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| A little cooler in Marengo, IA - GGD Jessica |
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| Couple tomato plants bloomed while we were gone! |
Co-Founders Don Wasek and Arch "Beaver" Aplin opened their first store as partners, which is still open as of 2020, in Lake Jackson, Texas, in 1982. Aplin formed the name Buc-ee's by combining his childhood nickname; the name of his Labrador Retriever, Buck; as well as the appeal of Ipana toothpaste's animated mascot, Bucky the beaver. Aplin was born in Southeast Texas, with his father originating from, and grandparents residing in, Harrisonburg, Louisiana.
Buc-ee's expanded and opened its first travel center in Luling, Texas, in 2001. Buc-ee's are large stores with fuel pumps that range from 80-120 fueling positions for gas and diesel (some stores include Ethanol Free and DEF) and a large selection of jerky, pastries, fresh sandwiches, tacos, Dippin' Dots and fudge and other items.
In 2012, Buc-ee's opened its largest travel center in New Braunfels, Texas, on Interstate 35. The New Braunfels location is the largest convenience store in the world at 68,000 square feet.[6] The store features 120 fueling positions, 83 toilets, 31 cash registers, 4 Icee machines, and 80 fountain dispensers. It also offers tubing and water gear for enjoying the nearby Guadalupe River.
The New Braunfels, Texas store was named the 2012 "Best Restroom in America" by Cintas. They now have stores in Louisiana and Florida.
We were docked before 6 am. Had to wait for our deck to be called to disembark. We were on 6 and they started with the top and bottom decks and worked their way to the middle--so we were the last to be called for the "taking your own luggage" group. Then there were the decks that had their luggage picked up from their hallways the night before.
Waiting for the call -- we were soon asked to leave the cabin so it could be cleaned for the next group to come aboard -- so spent some time wandering on 4 and 5 before finally getting call to go to 3 where the gangway was.
I didn't count, but probably 4 ramps on the moveable area between the ship and the dock. Here is coming into the building itself.
Finally coming up to the final area where the Passports were checked. They didn't really inspect the luggage. After this area you walked by one area where they asked if you had any alcohol to declare for taxes.
Some of the entertainers we listened to
Had a heart walking down the way on Valentines day!
Got barbeque from outside grill
one day - wish we had discovered
it earlier.
The entertainment by GoldWing and the other 3 acts got squished into a small room the last day.
The video from it is HERE
Every evening the waiters had a dance.
The last night they added a special
song. Some of it can be
seen/heard on this video
that I took of various things
that day 2-14-20 Day on ship CLICK HERE
Group we listened to into the evening on Firday the 14th. Below shows the table we were sitting in at that time. Some of this group's singing is on the Day on the ship video.
Some photos of the Baldridge family
in the main dining room.
A representative part of the 1600 crew
were presented on stage on Friday
and received accolades for their
services during the week.
I have almost 800 photos taken during February, including the cruise. I have only put a small
portion on this blog.
Will close off for now.
Lynn
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