Should have stayed in Texas

We were in Galveston last Monday and it was a beautiful day - warm, sunny, no wind - and we returned to Lethbridge on Tuesday.  This morning we woke up to snow again.

We left Calgary on March 23 along with Nathan and family.  We spent a couple of days in Galveston staying in a condo that belonged to one of Nathan's friends.

While in Galveston we visited Moody Gardens.  They were doing renovations so some of the sights were closed, but on the other hand we didn't have to pay to see the parts that were open.

We also visited "The Bishop's Palace"  It was originally the home of the Gresham family.  Mr Gresham was a lawyer and I wondered why some Alberta lawyers didn't live in homes like this.  When Mr. Gresham died the house was sold to the Catholic Church as a home for the bishop.  There was a big Catholic church across the street from the home.

Beautiful Hardwood Floors

The two windows on the left are original.  The one on the right is a replacement by the Catholic Church.

 

 

Saturday at noon we got on the cruise ship "Freedom".

Galveston from the ship

Lochlan

Keaton

Liam

Matt and Keaton

We spent Saturday, Sunday and Monday at sea.

Tuesday morning we stopped at a harbour in Jamaica.  We didn't plan on getting off, but Liam wanted to explore, so everyone except me went into the city.

On Wednesday we were at the beautiful Cayman Islands.  We went into Georgetown and met one of Nathan's  friends.  She and her husband took us on a fishing boat out to the Stringray sandbar where you could get in the water and pet the stingrays.  We then went for a picnic on Starfish Point.  On the way back to Georgetown we stopped at 7 mile beach.

Georgetown

Downtown Georgetown

Petting a Stringray

Starfish Point

Seven Mile Beach

 The next stop was Cozumel.  All but me rushed off the ship and caught a taxi to the ferry which took them to the mainland of Mexico where they toured the ruins at Tulum with Helaman from Helaman Tours.  I understand it was a hot, humid day.

After one more day at sea we were back in Galveston.  Nathan and family went to visit former Calgarians and watched conference with them, while Bob and I walked to a nearby chapel to watch.

Monday after lunch we drove to Huston and caught our flight back to Calgary.  All too soon the vacation had ended.