Cruise Trip ~ Days 1 and 2

We got up bright and early Friday morning and flew down to Houston. After we made a pit stop at Rudy's for lunch, we headed on down to Galveston and checked into our hotel. We were right across the street from the beach, so we spent the afternoon either there or at the pool. 

Saturday we were so excited to attend our first ever Mardi Gras parades! The first parade was put on by the Krewe of Aquarius, and it was awesome! We collected over 70 strands of beads! 

During the afternoon, we ventured over to check out the Bishop's Palace, which is an amazing old home in downtown Galveston. We also did a little grocery shopping, and bought our first King Cake, and the most amazing ribs I have ever eaten- bbq'ed in the Kroger parking lot!

The evening was spent attending the Krewe of Gambrinus parade, which was really cool since it was dark and the floats were all lit up. We ended the day with around 250 strands of beads!