Mother Nature Moving In

June 9, 2013

After a toasty sleep in my car last night, I was able to get back in the boat and get my things together for a shower in the morning. I headed off to Best Buy in a town nearby to purchase a device that would allow me to have wifi wherever I go.

Once having my wifi problem solved, I headed to the beach to kick it and eat some lunch. I opted to check out one of the more secluded beach access points along the 30 mile stretch in hopes to avoid some of the chaos that is summer vacation in a beach town. I enjoyed graham crackers slathered in peanut butter while I watched other beach-goers play around in the ocean. Shortly after finishing my meal, I looked behind me and saw the gnarliest storm cloud I had ever seen heading my way. While walking to my car to grab my camera, a brisk gust of wind swept over the beach and I knew Mother Nature was about to unleash her awesome powers. While other people were scurrying to leave the beach, I stayed to watch the storm roll in and was able to snap some awesome photos for about 10 minutes before rain hit. Out over the ocean, the gap between water, blue sky, and clouds decreased until there was no longer any space between each. Looking directly overhead, I could literally see the dark grey clouds churning. It was one of the craziest sights to see. When the rain came pouring down, I headed to the car to bum around town and found myself back at the Strand.
 

Storm Rolling In- Galveston, TX

 

With my semi-scary encounter at the marina last night in mind, I decided to head back to Kemah before dark and got everything situated for when I returned after shooting sunset photos. Earlier in the day I asked several people where an optimal spot to catch some good pictures of sunset would be. Seeing that I find sunsets to be so beautiful, I found it a bit odd that no one was able to give me a good answer. I drove down under the Kemah Bridge where I was able to find at least a decent place to snap. Once the sun began to set, my breath was taken away once again by its beauty. The storm clouds from earlier produced the most amazing change of colors in the sky; from dark grays and oranges it faded to pink and purple pastels, followed by electric oranges, pinks, and yellows before finally becoming dark. In the midst of taking pictures, I noticed that a little alligator was chilling in the water next to me. I’m pretty sure that was my first time to ever see a wild gator, and again, I was reminded of just how fortunate I am to be able to experience these things.

Showering and dinner proceeded shortly after dusk and with a long day of beachy storms and exploring the town behind me, it was time to call it quits for the night.

 

Sunset- Kemah, TX