Sandcastle contest

Hey, what's up, dogs?  A couple of weekends ago, my human took me to a very busy beach in Galveston, Texas, to see a Sandcastle Building Competition sponsored by the American Institute of Architects. 

The entry lines were very long, but once we got in, we saw some incredible sandcastles!

This one is a replica of the Downtown Houston skyline.

Some more Houston spirit here...You can see the logos of the Houston Astros, Houston Rockets, and the Houston Texans!

And this sandcastle below is a tongue-in-cheek representation of Houston highway traffic...

There were a lot of world landmarks represented in the competition.  For example, the Egyptian pyramids...

...Pompeii, Italy...

...and the city of Petra, in Jordan.  This city was featured in the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.  Our archaeologist friend Little Fox should take a picture here!

This one is my personal favorite.  It represents the replacement of brick-and-mortar establishments (like Toys 'R' Us!) by Amazon.  

There was also a tribute to the Beatles, appropriately entitled "Yellow Submarine."

And here is the first-place winner, which was the tallest and most detailed of all the sandcastles on the beach.  They did a great job!

I'm amazed that they were able to build such a beautiful display in just under 7 hours!  

All right, that's the end of my sandcastle adventure.  Time to head home and wash the sand off my paws...Till next time, everybody!