Day 1

Ricky and I left Oatmeal Creek at 12:50 and headed southeast. Hondo and Honey Bee were safely delivered to The Pets Hotel earlier in the day so the house seemed empty and hollow when we left. Guess the cows are in charge for the next few days.

East on Hwy 71

We stopped in Bastrop at the Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant for lunch. The food was out quick and was good.

Margarita, Miller Light, and chalupa hit the spot.

We hit a rain shower. Hope it moves west!

Finally at The Galvez. I absolutely LOVE this hotel.  Always happy to be here.

                             Big comfy bed.

                                Front desk

The lobby was full of Marines in their dress blues. They are stationed in San Antonio and were having some sort of training in Galveston. They really looked sharp in uniform.

             
                              Hotel bar

               Winding down from the drive

                     The pipers took a break.

                      Baby girl finally arrived!

 Bonding activity. That shot was dedicated to Janey and toasting to our fun trip ahead!

                   Chatting up the Marines

Love, love, love my Mickie!

Oh, Ship!

Time for another adventure! Ricky, Mickie, and I are taking a four night Carnival Cruise out of Galveston. We leave August 30th on The Valor, sailing to Cozumel.
Mickie and I took a Carnival Cruise in 1995 or 1996 when she was about 8 years old. Some things have changed since then, ok? I am super excited to be taking this adventure with her! Ricky has never cruised and my one experience was so long ago it seems like we are both first-timers. Hopefully the wi-fi package we purchased will let me keep up with the blog in real time.
I have the dramamine packed and am ready to get the party started.
First stop, Galveston!
Ahoy there, mates! ⚓