http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Texas , Galveston en-us Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:01:53 +0000 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:01:53 +0000 October 25 2009ldquoIf the sea rolls I pukerdquo This is the statement that Donna the perfect lady that she is made when Bill said we had to take the ferry in Galveston But Irsquom getting ahead of myselfhellipWe left San Antonio this morning before 9am. We wanted to get to Galveston early enough to swim in the Gulf of Mexico and our hotel in Galveston was right on the oceanhellip http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-448231.html For the most part things are pretty much back to ldquonormalrdquo or as normal as it gets on ships.Our first cruise out of dry dock has come to an end. Today wersquore in Galveston our home port disembarking and embarking guests. This morning we had our Coast Guard inspection which can often be a very long and hot and frustrating drill. But it wasnrsquot too bad we were done in ha http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-447317.html Already my week on the Conquest has come to an end.There was a second formal night which meant another night out at the disco. Lots of crew were out that night. I spent the night chatting with friends and dancing. I stayed until the disco closed and security cleared everyone out then I was at a friendrsquos cabin after.My second last day we were in Cozumel. I was meant to go on a tour wit http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-446725.html I have been spending a lot of time at Crystal Beach this summer. My Parents beach house is complete and it has an amazing view of the Beach and water. I am going to move there some day. I think that it will take a few years to make that happen but with some hard work and a little luck I will be living down there and loving life. If you have not had the opportunity to visit Crystal Beach you are http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-425026.html Hey everybody I'm Jeff and this is my first blog posting ever... thanks for stopping byI've been going to the beach almost every weekend lately so I thought I'd kick it off with a few shots from the most recent trip. My buddy Ryan and I headed out to Surfside Beach on Saturday morning hoping to catch some rays before the storm hit. And of course a beach trip isn't complete without getting stu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-420842.html CS25th February 2009 We went through the channel of the Caribbean between mainland Venezuela and the islands of Netherland Antilles with Curacao well off to our port side. We have come around the tip of the headland and are likely to be at Puerto Cabello later this afternoon travelling at around 17 knots. I tune in to many radio programs on FM from Curacao broadcasting in Dutch. We arrived in http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-379117.html ONWARDS to New Orleans....Wallet still goneWinds still strongWeather still chillySpirits HIGHThat's all for now http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-364426.html Well. Here we are in Hitchcock Texas and I can't lie and say we're not in need of a little encouragement. Facing snow thumbtack like thorns that could be more accurately described as daggers frigid winds subzero temperatures and miles and miles of nothingness in New Mexico we made the decision to bypass part of Texas by hopping on the Amtrak in El Paso and taking it to Houston. Unfortunatel http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-363484.html My weekend in east Texas turned out to be rather interesting. Although I wasnrsquot able to take as many pictures as I wanted because of the stormy weather I did get to see places I had not seen before. We my companion and I left San Antonio on Friday morning and headed east on interstate 10. Itrsquos a pretty boring uneventful drive. I have driven it so many times mostly for workrel http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-316543.html Galveston oh Galveston 23062906We fancied a week at the beach and Galveston on the Gulf Coast wasn't far away. It wasn't going to be much more expensive to hire a car than it was for the buses so we went out to Austin airport to pick up a bright yellow Chevy. We drove past Houston and over the bridge to Galveston Island and arrived in the weather beaten and slightly run down resort. We found o http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-301598.html My boys and I went down to the Houston area to visit some family so we hooked up the portable DVD player and hit the road from North Texas. The drive thank goodness was relatively uneventful.The next morning we woke up early and headed to Galveston. I knew we weren't going to be out there that long so we weren't too picky when it came to which beach we went to. Stewart Beach is at the cros http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-198363.html europ052007Floyd WalkerOur trip begins on May 24th. We will leave Houston TX and travel to London Where our cruise wil begin. Tippie and I are really excited about this trip. The K 's Bob and Pat and the H's John and Claudia will be going also. They all have been to Europe before including Tippie. This is my first time. Our planned itinerary will include Oslo copenhagen stockholm Helsink http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-159186.html The Bishoprsquos Palace was designed by the architect Nicholas J. Clayton. Wersquove seen his name listed as the architect on several of the large houses in the historic area. Originally the house was built for Colonel Gresham and in 1923 was bought by the Catholic Dioceses for the Bishop who lived there for the next 33 years. That is how the house became known as The Bishoprsquos. It is st http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-128900.html Wed. Feb 7th Today it was in the 70rsquos and sunny. We went to Mandeville which is a quaint town near here and had breakfast at the ldquoBroken Egg Cafe.rdquo It was in a house built in the 1920rsquos and just a block from Lake Pontchartrain. I enjoyed the lush tropical type garden the quaint old architecture and the good food. I didnrsquot want to have something I could have back http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-128009.html Motorhome News from North America 34 24th January 2nd February 2007 lsquoOh when the Saints go marching in.rsquoOur arrival in New Orleans coincided with the big match the NFL semifinal and the flags and signs were flying on every street corner lsquoGo Saintsrsquo But sadly the Saints were sent marching out mauled by the Chicago Bears and by early evening the city wa http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-125035.html Howdyhey im cara if you didnt know that already. Im sitting here in my computer room. I just wanted to tell you a little bit about myself. I am really bored and i normally are but i do travel ALLOT. You see my parents are divorced and all so i go back and forth all the time. I have two older sisters Katie and Candi. And then i have my little brother Evan hes 10 months. This weekend i spent the n http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-95631.html I'm listening to Glen Campbell sing his hit song Galveston on my media player. The song fits the city well with the laid back and relaxing beat. Galveston is a beach city on the Texas coast maybe 60 minutes drive from Houston depending on traffic. The city has always been a favorite getaway place for me. Tired of school or work I would get in the car and take off for a few days stay ther http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-52726.html On this date Benjamin Alexander Willson came into this world. Born in Galveston Galveston County at University of Texas Medical Branch at 0527PM. Born to a Helene and Kenneth Willson of Texas City Texas http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Texas/Galveston/blog-2759.html