Our next vacation is about three weeks away which means I should probably recap our December 2024 vacation when we visited Galveston, TX and took our first Princess cruise.
In early
December, Kenyon and I, along with our friends Wanda and Michael traveled to
Texas to take part in Dickens on the Strand before we boarded the Regal Princes
for a Western Caribbean cruise. I’ve
been to Texas but not to Galveston, which was a neat island, and I’d love to
visit again. Especially since we didn’t
have favorable weather for Dickens on the Strand.
Upon our
arrival, we had dinner at Pappacito’s Cantina to meet Wanda’s friend
Katherine. The happy hour margaritas
were delicious, and they have the best chips and salsa. We loved our dinner.
No trip to
TX is complete without a stop at Buc-ee’s and had we not just eaten, I would
have gone for the brisket. It is so hard
to go to Buc-ee’s and not spend a fortune on all the fun stuff.
It was late
when we arrived at our AirB&B which made me excited to explore the
following day so we could see all the sights.
Getting to our destination at night wasn’t the easiest but we found the location
along with a possum sighting! It freaked
me out the remainder of the stay.
Our first
full day in Galveston was exploring using the trolley. We had good eats and drinks. We visited the Sunflower Bakery & Café, Naked Iguana Brewery, Queen’s Bar-B-Q, Stuttgarden Tavern, and Shipley Donuts. We also had THE BEST ice cream, Blue Bell,
which we picked up several gallons at H.E.B.
We toured the
1877 Tall Ship Elissa and rode along the waterfront on the trolley.
We were in
town during the Mountain West Championship and needed a place to watch the football
game while we cheered for our Boise State Broncos. I called the Galveston Elks Lodge #126 who
said we could watch the game. OMG what
hospitality! They had great food and such
friendly members not to mention an impressive lodge.
Our second
day in Galveston was Dickens on the Strand.
This is an annual Charles Dickens festival that has so much to see and do. Our weather didn’t cooperate which impacted
the amount of time we spent on The Strand.
A huge downpour started the day, and it stays overcast and chilly.
We will have to make a repeat trip to try this festival again in the future.
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