Scottish Guy explores Texas Gulf Coast - Go BIG or Go Home!

[@shaunvlog]

It's Stephen E Austen not F! Ooops! Ok so thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed - the new handle for this channel is @shauntakesamerica which better reflects my videos here. I hope you might also subscribe to my new channel that i'm launching in the new year - look for @ShaunandTeka kzbin.info/door/DIM2joPZtvgj1P0XNp3Qyg

[@JasMcKenzie]

Stephen F Austin is correct. I'm sitting here in a Burger King in Arlington, Virginia, watching this video, and wishing i were in a Whataburger somewhere back in my home state of Texas instead. Unfortunately, I've got vision problems, can't drive and need to live somewhere with public transportation.

[@mikemilne]

Nope, it's Stephen F Austin, Empresario of Texas

[@juniperwildflowers]

Stephen Fuller Austin! You got it! You always do Texas right! I really enjoyed this vid 💜

[@Gigemhorns2011]

Stephen F is correct

[@lisap.7981]

Stephen F Austin is correct.

[@usmcmech96]

Fun fact about the Katy Bucees: When hurricane Harvey was flooding out Houston they had just finished building it and were almost ready to open. A great many first responders started using their big unopened parking lot as a staging area. The store manager just threw the doors open and told the police, firemen, tow truck drivers, electricians, paramedics to take whatever they needed. They even gave away the fuel.

[@phillipstewart5081]

My wife was born & raised in west Texas had never been east of Dallas. When she saw the moss in the trees my dad told her it was sea weed and that was how deep the water got during the hurricanes. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. She was 17 I was 19 we’ve been married 52 years.

[@mikegrantham7440]

In Galveston, you should eat at Gaido's and get some of their charbroiled butterfly shrimp and scallops. And be sure to ride the trolley over to the Strand. Other places to see is the Sea Wall, Murdoch's Bathhouse, the Shipwreck museum, the Elissa ironclad sailboat, Bishop's Palace, Seawolf Park, and the Train Museum. Lots to see and do in Galveston. That is one of my favorite vacation spots.

[@JPGorski]

It is so interesting to me, having grown up in the northwest side of the Houston metro, to see all of the things we might view as mundane, normal, or just flat out take for granted, be viewed with such amazement. In a way it gives me a different perspective. Seeing gators in the bayous and marshes, huge oaks covered with Spanish moss, the millions of birds we have here on the gulf coast,just seemed normal to me, but is easily forgotten that most of the world doesn’t see this regularly, and that it is all a beautiful thing to see. What a world we live in huh?

[@TXKafir]

I guess they didn't take you up north on I-45 to see the ginormous statue of Sam Houston. Fun fact: The Dallas zoo built a ginormous status of a giraffe browsing the treetops. They had the sculptor add six inches to the giraffe's tongue so it would be taller than the statues in Houston.

[@nealcampbell3190]

Pretty sure Shaun is a Texan at this point. Enjoying all that delicious BBQ ,Tex Mex, Soul food and Creole. that all can be found in Texas. Yes I envy you. Keep exploring Shaun.

[@briansmoot4566]

Actually his name is Stephen Fuller Austin. Born in Austinville , Wythe, Virginia on Nov. 3, 1793. I actually found him in my ancestry. 3 cousin 6x removed. It was his father Moses Austin that lead the settlers, but Moses passed before he could make it to Texas. So Stephen lead them the rest of the way. Amazing that I found him in the family tree and have yet been to Texas.

[@maryellencook9528]

Shaun, I could smell the refineries and salt air as you were filming. I have made that trip down Texas Hwy 6 to Galveston many times. You caught the vital essence of life on that part of the Texas Gulf Coat. The thunderstorm was icing on the cake. Nothing beats a good ol' Texas thunderstorm where you can smell the ozone in the air after a lightning strike! 🌩

[@shaunvlog]

Glad to know it’s not just me that loves those thunderstorms ⛈️ absolutely amazing

[@maryellencook9528]

@@shaunvlog next time, come to Texas in the spring. Our Hill Country thunderstorms are amazing!

[@TXKafir]

@@maryellencook9528 He'll get to hear what our tornado sirens sound like.

[@gl15col]

Reflexes of a cat won't help you with gators. They can run as fast as a horse. It always tickles me that you are afraid of getting eaten by a bear, but walked along the shore by the sign that warned you about gators and rattlers like it was nothing. Dude. Glad you're enjoying Texas, was stationed at Lackland AFB in San Antonio for 6 years; hot as hades but truly beautiful.

[@gaslighthotel]

Someone should have told him there havent been bears on the Gulf Coast since the 1950s

[@whotakesallmynames]

Then at one point he joked about being "Indiana Jones, or who is that guy.. Steve Irwin!" and I was like 😳😂

[@timothyjones2683]

On the Texas coast shrimp is king followed by redfish. Born and raised down here and Surfside was my stomping grounds back in high school, now I am just on the mainland side of Galveston. I am so glad you enjoyed your time on our beautiful coast line!

[@cobrian45]

I'm glad you got to experience a true Texas thunderstorm. Sounds strange to say, but they can be quite the spectacle. Mostly in the Spring and Summer. They truly ate different than anywhere else.

[@nathanhdowell]

I lived in Surfside Beach for several years, and my family used to own a restaurant there. It no longer exists, but I'm glad y'all got to see SB and Galveston while in TX.

[@shaunvlog]

Such a cool place I hope I can go back and spend mor etime

[@laurawichmann9434]

What restaurant? We used to spend so much time down there

[@nathanhdowell]

@@laurawichmann9434 Kitty's Purple Cow was our place down there, my grandparents owned/ran it for over 35 years.

[@laurawichmann9434]

@nathanhdowell oh no! Did it close down or did they sell it? We definitely spent time at that restaurant 🥲

[@nathanhdowell]

@@laurawichmann9434 after my grandmother (Kitty) passed my mother ran the restaurant for two years. She decided it was time to retire, and so she sold it since that was my Grandmother's wishes. The guy that bought it is an idiot and closed it and then tore it down.

[@tatiannazutania7751]

Texas, Florida and other coastal cities get HUGE thunderstorms. I was visiting family and a bolt of lightening came down behind my aunt. She wasn't hurt, but her long black hair was standing up. It sounds unreal, and I would never have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. She was used to this and didn't flinch. I love your videos and commentary.

[@jerryhosford4557]

That gator was looking at Shaun and thinking.. "I wonder if he would taste like Haggis?" LOL

[@gaslighthotel]

I am so glad you made it to Houston and especially Galveston! The latter city is one of my favorite places to visit. Cannot wait to see if you visited the Strand and the Elissa and got to play on the beach on the Sea Wall. If I had hosted you, would love to have shown you my little home town, Richmond. There is a Mason memorial to a Scotsman named Robert Gillespie. He drowned in a flood of the Brazos River back in the 1820 but his friends, the Mortons set up a monument to his memory. And that became significant for Richmond because when one of Santa Ana's generals came through the area when they were chasing Sam Houston (who was of Scottish ancestry as well - McDonald clan), the general stopped the Mexican troops from burning down Richmond because he saw that Masonic monument - General Cos was a Mason as well! At least that's the story I grew up hearing about. Richmond was also home to the second President of the Texas Republic, Mirabeau B Lamar. Anyway, am really glad you got to see Brazos Bend, another favorite place of mine and that you got to see alligators! I hope you were able to see the Observatory there as well.

[@pitapanda8319]

Some years ago we used to visit Brazos Bend quite often. But we called it the alligator park. We found the best time to see some wildlife, for us, was around sundown. But the gators used to lay in the middle of the trails. Also saw way too many snakes. Enjoy your visit.

[@gcolwill]

Wow - I have spent a lot of time in Florida and Louisiana and have never seen an alligator in the wild. Very cool that you got a couple on camera. I remember great summer vacations in Galveston - a week or so at a beachside rental house on stilts, catching crabs in traps with chicken necks for bait, getting HORRIBLE sun burns, and watching water spouts rolling in. Collecting shark teeth and sand dollars, and swimming and seeing dolphins. Nice times. Jelly fish stings - not so much, but even that was a common part of the Galveston experience. I think the houses we used to stay at are gone now -- eaten by one of the hurricanes.

[@irienerd8178]

Texas weather being Texas weather, I've been in a thunderstorm with the sun shinning lol. God Bless Texas!!! Thanks for the video!!!

[@maryellencook9528]

Amen! Gd bless Texas!

[@irienerd8178]

@@maryellencook9528 I think you meant God, so I'll hand ya an "O" lol. Amen!

[@maryellencook9528]

@@irienerd8178 😆😂🤣😆 yes, that's what I meant. Chihuahua distraction, or a brain fart, take your pick .🙄

[@irienerd8178]

@@maryellencook9528 LOL, no worries!!!

[@alisong826]

Hearing the rhythm of cicadas in the summer brings me a special calm. They’re reliable, unchanging, and something to cleave to when life was in chaos. It’s one of the things (along with buc-ee’s and HEB) that keep me in Tx even though the leadership is shyte. But the heat + humidity is why I can’t live in Houston 🥵

[@mvasquez1990123]

Whataburger, Buc-ee's, and Shipley's just opened here in Georgia. Colorado has Rudy's and Whataburger too I believe. Unfortunately H E B is just Texas.

[@dbonyadi]

Now you have to listen to the song “Galveston” by Glen Campbell.

[@kimhundl8994]

So glad you enjoyed your visit to Texas. We live near the state park you visited; so much wildlife lives there. And yes, it does feel like a swamp much of the time. Thank goodness for air conditioning😊

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

Yes, the Gulf is warm…it’s a tropical body of water. Having grown up in Houston (east side) and visited Galveston many times, and also having visited the west coast of Ireland and having waded in the water on a beach on the Kerry Penisula, I can say that I’ve touched the Gulf Stream on both ends.

[@sherilynkd]

I loved this video. It made me even more homesick than I already am. We are living in the country about 11 miles from Morgantown, WV, but I am originally from the Sparkling City By The Sea- Corpus Christi, Tx about 279 miles south of Houston.

[@DianaRussia531]

Grew up in the suburban sprawl of the Houston/NASA/Friendswood, bay area. Simple, safe, good schools. I've moved away a few times for jobs but always moved back. Not much to look at but the people are great and the communities give a damn...great place to live.

[@tinaceja4757]

these Texans know how to party it looks wonderful

[@mrbigdaddym]

😂 everyone was freaking out about how hot it was this summer here in Texas , actually this was closer to normal than being anywhere near a HOT 🥵 Texas summer ! Did I mention how wonderful it pairs with a million percent humidity. 😂 Glad y’all had fun and as usual , loved your videos documenting. ✌🏼❤️

[@Jovimk]

Looks like you had a smile on your face the whole day!

[@Likesyurp]

Wow, I'm number one. The USA is a big place, Shaun. I hope you come back soon and visit Knoxville Tennessee and the Great Smokey Mountains.

[@shaunvlog]

Thank you Brenda I will make it to Knoxville one day I swear 😀😀😀 all the best my friend

[@LindaC616]

@@shaunvlog dollywood is nearby!

[@marksmith6331]

I live in Houston and think it was neat you guys got to see this area. Not sure exactly when you recorded this one but sorry it was still hot on your visit. All of us that live in this region feel your pain.

[@alisong826]

19:21 the amount of pics I have on my phone of half scary dark storms and half bright sunshine is too large to count over the years. Glad you got to experience this phenomenon, as I love it still after several decades

[@alisong826]

21:53 true Texas experience: power outages from storms plus cocktails to feel better 😂🍹🍹🍻

[@arctan2010]

The last time I was in Texas, I had to suffer almost a month of triple digit temperatures. Glad you survived and enjoyed it.

[@mechnymph]

The Buc ee's in Katy on I 10 is pretty great. Fun fact; "Greater Metro Houston" is larger than many states in the US, and many more EU countries.

[@mechnymph]

I have a mobile business that serves the "greater Houston" area; So, welcome to Texas; we measure our travel by the minute in stead of the mile.

[@eyeamdust]

You're so sweet and cute and kind it makes me want to cry. I'm so glad you're having all the experiences that you're having here in the US. We are like many different cultures and climates and landscapes and everything.

[@danomies]

Hey Shaun, just came across your videos…probably because you’re in my neck of the woods (Houston). Love the content you guys are putting on here and glad ya’ll are enjoying Texas!

[@reganhowe-hernandez1480]

Heyyyy... y'all were right here! Bummer, I missed y'all. I spent many of summer weekends as a kid having bbqs & hunting for baby gators at Brazos Bend and sandy picnics & fishing out of the bed of our trucks at Galveston. I'm so happy to see y'all enjoying my home so much! 🤩💙🤘

[@lindastarr4699]

Hi Shaun, you were about 10 miles from me by the Stephen F. Austin statute. Galveston has so much history, from pirate Jean Lafitte to gambling and the historic mansions. My hometown.

[@mprice333]

I grew up in Lake Jackson and I can't believe you drove through there and saw all this Shaun! It's so crazy to see and hear your perspectives while visiting here. Seems so boring to me...Glad to see you both!

[@Amy-bl8sp]

Me too! It's a trip to see it show up on a popular KZbin channel.

[@JaimieJo]

It's so weird to see no mountains. I'd be lost if I couldn't see a mountain. Glad you had fun! Shoveling snow here for days now. Love to you and Teka. Merry Christmas 🎄☃️🦌

[@JessieHTX]

I visit Surfside and stay in the hotel next to that restaurant every Summer. People like to complain that the water isn’t clear at Surfside and Galveston, but I still love it. Besides, I live in Houston and it’s close. Nice to see our weather welcomed you to the Gulf. 😂

[@jennifergarrett6809]

2 things. 1 the big belt buckles you showed at Boot Barn are nothing compared to the ones that rodeo people win at rodeo events. One guy joked that you could use them as a shield. And 2 a friend of mine from Pennsylvania came to Texas a couple of years ago for the 1st time and experienced his 1st thunderstorm. He was filming it also. Scared the life out of him.

[@christianoliver3572]

Hey to all y'all!! That Spanish moss that you'll see in places in the south like Houston or New Orleans is something really to never touch. Kids especially like to play with it but it almost always has biting bugs like chiggars or redbugs. It could really mess up your vacation

[@shaunvlog]

Thanks for the tip I’ll make sure to stay well clear of it 😅

[@RhondaKennedy63]

That's so cute.. Tekka says "no"... sweet but stern 🤣

[@jamesblair5971]

Love our Texas Gulf Coast Surfside Beach is great Port Aransas is great have fun!

[@ballywilliamsgottlieb]

Pete (or Pekka if you prefer my Finnish name) send humble support to the channel and wishing everyone warm feelings while waiting for Christmas.

[@bruceshook1781]

Thunder storms are a way of life in the south. Electricity goes off a LOT during those.

[@PlugInRides]

In Houston, developers figured out hot to take drainage features, and turn them into "lake front lots"! LOL. Those homes are all backing to detention ponds and ditches, designed to contain the runoff water from our frequent tropical storms and hurricanes. The lots that back to these flood control features, can command $40,000 to $150,000 premiums, over normal fenced in back yards (gardens).

[@jjjmsalinas]

I’m from Galveston, and so happy you came. I watch your videos every time and keep telling my husband it would be so cool if they came to Galveston while in Texas. 😊😊 welcome to Tejas!!

[@shawnb4938]

You were in my neighborhood. Too bad I missed you. Welcome!🤠 You drove through my town to my favorite beach and ate at my favorite restaurant.

[@neoncatfish4038]

I was born in Freeport Texas right there by Surfside! Fished in all them bays around Surfside many of times! Did a lot of camping there at St Louis pass as a kid! There was none of them houses there back then!

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

Hope you. gotta go down the main street heading into Galveston,or out. They have these massive Mansions some as old as from 1883 that with stood the historic 1900 hurricane that wiped out Galveston. It was the worst hurricane in US history. And then there's the Strand which is the old town main street. The history of it is fascinating.

[@MlTCH]

Welcome to the great state my friend. It’s very diverse in many ways, but strong in thought of individual freedom.

[@mikegrantham7440]

There is another statue like that of another founder of Texas in Huntsville of Sam Houston. If you should visit there, be sure to visit the Farmhouse Cafe and get a slice of one of their home made pies.

[@noodlenoggin70]

Oi, Surfside! I've spent a lot of weekends in my parents' beach house there, and I love the relaxed vibe -- not glitzy like Florida beach towns. That big chemical plant on the right side of the highway between Lake Jackson and Surfside is all one Dow Chemical installation. Fun-ish fact, that plant was built around the time of WWII and Lake Jackson was started to house/support the employees. Also, you missed out on the best fried shrimp in the U.S. at Lake Jackson Seafood.

[@JoeBlow_4]

Nothing like a good thunderstorm. I love to sleep by the sound of a good thunderstorm.

[@jimboshrimp6197]

These videos are crazy when you see him going past things you see everyday a thinking they are like super cool. Makes my life seem more interesting

[@jasonmistretta4295]

Great video, Shaun. I really enjoyed this one. Thanks for the upload.

[@tinajezek5141]

The city of Houston was named after Sam Houston and his statue like Stephen F Austin is in Huntsville Texas down I45 N. There's a tour you can go on to see all his houses he lived and died in

[@conniepharr7426]

Thunder and lightning storms in Texas give new meaning to the phrase , Go big or go home. It can rain so hard here that you literally can’t see the road. Y’all got a good taste of Texas weather.

[@lisap.7981]

Great video of my home! Glad you enjoyed your time here! Yes we do things big here. But the other thing you can always count on in southeast Texas is that… it is hotter than hell here!!! Come back anytime!!!

[@exploringidaho]

the rest of the gulf coast of Texas is great from Corpus Christi to Padre Island and Brownsville, Definitely a great sub tropical feel. Hopefully you check out the rest of the Texas coast

[@shaunvlog]

Sounds awesome I’ll need to do a tour

[@mikemilne]

100%, need to get down there to Port Aransas!

[@elliec1911]

@@mikemilne I was just about to suggest Port A. Lol...we go at least twice a year. Love I there.

[@rmur4820]

So glad you had fun Shaun. I've only been to Texas a few times but I enjoyed each trip. You made me laugh with the storm so that was good fun. Storms are so common we hardly notice them in VA. Be well and journey on!

[@shaunvlog]

Thanks - I love a good storm we don’t get many like that over here

[@phobiaone306]

I am glad you came down to my part of Texas, and got the Texas Gulf Coast Experience!

[@hotrod2804]

Katy is a nice place. You need to come on down to Canton Tx. and check out first Monday trade day.

[@shaunvlog]

Sounds like fun

[@mikemilne]

Trade Day is fantastic, I hear- I've never been. However, Canton is the home of Dairy Palace which serves the absolute tastiest hamburgers in Texas, and the world. Their total menu is impressive and the food is superb.

[@hotrod2804]

@@mikemilne I’ve been going to the Dairy Palace since I was knee high. It’s down the road from the ranch. The bison burger is my favorite.

[@markstreeter3256]

The flea markets in Canton are amazing. Something for everyone there 👍

[@juniperwildflowers]

Anyone can wear western wear, cowboy or not. That's one thing we're very inclusive about. The huge belt buckles you might see some wearing aren't sold in stores, those are prizes from rodeos. Growing up I remember kids I went to school with wearing buckles bigger than they were. I've been out of state a few years and this video hit on some of the things I miss most about Texas- the Gulf and the storms! One of my favorite things about the Texas Gulf is that you can drive straight onto the beach, and you can camp for free on many of them, up to 2 weeks. I used to do that when I needed a break from the world, just a tent and the ocean. You forgot to mention how nasty it smells though! You can smell it before you see it 🤣

[@joycebowen8958]

Fun fact: the "Spanish knot weed" we call Spanish moss and it will only grow where the air is free from pollution.

[@madonnapoco3881]

Experiencing a Texas storm. You can now say you have truly been initiated as an honorary citizen! Loved your videos of your trip to my home state.

[@DianaWilson]

Very nice. I live in North East Texas and it is beautiful like the area you are in. So many people think that Texas is just desert. I do hope you get to go down to Galveston Island. It has a rich history and a lot of interesting things to do. I have not been down there in years, but love it. If you want to see some more of those cool animals, you can head over to Big Thicket National Preserve just Northeast of Houston

[@shaunvlog]

Love it - a lot more yet to see

[@bridgetofold5645]

I haven't watched for a little bit but I am making my way through your Texas series and really loving it. I spent a good chunk of my childhood in Texas, I live in western New York now. We can get a little tunnel visioned here and it is so nice to see an outside view. It makes me remember what I loved about Texas. Thank you.

[@williamscoggin1509]

Thunderstorms in Texas can be epic! Glad you're got to experience some good lightning, I love nature at its finest!

[@rebeccaocain7102]

I am so happy you came into my neighborhood. I live in Galveston County and love it down here. Hope your stay in our great state was a memorable and happy one!

[@shaunvlog]

Yeah had a great time I hope to come back some day

[@ElephantsRock19]

You got a good Texas welcome thunderstorm! 🤠💥🌩️🌧️❤️🌧️🌩️💥🤠

[@michritch3493]

Reminds me of parts of coastal Alabama and Mississippi. I could see how hot it was. I thought those shirts were nice. Sorry Teca. I love the Gulf of Mexico - spent summers there as a kid. Thanks for showing all the surroundings. Fun to see!

[@LordLaroyalty]

I believe Katy, TX is also famous because of the old Katy Railroad. Most of where the old Katy Railroad tracks used to go have been turned into walking/biking trails in both Texas and Oklahoma. That's what any normal Tunnel Car Wash is like in America. I love Tunnel Car Washes the most because they are so cool and they get your car cleaner than any other kind. After being in a few thunderstorms, you get used to the thunder and lightning. The only time lightning is a bad thing is when it knocks the power out or when it hits something you own.

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

I was last in Galveston in 1985, Sean, and to be honest, it doesn't look like it's changed all that much in almost 40 years. It was mostly just houses on stilts back then too. We stayed there for about a week with our camper and got to know the town pretty well. My sister and I cried a little bit when we left because we loved it so much. From there we headed up to San Antonio on our way out to El Paso, TX, Carlsbad Caverns & White Sands in SE New Mexico, and then up to Albuquerque, New Mexico for my dad's bi-annual work convention. So Sean, you might wonder why the United States is the most prosperous nation in the world. Well, you crossed one of the reasons why going to the surf side of Galveston. It's the Intercoastal Waterway. Most of the eastern coast of the US has thin barrier islands that form a natural surf break between the open ocean and the mainland, creating a calmer navigatable waterway for ships to travel to different coast ports without having to go out into open Seas. There's only a small area along the western coast of Florida that doesn't have barrier islands, and then they stop completely on the eastern coast of Maryland/Delaware on the other side of the Chessapeake Bay that goes up into Baltimore. The other related main reason why the US is so prosperous is that the Eastern half of the country, from the Central Plains eastward, has the most navigatable rivers in the world COMBINED. Combined with the Intercoastal Waterways, the Rivers form the longest and most extensive network of essentially FREE transportation methods available to man. Think about it. Unlike roads and railroads, you don't have to maintain them hardly at all. Aside from occasional dredging when water levels get too low or too much sediment builds us, they are just doing what flowing water does. Flow. This free form of transportation allows so many goods and raw material move from one part of the country to the next just for the price of fuel. Well, you may think...price of fuel is still a problem, well yes, but think about what it takes to maintain a highway. Almost constant repairs, improvements as traffic levels increase, but with rivers, you just use them. The Second biggest contributor to the prosperity of the US is our below ground assets. Our oil, coal, and natural gas fields. You may have heard that thecUS has the biggest oil reserves in the world. And thought, how is that possible? I thought the Middle East did. Well, I did too. But what people don't realize is that those Middle East deposits are very small, and not very numerous. All of Saudi's fields are just south of Kuwait, and just a small patch of individual circles. Same thing with Iran, Iraq, and Turkey. The US oil fields are MASSIVE. Like solid chunks of land in western Texas, Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, North Dakota, northern Alaska, and parts of California. They literally dwarf the Mideastern oil fields. The thing is, these massive fields have only been discovered within the past 20 years. Meaning that had we known about them 30 years ago, the whole Gulf War I could have been prevented, because the main reason for kicking Iraq out of Kuwait was because we didn't want Saddam controlling such a large portion of the world's known oil supply then. Had that have happened now, I bet it wouldn't have even gotten an "Eh?" Shoulder Shrug. And if Gulf War hadn't happened, 9/11 wouldn't have happened either and we all know how that changed the world.

[@Banyo__]

I live about 45 minutes from Galveston, been going there my whole life, and this video just nailed the vibe. I love when people visit and have the true experience. Well done you!

[@Bob_just_Bob]

I love boots, love my boots that I bought in Texas. Good boots can be the most comfortable things you ever put on your feet.

[@Mona.555]

Yep, that’s the Texas Gulf Coast. near Houston and Galveston. Lightening and all. Especially when the lights went out. Hahaha! Can I have one of those drinks? Y’all are lucky. Just made it inside in time to order a drink and before the bottom fell out. Yes, the gulf water is warm. That’s what fuels those hurricanes. Come back soon ok. We’ve got lots more to see and eat.

[@1Wiseman001]

You were as we say in Texas "In my neck of the woods". I knew exactly where you were when I saw the yellow bait shop shaped like a boat.

[@superditdit48]

wow Shaun thanks for the great road trip. I would never in a million years be able to get there. The lightning was icing on the cake. Stay safe

[@elizabethh4855]

The one thing I hate about being near the coast is having to drive past the oil refineries and that god awful smell. I had to endure that when visiting the Battleship Texas with my family before it was moved to Beaumont.

[@amybeard2054]

Really enjoying your adventures in TX! My family used to vacation on Galveston Island every summer when I was a kid. So many great memories. One year we came in on the back of a hurricane and saw a man fishing from an inner tube while floating down the middle of the street! When I get settled in Florida you two are welcome to stay at my place whenever you come back to the states.

[@Kick60]

As always, have fun and stay safe 😁

[@shaunvlog]

Thank you

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

The last time I went fishing at Brazos Bend I was standing on a log that went out over the water and dropped back in at the end. I was trying to avoid the trees on the lakes edge so I could cast. I stood there for about ten minutes fishing and looked down and there was an 8 ft gator not 3 feet away laying on the same log looking at me. Scared the living shit out of me!!!

[@shaunvlog]

If that were me, you’d have seen a parting of the water as I ran across it to get away lol

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

@@shaunvlog I was definitely faster getting off the log than I was getting on it. They normally wont mess with you but there's an ingrained fear of them even when you know they wont mess with you.

[@mchelvantx]

Down around my hometown, Navasota. Hope you liked the "life-sized" statue of Samuel Houston.

[@jimgreen5788]

Shaun, before Buc'ees makes it outside the US, they first need to head up north. There's a city in SW Florida called Chokoloskee which also builds their homes on stilts. Great video again. At the end, we saw Mr. Local, but we never got to see Mrs. Local.😮‍💨

[@dixiehull7192]

If you have time, head to Huntsville, Texas to the Sam Houston statue and museum. He won Texas Independence from Mexico. It's a huge statue!

[@user-David-Alan]

So glad to see you enjoy yourself. Stay well.

[@joycebowen8958]

How wonderful you are right in my backyard. I live in Galveston county hope you enjoy our little slice of heaven!

[@JohnJTMack]

Sam Houston's statue is big too. It's 67 feet tall. Austin's is 76 feet. Houston's statue looks like he is walking out of the woods. You see it as you drive along I-45 in Huntsville, north of Houston.

[@BuffaloC305]

That's not a big storm. Why? "You can see the street." When it's a big storm, the rain is so hard and so 'thick' you can't see 10 feet in front of you.

[@dalemoore8582]

That little bug is called a rolly polly. If you pick it up it will roll into a little ball for their protection. They are cute little bugs

[@knightowl1985]

You should go to the Texas Renaissance Festival in Todd Mission, Texas it is lots of fun. I usually go in October. Just remember where you parked and take heart burn medicine from all the great food.

[@eddyhernandez5869]

Shaun you must visit the Big thicket national preserve, and maybe you can get a video Bigfoot, have fun and keep on exploring this vast and beautiful country of ours.

[@margaretthatcher6828]

Stop by Montana...we'll treat you right. Glad you're having a great time.

[@shaunvlog]

I hope I can one day!

[@mvasquez1990123]

Gotta love those Texas sunsets

[@franciet99]

Hit all my old stomping grounds! I left TX in the middle of Covid lockdown. Last time I was at Brazos the was a gator on the pathway. Everyone was getting a bit too close to it for my liking. Oh yeah, the thunderstorms are the craziest!

[@aliciahavard3268]

So glad you got to see my home Texas. Love my Galveston. Hopefully one day I can see your beautiful Highlands in Scotland.

[@user-cs4fg1rm5k]

Since you had already gone to a Bucee's, should've gone down the road to Sealy and check out Prasek's. It's a more upscale Bucee's. Better kolaches, better bbq, and better jerky but not as big. That rain reminded me of a European trucker who was picking up on the dock when we got 2ft of water in the parking lot in 45 min. He asked if that happens a lot. I had to think about it because I always took it for granted that it does. Don't drown, turn around.

[@winfredjaycooper3495]

Next video do county line dancing and Texas 2 step

[@shaunvlog]

I’d love to do a video on that

[@winfredjaycooper3495]

@@shaunvlog hope you got your cowboy boots and cowboy hat and belt for dancing