This was our 9th cruise. This was our sixth time on Royal Caribbean having sailed twice on Holland America and once on Carnival. My wife and I are both 41 and primarily travel alone, as was the case this time.
We left Abilene around 11:30 AM on January 18th heading towards Houston for the night. The weather was clear as we left but within 40 miles we encountered light snow flurries followed by sleet and then a sleet and snow mix before turning into a steady rain for the remainder of the drive to Houston.
We arrived in Houston just in time to see the Houston Aeros Hockey Team take on the Toronto Marlies. Houston ended up losing in overtime.