The last part of September found the Spree and I moored off Pier 21 (Willie G's basically) in Galveston.  The remainder of the 2008 dive season has been cancelled to facilitate the boat's use as a platform for hurricane Ike relief.  Basically we're housing the emergency responce team for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality who travels house to house and street to street looking for HAZMAT to be removed.  In the meantime we of the Mighty Spree are sitting in the ship channel watching all manner of debris go back and forth in the tide.  Debris includes containers, ladders, house portions, refrigerators, cattle and really just about everything you can think of that floats.  Except for the appearance of the friendly dolphins everyday most of the other stories are sad.  The team is working Bolivar now, and so many over there lost everything.

The featured photo here is of the Galveston Yacht Club.  It's a mess as you can see.