I traveled to Galveston for the first time earlier this year for Mardi Gras and published a story about it in March. The trip was a blast, despite lingering back problems as a result of my riding for hours on a gigantic moving float, tossing beads to the masses. You can read about that trip — including the just re-opened Robert Lafitte’s — here.  It’s how I hope to remember the city despite the pounding delivered by Ike.
