Barry & Joyce’s Adventures have really been extra adventurous this past two weeks.
As I said in the last post, we left Galveston on the Liberty of the Seas the 29th headed to the Western Caribbean. Our first stop was in Cozumel, Mexico and since we have been here several times before we decided to just stay on the ship.
Next was a stop in Grand Cayman. Again, we had been here a few times but we did take a guided Land and Sea excursion just for something to do. Did you know there are a lot of banks in Grand Cayman? I think we passed at least fifteen just in the downtown of the city.
Our next stop was in Falmouth, Jamaica where we stayed on the ship and relaxed.
This is where our trip really took a turn.
As you know we put our RV in the shop on January 27 to have some work done on the roof. On Friday the 3rd we gout an email from Iron Horse RV informing us that they were delayed by cold weather causing them to be behind. The new “ball park” repair date will be February 13th. Well, ain’t that just ducky.
So what do we do now Ke-Mo-Sabe? We talked about just taking a trip somewhere in Texas but that would have really been expensive. Also, since the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo was getting ready to start we thought hotel rooms would be at a premium. After a lot of discussion we decided to ask about the possibility of just staying on Liberty for another week.
Joyce went to the next cruise folks who said that the ship was completely booked but would let us know if they got a cancellation. On Saturday she went down to see what was going on and sure as heck they had a stateroom open up.
The cruise staff quoted a price but Joyce asked to use their phone to call the Royal Caribbean reservation center in Eugene, OR. They told her that they could beat the ship’s price so with all the discounts including free gratuities we got the second week for just over $1000.
As full-time RVers we carry an insurance policy similar to folks that rent a place to live. A feature of that policy is “trip interruption” coverage that will pay us $100 a day up to a maximum of $1500 for lodging and incidentals. Since it was a weekend I couldn’t call the insurance adjuster handling our case to get approval but we think at least seven days will be approved. At least we hope that will be the case.
When we got to Galveston the Diamond Club Concierge escorted us off the ship and through customs then right back on the ship. They even moved all of our luggage from our old room to the new one for us. Now that is great service.
After two days at sea we pulled into Roatan, Honduras. Again, Joyce and I have been here before but we did take a excursion that toured the island.
Our next stop was in Belize City, Belize where we stayed on the ship and relaxed.
Next stop, Cozumel, Mexico. Been here, done that. We did make a quick run to a pharmacy for some skin cream and a couple of t-shirts.
So, after two weeks on the Liberty we made it back to Galveston Sunday the 12th but not without some drama. The ship was held at the mouth of the channel for several hours due to very dense fog so we didn’t get into the port until about 9:30. With that delay we didn’t get off the ship, through customs and out to our car until 1:30.
After a quick lunch on the way back to San Antonio we finally made it to Randolph AFB where we had a reservation about 5:30. We were pretty darned tired so we just found a nice Chinese restaurant close to the base for supper and hit the bed early.
February 14, 2017
On Monday I called Iron Horse RV to check on the status of our house and guess what? Yep, it isn’t ready. We then drove over to the shop so we could get a few things out of it and in our best guess it looked like they hadn’t even started the work before last Thursday. We talked to the body technician we said he might be able to get it done on Wednesday, Thursday at the latest.
We were able to stay in the suite we are in at Randolph until Wednesday and if the shop doesn’t get it done then the manager said he will find something for us in the Bachelor Officer’s Quarters.
We had tickets to the San Antonio Rodeo last night where John Fogerty played after the show. Did you know the John is 71 years old? Believe me when I say that he can still rock the house with some of the best rockin’ roll ever. His son Shane played rhythm guitar who is an outstanding musician in his own right. And, he recently graduated from the University of California with a 4.0 GPA.
February 16, 2017
We finally got our house out of the RV hospital yesterday and she looks a lot better with the dents and peeling clear-coat fixed. All of the work cost us a few bucks (well, more than a few) but if we had let it go much longer the clear-coat would have peeled all the way down the front and back.
February 17, 2016
What could be better that going to a rodeo in Texas? When Willie Nelson is playing after the show that’s what!
Yep, last night we did the rodeo again and then Willie did his show. Since he is 83 years old I’m sure I will never get to see him perform again live in my l lifetime. “Lil’ Sister” Bobbie had to be helped on and off of the stage but when she got behind the keyboard you would think she was twenty again. The band played a lot of Willie’s songs including “Crazy”, “On The Road Again”, “Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die” and many more. Willie did a great job playing his guitar “Trigger” and sang his heart out during the show. It was great to see Paul English step up to play drums on “Me and Paul”. Micky Raphael, probably the best harmonica player ever did some amazing solo’s as well. Here is a really cool web site about Willie: http://theboot.com/willie-nelson-birthday/
By-the-way, it is believed that Trigger is the most valuable guitar in the world and if sold today would fetch about $900K. Willie bought the guitar sight unseen for $750.
Let's Rodeo!
Until next time.
Barry & Joyce
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