The Ocean Star Offshore Oil Rig was built in Texas in 1969. Over the course of about 20 years it drilled over 200 wells in the Gulf of Mexico. For the past 20 years it has served as a museum in Galveston.
Touring the Ocean Star is something I…
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I booked this hotel on Hotwire for $49.99 which came to just over $62 after taxes and fees. This was for a weekend night during the COVID-19 re-opening in June. Normally when I look at this hotel for a pre-cruise stay it’s in the $150 range so I felt like…
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Good morning. It’s 7am here. My alarms don’t start going off for another hour but I’ve been awake for a half hour. I guess I’m up. I don’t know if I’m nervous or excited. I think I’m nervited.
A little breakfast. They have sausages and eggs and pastries and yogurt…
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Lunch
Before heading to the Space Center I’m going to grab some lunch at a Mexican restaurant that’s just around the corner from the hotel, Lupe Tortilla.
I’m sure it’s fine.
I lived close to the Mexican border for a few years. This is the beer we drank back then. And if…
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We are heading to Webster, Texas for a two-night stay at the Comfort Suites.
Originally only one night was booked but I decided I want the full day there tomorrow so I added another night. I got both nights for $70 each after taxes on Hotwire.com .
Hotel
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This is a 7-day Western Caribbean cruise on the like new Carnival Vista from Galveston to Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. This will be my 10th Carnival cruise, first on Vista, and third out of Galveston. It will be my first time to Montego and Grand Cayman, and…
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I had heard so many good things about the Breeze and now she’s getting ready to leave Galveston. I decide to continue to put off cruising on the Dream so I can book the Breeze before she heads to Florida.
That means I have to go back to Galveston…
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I enjoyed Triumph, but I was ready to try a longer cruise and different ports. I had planned on booking the Dream cruise that would sail about six months after I got off of Triumph. Then something unexpected happened. The NBA all-star game was relocated from Charlotte to New…
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