Strange Break

Break is over and it has been a strange one. Started off with getting off the boat in bad weather, we did not know for sure we were going to get off until the helichopper landed on the deck. Landing could have been called off at anytime so when it did land it was a relief. Once on land it was now off to the airport to see if the plane would leave on time or how low a delay it would be, had to go from New Orleans to Houston, then Dallas. Over all things worked out okay, made it to Dallas only two hours late, picked up a car ( rental ) and found a hotel for the night. Ended up staying in Dallas area until the 10th. Was able to get my sisters Meds on the afternoon of the 9th just in time to head back to Mexico and what I thought at the time would be some rest.

Made it to the Mireda airport late on the 10th and was picked up by Kay. That was when I found out Kay wanted to head back to Texas the following Monday, the 15th. Now had to pack up the car, dispose of the furniture, clean the house in four days.

Trip back was done in the rain so no good photos of the way out, same as when we drove down only two months before. On the bright side we did stay at a hotel called Marty's Hotel just north of Veracruz. Great food, nice people and best of all the dogs were welcome.

Took four days three night to drive out of Mexico , then another three day drive to get back home. One day was spent in Houston looking at an RV that we ended up buying, to be picked up later.

Once home we found the water pipes busted and in worse shape then we first thought. To make a long story short, we could not fix it ourselves so called for help Saturday the 27th of Feb. Plumber came out on March the 2ed of March. In between working on the pipes we went back to Houston and picked up the RV, another two day on the road.

So now it is the 2ed of March, I get on a plane tomorrow the 3ed to go to New Orleans and will be back on the boat Thursday the 4th... Been a very strange break and I feel just as exhausted now as when I first got off the boat. This is going to be an extremely difficult four weeks on the boat... I have a new boss, weather out they is bad, and I start of less then rested.

Strange break...