It was a windy Saturday evening, and the sun was close to setting. My family and I had been on Galveston Island for about 20 minutes. When we made it to the hotel, we told that is would be another 45 minutes until our room was ready. Because of this we took a walk on a pier that was across the street. The pier extended out over the water and ended with a spot for fishing. An hour later, we decided to go to the beach.

After packing , my family and I made our way to the beach. Although the beach was right across the beach, it still took a while to get across because of traffic. After making it across the street, my cousins and I ran into the water and splashed each other. It wasn’t a fun game, considering the water had salt and it tasted