I can answer a couple of the questions.

Kemah is back up and running. You cannot even tell anything happened there.

Yes, the Bolivar Ferry is operational from Bolivar Island to Galveston.

For a nice romantic dinner in Kemah, I would go to the Flying Dutchman.

You will be amazed at how fast this entire area has rebounded from Hurricane Ike. In most areas it's hard to tell that we even had a storm. That's the Texas way.