Arrived at condo on Saturday as scheduled. The 21 hour drive was not as bad as I thought it would be. Travel mostly at night, best way to drive long ...
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Arrived at condo on Saturday as scheduled. The 21 hour drive was not as bad as I thought it would be. Travel mostly at night, best way to drive long trip. Checked in to The Cove and had problems right from the start. Had called week and half earlier and confirmed our arrival and room needed. Staff stated no problems. Arrived and had smaller room and they had no extra rooms, so we had to deal with roll aways the condo comp. us. Not as good as a soft bed, but we made due. Room had balcony and a good view of the beach. Purchased groceries at local PUBLIX and went back to condo, had dinner and lat...
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Well the flight was exhausting and it was a welcome sight to see Christophe at Houston Airport on our arrival. We had a bit of a tour on the way to ...
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Well the flight was exhausting and it was a welcome sight to see Christophe at Houston Airport on our arrival. We had a bit of a tour on the way to his house. After being introduced to his Fat Boy bike (that took half an hour), we dropped our bags and went for a meal at Christophe's favourite Mexican Restaurant where we were introduced to the largest Margarita I have ever seen (and of which lasted me all night). The Margarita was, of course, matched by the size of the meal which most came home in a doggy bag (why are we not surprised!!) Boots and browsing was on the itinerary for today - after...
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We landed in Melbourne, Fl about 10:30 am. We payed $45 for an airport shuttle to take us to the cruise port, the ride took about an hour. We boarded ...
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We landed in Melbourne, Fl about 10:30 am. We payed $45 for an airport shuttle to take us to the cruise port, the ride took about an hour. We boarded the ship at noon, the embarkation process was pretty smooth. We couldn't get into our rooms until 1:30, so they provided lunch for everyone on the Lido deck. It was raining... florida weather is so unpredictable. We unpacked our bags then walked around the ship a bit. It is quite large. The ship pulled out around 4, we make it to a top deck to watch. It was windy, but not raining. We talked to some couples on deck, most of them first time cruiser...
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