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Hotels  

My favorite lodging on Boliver...

My favorite lodging on Boliver..., Port Bolivar

 chiwawa Says:  My favorite lodging on Boliver is my house...but there are lots of rental homes - check out Swedes - I see signs for them on a large number of rental beach houses. There are also a couple of B&Bs on Boliver. There are no Hotels, there are several Motels. 

Restaurants  

We usually eat at home. I've...

We usually eat at home. I've..., Port Bolivar

 chiwawa Says:  We usually eat at home. I've only been to two eateries on Boliver: Singarees & Steve's Landing. Both are on the bay side in Crystal Beach. Both are pretty good. Most entrees are fried at both restaurants. Granny was cajun so I have an affinity for mudbugs - it's a genetic... 

Transportation  

To get here you must either...

To get here you must either..., Port Bolivar

 chiwawa Says:  To get here you must either come down 124 to 87 by way of Winnie (automobile, motorhome. or charter bus) or you come through Galveston & take the Boliver Ferry. 87 runs the entire peninsula.There is no public transport on the peninsula. You can walk, bike, motorcycle, ride... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

jellyfish, broken glass on the...

jellyfish, broken glass on the..., Port Bolivar

 chiwawa Says:  jellyfish, broken glass on the beach, loco drivers on the beach, trash washing up on beach from who knows where 

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Packing List, Port Bolivar

 chiwawa Says:  Lightweight & easy to carry. Most places to stay are on stilts & you have to carry it all upstairs. April until October - lightweight clothing, maybe a windbreakerNovember until March - we reached lows near freezing last winter, with the wind off the gulf it was brutal at... 

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 Most of the stuff listed on this website for Port Boliver is not on the Boliver Peninsula, but on Galveston Island or the mainland. 

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Bolivar Peninsula

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 I love lighthouses but had never seen the one that was practically in my own back yard. So while we were in Galveston we took the ferry over to the Bolivar Peninsula to see the lighthouse. The ferry... 

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