I was thrilled to accompany 16 fun folks on Discover Houston Tours' first Broomstick Adventure to Galveston. The incomparable Dash was our guide on his first ghost tour in Galveston since September. As we walked past historic buildings on The Strand, we were amazed at how wonderful the beautiful old town looked so soon after Hurricane Ike. It was cold and windy -- perfect ghost-hunting weather. After Dash left us in front of the Tremont Hotel next to this year's Mardi Gras arch, all lit up and ready for February's parades, I showed the group the site of two camps settled by pirates in the early 1800s -- the first was created by Michel Aury, the second by his rival pirate, Jean Lafitte. We were delighted to see that the historical marker has survived next to the stairs of the house that was built on top of the foundation of Lafitte's Maison Rouge after he burned his camp -- Campeche -- and departed into the mists of the Gulf of Mexico. We headed for the Seawall and warmed up with some beer and margaritas at Landry's before driving back to Houston and the Spaghetti Warehouse.
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