Why Do We Have Hurricane Parties?

                                             photo by NASA
The Texas Gulf coast gets its share of hurricanes but this time it’s the East coast that’s bracing for Irene.  And many areas that are not used to preparing for these storms are finding themselves packing up to leave or else stocking batteries and bottled water and perhaps anticipating a hurricane party.
 

Hurricane Irene is spinning just a few miles off the eastern shore. Weather reports warn that damaging winds, torrential rains, storm surge and tornadoes are expected all along the Eastern seaboard over the next day or so.

Carnival Cruise Lines Leave Galveston for the Caribbean

With good food, entertainment, sunshine, and open water stretching under a blue sky as far as you can see, a cruise is possibly the most relaxing vacation you can ever have.

Each week thousands of people, many of them Texan, board cruise ships, like the Carnival Ecstasy and the Carnival Magic leaving Galveston, and sail across the Gulf of Mexico to the beautiful Caribbean.   Some of the exotic ports include Cozumel, Progreso, Costa Maya, Isla Roatan, Belize, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, and the Bahamas, where you’ll find white tropical beaches, waving coconut palms, sparkling turquoise waters, opportunities for snorkeling, parasailing, kayaking, scuba diving, shopping and dining in open air markets, or exploring ancient ruins, like Dzibilchaltun, where artifacts have been found that date back to 700 to 800 A.D.  

Cruises are all about fun and being pampered.  After having breakfast delivered to your room, you can enjoy some daytime entertainment like the water slides, swimming pool, miniature golf, ice sculptures, and fun things that just make you laugh, like the