Crystal Beach celebrates Mardi Gras on Saturday with a parade down main street which is the highway. What with before and after stuff, the highway has been closed for a couple of hours in past years. If you are in the area and can get to the beach before being stuck in traffic, the beach is quite driveable and would let you go up to stingaree road and miss the festivities and delay. -- Joseph C. Kennedy on Buffalo Bayou in West Houston Josephkennedy36@xxxxxxxxx Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner