UPDATED: Bob and Lisa Finished Rock 'n Roll Marathon - Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015

Bob is on the San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll Marathon course right now. He passed mile 14-1/2 and is coming up on 22 miles. Also running the marathon are Lisa from our RV park and Amanda ran the 1/2 marathon. The marathon route passes by our RV park twice during the race!

Here are photos from earlier:

Bob at 14-1/2 miles

Lisa at 14-1/2 miles

Goofy coming up on 22 miles

Lisa coming up on 22 miles - her husband
Joe is running with her for a bit

Rock 'n' roll band playing outside Travelers World RV Resort

Time for me to meet Bob at the 22-mile mark with an orange, sunscreen, and a towel.

Will update this after the marathon.  Go Bob and Lisa! Good job, Amanda! (She finished the 1/2 marathon earlier.)

UPDATE: Bob made it to the 22-mile mark and wasn't doing well. I walked to the bench under a bridge where he was in the shade. He ate an orange, then asked to lie down on the bench with his head in my lap for five minutes. His stomach, back, knees and feet were bothering him.

He rested, then asked me to walk the last 4.2 miles with him. I told him piece of cake, but I needed to go back to the 5th wheel and put away his support bag. He said he'd keep walking and I could catch up with him. Easier said than done! I went back to the 5th wheel, changed into a cooler, white shirt, grabbed my fanny pack, water, sunscreen, and a Mountain Dew he requested from our refrigerator.

I figure I was about ten minutes behind him. It took me over a mile to catch up with him and I had to run part of it. You all know how much I love running - not! But we walked the last 2-1/2 miles together.

Bob crossing the finish line.

See the big smile and the finishers medallion?

I wasn't able to catch Lisa crossing the Finish Line, but she and Joe waited for Bob to finish. Congratulations to Bob and Lisa! Great job. Did I mention it's Lisa's first full marathon? This is Bob's 35th marathon.

Thank you so much for driving us all back, Joe! When we got home Bob crashed, then took a shower, and is now sleeping.

I can't imagine running that far, but I'm so proud of Bob, Lisa, Amanda and all the other marathoners out there. It's truly a commitment to train for, and finish, a marathon.

Way to go! See below for a message from Bob:

Bob says he was very motivated and touched by all the support of everyone who came out to cheer for him and Lisa. Congratulations to Lisa on her first marathon. Bob also says he's at home and a full recovery is expected.

 Travel Bug out.

Cruisin' On In - Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015

We've been on Internet and cell phone silence for the past week while we were on our international Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) vacation to Cozumel, Mexico; Belize City, Belize; and Roatan, Honduras. Today we sailed back to Houston and were home in San Antonio by 2:30 pm.

Our ship - NCL Jade

Starting last Saturday, November 28, we left San Antonio about 9:30 am and were at the port southeast of Houston by 1:00 pm. The ship sailed at 4:00 pm and from then until today we felt pampered.

What a cruise it was! Nothing like having all your meals cooked for you, eating whenever you wanted, having your cabin cleaned a couple of times per day, the Captain sailing us to our destinations, as much entertainment as we wanted, and very fun shore excursions. Fabulous!

On this our first evening, we mostly looked around the ship, ate, and figured out what we wanted to do. Here are our first impressions.

The Bridge

Awards in the Bridge Observation Room

A Mayan calendar

More awards and accolades

What we learned about our ship, NCL Jade, is that it was originally the "Pride of Hawaii," which had her maiden voyage in June 2006. At the time this was the biggest, most expensive cruise ship. The ship retains its Hawaiian decor even though she now sails to different ports of call (not to Hawaii).

Plaque honoring maiden voyage to Hawaii

Two pools and four hot tubs on the pool deck

Water slide

Looking back at the cruise ship port in Houston

Bob on deck at the Outdoor Cafe

Looking through the gates of Grand Pacific
Dining Room

Beautiful Chihuly-like flowers above elevators

Jade Club Casino

Our Coast Guard escort out of Galveston Bay

Upper sundeck (raining)

Tankards Beer and Whiskey Bar

Our first night dinner reservations were at Alizar restaurant. Alizar is one of the restaurants on board that is complimentary and not a buffet. The food was good, but we liked the ambiance of the Grand Pacific Dining Room (also complimentary).

Alizar

Me at Alizar

Bob checking out the menu

Waiting for Welcome Show in the Stardust Theater

Stardust Theater

Garden Cafe (buffet) dining room

Carpet in Garden Cafe dining room

We were pretty impressed with the "Welcome Aboard" show in the evening. The Jade Production Cast sang and danced, we heard from the on-board comedian, David Naster, and heard 4Ever (a male quartet) sing. After the show we headed to the Garden Cafe for dessert, then turned in for the night.

Stay tuned for Day 2 - At Sea. [NOTE: I could get used to this!]