Tag: The Original Mexican Cafe Galveston

Carnival Breeze 2022 Recap – travel day!

It’s finally here!!! It seems like I have been waiting for a long time for this day to come. But today is the day we leave for our cruise. We always drive to the home port one day early so we can enjoy the island.

Today, we started with a quick visit to see my mom so we can give her some Valentine goodies!!! She was so happy.

We already knew our travel day would take us to The Little Czech Bakery in West, Texas and to Buc-ees in Waller, Texas before arriving in Galveston.

I must say, the Kolache’s at The Little Czech Bakery are beyond EXCELLENT. We loved them so much, we stopped on our return home as well. They have a large selection of Kolaches as well as sausage rolls. I highly recommend them and I will be making the drive there hopefully on a monthly basis!!!! They are that good!!!!

Our next stop was Buc-ees for gas and a restroom break. No photos this time. Maybe on the way home.

We made it to our hotel in Galveston before check-in time so we decided to see if they would let us check in early. And they did. I love staying at the Quality Inn & Suites. The staff are very friendly. We got our luggage to our room and decided to leave for dinner. As I was walking out of our room, I noticed that the door did not shut completely and could be pushed open. I called the front desk and they had someone there within minutes to fix the problem. It took maybe 15 minutes to fix the door and we were on our way out to dinner.

It is a pre-cruise tradition for us to have dinner at The Original Mexican Cafe in Galveston. The food and staff are top notch. We have never had a bad meal there. I can’t wait to go back there again!

After dinner, we drove around for a bit then decided to go back to the hotel to watch the Super Bowl and try to sleep.

And so ends another wonderful pre-cruise travel day.

Carnival Vista 2021 – Precruise #11 It’s go time!!!!

Friday, August 27th… the day I have been waiting for is finally here. It is time for our road trip to Galveston. Of course, we do need to make some stops on our way out of town. But this is nothing out of the ordinary.

First stop is to see mom and bring her some goodies she is likely to run out of while we are away. Things like mini cokes, cookies, and toothpaste. I know she has plenty of toilet paper and kleenex so she should be good in that area. Starting our trip with a visit with mom is always fun. She is so excited for us to be able to get away although she wishes she was going as well.

As with every trip, we need to go to the bank and make sure our cards are flagged as we travel and where we will be. And we need cash. Not a lot of cash, but some cash. We arrived at the bank just after it opened so it was not crowded and we were able to get in and out very quickly.

Now there is one stop that was not planned on. We had to stop at Home Depot because someone, who shall remain nameless, forgot to punch out when he left yesterday. The store manager was very surprised to see us and asked why we were there when we were to be on vacation. Such a nice man. We were able to leave rather quickly after the necessary paperwork was completed. And now we can officially begin our road trip!

For this trip, it was decided we would take Hwy 6 to Galveston and do everything possible to avoid the Houston traffic and road construction on I-45. Our plan is to have two stops before reaching our final destination. One is West, TX and one in Waller, TX.

Our first stop in West, Texas was strictly for trying Kolaches the area is famous for. We stopped at Slovacek’s which was easy to get in and out of. I ordered a lemon Kolache which was very good and Jim ordered a couple of burritos. I decided to also get a turkey and swiss sandwich which I was not a fan of. Luckily I had also grabbed some Cheeto’s and a Dr. Pepper. I do not think this is a place we will return to on our next pre-cruise adventure

No road trip is complete without a stop at Buc-ee’s. We stopped at the Buc-ee’s in Waller, Texas to get gas and to use the extremely clean restrooms. Buc-ee’s is awesome!!!! We did not get any snacks while there which is very unusual for us. Well, maybe I should say very unusual for me!

And just like that, we are checking into our hotel for the night. We stayed at The Commodore On The Beach which is located on Seawall Boulevard. We have stayed here before so we are familiar with the place and location. When we checked in, we were informed that they cable TV was out so there is would be no television available. No problem. We just wanted a place to sleep and enjoy the excellent beach views.

It is our pre-cruise tradition to have dinner at the Original Mexican Cafe. The food is ALWAS great and the service is EXCELLENT. We recommend this place 100000%. I’m already planning on my next trip to eat here!

Now to relax and prepare for tomorrow. Embarkation is always fun.