Our 2008 Cruise

Cruise on the Royal Caribbean Voyager of the Seas to Conzumel, Mexico; Roatan, Honduras; Progreso, Mexico

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Arriving to the ship in Galveston port. Note the Texas flags and longhorns on the ship.
Word has it that a rich rancher has bought the horns for his ranch (bought on eBay)...
Ship with Longhorns

We checked out the dining room first since eating is the primary goal. We ate on the third floor...
Ship dining room

Arriving at Conzumel, Mexico. Competitor's ship pulled up along our ship...
Two ships at Conzumel

We rented a scooter and looked back at the ships as we rode around the island...
Ships at port

Our welcoming committee in Roatan, Honduras...
Roatan Welcome

Interior lounge where I read every morning...
Interior lounge

Terah's favorite pastime while at sea...
Slots

Main promedade, looking at five (of 15) levels of the ship...
Promenade

Looking at stairway between levels 3, 4 and 5...
Levels

Our welcoming committee in Conzumel, Mexico...
Conzumel Welcome

The idol Terah is sitting on is actually the sacrificial platform where the victim's heart was placed...
Terah's Sacrifice

The main temple at Chichenitza...
Main Temple

It took us 2.5 hours by bus to go from Progreso, Mexico to the Chichenitza ruins...
Stairway

The marketplace temple, the actual markets ran to the right for 100 yards...
Market Temple

The temple at the court where the games were played...
Games Temple

One of the many platform temples within the city of Chichenitza...
Altar

Top of the main temple...
Top of Temple

Many intricate carvings on the side of all temples...
Temple Carvings

The interior of the court where the games were held...
Games Court

The temple of the games...
Games Temple

The hoop used to score, using a leather and rubber ball
(same size as the hole), but could not use hands nor feet, only elboes, knees,
lap, shoulder, head. By the way, the captain of the winning team is the one who
is sacrificed (go figure)...
Hoop

More platform temple carvings (all skulls)...
Platform Carvings

More views of the main temple...
Main Temple

Another view of the market temple with Terah...
Market Temple

Another view of the main temple with me(yawn)...
Main Temple

Terah trying to climb the steep steps of the temple...
Terah Climbing

and that ends Chichenitza (or as our guide says we pronounce it... "Chicken Pizza"

Well, as of February 2008, I retired and started traveling... more to come!

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