Though I always imagined Texas as a giant desert with a multitude of cacti, today I discovered the coast of Texas. Just south of Houston is a popular vacation spot on the Gulf of Mexico. I spent the day touring Galveston Island. One of the highlights was all of the dolphins I saw while taking a boat ride through the bay.
The beaches in Southern Texas do not seem as clean as those in Southern California, perhaps that is because there are giant cargo ships and oil rigs visible throughout most of the area. There are still, however, some stretches of pure beach.
