Saturday, Aug 21, 2010 - Carnival Triumph

Donna and I sail on a 7 night Eastern Caribbean cruise to the Bahamas and Key West. A boat ride in peak hurricane season is always fun. With four swimming pools, seven whirlpools, tons of bars, a giant casino and a daily schedule of activities that will make your head spin, the Triumph lives up to Carnival's "Fun Ships" motto with gusto. A passenger looking for a little peace and quiet could easily find themselves locked in their cabin ordering room service for the duration of the trip, but if you can (or care to) look past the crowded bars, loud music and long buffet lines, you can definitely relax on the Triumph. Head to the Oxford Lounge for your nightcap rather than the Hollywood Dance Club or sunbathe on the Spa Deck rather than on the crowded levels surrounding the main pool.

After the cruise, we visit David, Linda and family.

Arrows to Astronauts Tour - Thursday, Aug 19, 2010

Our Ashland Retiree Club will take a Harris County Pct 3 bus to meet Kathy Hill at Bay Area Community Center in Seabrook at 9 am. We will then visit Pine Gully Park and the Karankawa Indian camp site. Our bus will drive by the Bay Port ocean terminal and the new Houston Cruise Terminal on our way to Armand Bayou Nature Preserve. We will drive by the West Mansion and Kathy will discuss James Marion West on our way to the restored seafood markets in Seabrook.

Lunch will at The Outrigger Restaurant on Kemah Bay. Great seafood with fish tacos, oysters and crawfish as their specialty.

Our last stop will be the Butler Longhorn Museum that has the worlds largest display of longhorns history.

Monday, Aug 9, 2010 - Silver Eagles Lunch

It is time for chicken wings and beer again so our Silver Eagles will meet for lunch at Hooter's on FM 1960 at I-45 to enjoy fine food in pleasant surroundings.

Silver Eagles Poem

The second Monday of each month is the day we retired guys have wings and beer at Hooters. We go at 1:15 pm to avoid the lunch hour rush. Many are from our subdivision but we also are joined by area friends.

N'awlins Cooking - Sunday, Aug 8, 2010

Today. Donna and I enjoyed some great N'awlins cooking at Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen. We started with a combination fried alligator, fried calamari, plus a shrimp fondue appetizers. That gator was tender... The 25 fried shrimp with onion rings was the main course. The kids are in Galveston enjoying a rented beach house so they missed out on this meal.

This puts us in the mood for our stay on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter before we do our 7 day Eastern Caribbean cruise later this month.