Sunday, July 24, 2011

Vacation snapshots: Ride the Ducks









We opted to try the Galveston "Ride the Ducks" tour while we were there. Have you ever seen these interesting boat/vehicles? The "duck" is a six-wheel-drive amphibious truck that was originally designed inside General Motors Corporation during World War II for transporting goods and troops over land and water and for use approaching and crossing beaches in amphibious attacks. Our duck, the "Miss Michelle" gave us a great tour of Galveston and Offatt's Bayou.

We learned all kinds of history about the area, saw many interesting sights and saw tons of pelicans while we were out on the water. Very interesting, and very cool!

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