House Hunting

So, upon arrival in Houston we settled into the corporate apartment for, oh, 7 hours and then we went house hunting.

We were fairly sure from our last visit that The Woodlands was by far the best area for us. It is built in an old forest with a lot of original trees left behind after construction. This appeals to us as it seems to take the edge off the sheer flatness that is southern Texas.

So we got in the rental car and drove up to the Woodlands. At the moment they're building in a few different neighborhoods but the main activity is in the new village of Creekside Park. This community is targetted to those who enjoy the outdoors a bit - there is a decent sized park (read flood water protection drainage!) and lots of biking paths there.

We looked at several homes that were available... more on those later.