Sunday, November 15, 2009

Book Signing Cruise - Galveston to Progresso, Mexico


When we left Galveston on Monday, November 9, 2009, the waves were rocking Carnival's Ecstasy. We sat on our balcony and watched the swells with their white caps. I know for those who've been on really rocky waters, these little swells were nothing to write home about, but to some landlubbers, they created havoc. Many on board were sick until we docked in Progresso on Wednesay morning. My husband and I were lucky and stayed hale and hearty the entire trip.


Here are Larry and I on the dock in Progresso on the Yucatan Peninsula. If you look at the lowest row of balconys, just above the "I" in Carnival, is our cabin. We enjoyed sitting out and watching the stars come out.


  Dzibilchaltun, one of the Mayan ruins.



Mexican dancers at Rancho Tierra Bonita where we enjoyed a buffet lunch before watching Mexican charros display their roping skills on horseback.



Wednesday evening we had our book signing party at the Neon Bar. Pictured here are myself, author for Champagne Books and The Wild Rose Press; Tiffany Green, The Wild Rose Press author; and Fleeta Cunningham, The Wild Rose Press author.

Though we were unable to sell books to anyone other than those in our cruising party, we had a great time and met new people. I hope you'll join me on Tuesday when I'll blog about our day in Cozomel.

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to leave a comment to be entered into my drawing.
Happy Reading and Writing.

Linda

18 comments:

  1. It seems to be great holiday place from the photos. But I heard that Carnival cancels cruises from Galveston and The conditions in Galveston are bad. The news is telling people to stay out of galveston. Id it true??

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  2. Hi cruises from galveston. No, that's not true as another cruise grouped boarded after we left on Saturday morning. Now, they did have to cancel during Hurricane Ike. Though the water was rough, it wasn't near bad enough for them to cancel the cruise.

    Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment.

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  3. Hi Linda,

    It sounds like a lovely trip. I've been to Cozumel, so I'll look forward to hearing about it.

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  4. Hi Linda!

    Wow. Sounds like a wonderful cruise. Glad to hear your stomach remained calm even if the seas were rough! How delightful though, a book-signing cruise!! Nice photos too. :-D

    I look forward to your next blog!

    --Chiron O'Keefe
    The Write Soul: www.chironokeefe.blogspot.com

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  5. I love to live vicariously through others good times! More pictures please!

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  6. Oh, Linda, it looked like a wonderful vacation, and what a way to mix business with pleasure. Good for you. And as someone else had said... what fun to live vicariously!

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  7. Hi Sandy,
    Cozomel was beautiful. Wish we'd had more time as didn't get to shop much. My feet were pooped. Thanks for stopping by.

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  8. Hi Chiron. Yes, we were lucky. It's a condition I hope never to experience. Glad you enjoyed the pictures.

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  9. LOL, Mary, more pictures to come tomorrow. Thank you for stopping by. It's great that technology allows us to share our experiences.

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  10. Angelica and Zi, I do the same myself. Love watching HGTV and visiting those far away places. The group wants to have another one next year but we must figure out a way to be able to sell outside our group to make it worth while.

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  11. Are you crazy? You went on a cruise and didn't invite me? *gasp* But seriously, I so envy you right now, that looks like an AMAZING cruise! One day, I will go on one!

    Val
    lastnerve2000@gmail.com

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  12. Val, I put out an all call and tried to get others to join us. The price was great.

    Yes, one day when you're old and gray like we are, you'll go too. "grin" I never dreamed we'd ever be able to travel. The group wants to do this every year so I'll be sure you get a personal invite.

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  13. I cruised for the first time this year and had a great time, even though it was just a short one. I'm such a hyperactive person I was afraid I'd be bored, but no -- I had a lot of fun exploring every nook & cranny on the ship. I may do it again sometime 8)

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  14. I sometimes think short is better, JL. A person can only handle so much fun and food at one time. I was worn out when we got home. Had a great time though.

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  15. Looks like lots of fun. But I bet those waves would've made me sick. Still, it would've been worth it.

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  16. I sure was concerned about your cruise, with you and Larry sitting on the balcony and, whoa, Where'd you go?? LOL
    On our cruise to The Bahamas there were quite a few waves so that we couldn't get off on our first stop, but we didn't hardly notice unless we were standing still. Like you though, we'd enjoyed it but ready to be back as well.
    Glad you had a great time. Next time though, take ginger capsules along, just in case. Trust me.

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  17. I bet you're right, Linda, but if you're past the morning sickness, I bet you'd have been fine.

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  18. Anna, I thought about that too. What did they do with you guys when you couldn't get off the boat? I'll remember the ginger capsules though I've heard those patches work wonders.

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