Camping on the Beach in Galveston, Texas

For camping, some people go to national parks with trees and lakes. My family decided to camp out at the beach. On September 14th and 15th, my family along with three other families decided to spend the weekend fishing and camping out in Galveston Beach. It was our family's first camping adventure and my mother, who has never gone camping packed so much clothing, towels, blankets, and supplies that my father's Toyota Tundra truck was unable to hold all her stuff. After a quick disagreement between my parents, my mother's supplies were cut in half. Also, the plan was to cook what we catch for the day but my mother was afraid we wouldn't catch anything so she and her friends brought hot dogs, chicken, rice, buns, and sausages which easily fit several igloos.

We arrived early Saturday morning, ready to fish. the weather was perfect, in low 90s. To fish, we had to go into the water until we're waist to shoulder deep to cast our fishing line. The waves were choppy as well. Everyone had a great time and we caught a large igloo full of fish, mostly sand bass and catfish. My cousin caught a medium size shark and kept it for dinner. For cooking, my uncle brought his grill. To start our fire, we used a lighter and small pieces of wood. Once the fire got going, we added more wood to the fire. My uncle dug a hole in the sand and placed the grill halfway into it to help keep it steady. In addition to the fish we caught and the food we brought, my uncle brought some wild boar that he had hunted just a few weeks earlier.

However, I have to admit that I was exhausted from spending the whole day in the water. After dinner, we sat around the campfire and told stories for a while. Two families decided that they couldn't handle the mosquitoes so they went home. After they left, I finally decided to get some rest. I brought out my sleeping bag to sleep under the canopy, but it was really windy and sand kept getting in my nose. After this I tried to go sleep in the car. However, it was too hot and there were so many mosquitoes, my father cleared the truck bed for us to sleep on.

The next day, we fished for a little while longer then decided to do some crabbing. We came home around 2 o'clock in the afternoon. It was a fun adventure for me. We're all so used to the luxury and comfort of our homes, so being in an environment where we have to work for our food helped me realize how much we take for granted. When you're at home and need to use the restroom, you just go, but out here, the bathrooms were at least 2 miles away so you either find a place to go discreetly or walk the two miles to the bathroom. I saw how hard to get the food to cook correctly. The fish that we caught were cooked, but some were not cook all the way while others were charred black.

Would I recommend this experience to anyone? Absolutely! It was a great fun and I had a blast.

Day 1

Day 2