout the area and visit fellow pirate, Captain Skip. Skip now lives aboard his very own S/V Prodigal, a 46 foot ketch-rigged Morgan, currently situated in the Kemah Boardwalk Marina.

We hit town around 2pm and Craig gave me the personal tour to see if I liked the area. S/V Hakuna Matata was located in Kemah for several months when Craig first purchased the boat, and we had mostly decided that Kemah might be a great location for us when we return to the United States next year. Kemah has a wonderful small town/beach town flavor but is conveniently situated about 25 miles south of Houston for big city excitement and airport access.

S/V Prodigal:

We arrive at the boat and projects are quickly underway:

Pirate Skip. The man, the myth, the legend. With a power tool.

Squeeze and keep 'em together, Skip. That might hurt!

An interesting note. This is S/V Wanderer, the actual one, of Captain Ron fame. She is for sale and needs a lot of love.

After a day or two of projects, we went out for a test sail on Sunday afternoon. We passed the Kemah Boardwalk on our way out to Galveston Bay. It was a beautiful weekend and there was also a race going on. There were lots of boats.

With the test sail a raging success, we left on Monday to sail down to Offats Bayou. Captains Skip and Craig did a great job getting us safely across the channels. Motor tankers are very impressive from our "up close and personal" perspective:

After passing under I-45, the Galveston Causeway Bridge, we entered Offats Bayou to anchor for the evening. It is a great anchorage with plenty of nice shacks and Moody Gardens.

We had a great time enjoying wind in our hair and spending some time at anchor. Thanks Skip for your hospitality and friendship. After we left S/V Prodigal, we spent the day scouting waterfron real estate. Many exciting properties, but purchase at this time requires a job.

Not yet!! We are soon headed back to Grenada!!