We took off from San Diego & spent the first 2 days at sea. The second night was the first formal night...
After dinner that night we attended the show. (They have a different show every night after dinner that they claim are as good as anything you would see in Vegas. Right!) We laughed really hard & I'm not so sure it was suppose to be a comedy. It showcased the singers & dancers. The dancers made me giggle the whole time. Seriously, sickled feet & horrible technique at that level? It was sad.
Our first stop was Acapulco. We had quite the group - 52 in all - so, we waited to get off the boat to book anything. We found some vans to drive our crew around for the day. We went to this awesome resort to look around & walk out to their private beach - BEAUTIFUL!! Hit up some local little shops & then went to watch the cliff divers. They were scary to watch, but it was almost scarier to watch them climb the mountain to jump off of. They took the theatrics a little far before jumping doing their Hail Mary's & stuff. But, still cool.
The next day we stopped at Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo. We took a water taxi to a beach across the docking area & just spent the day their. Erik did some snorkeling & I was happy to rent a raft & float in the ocean. The following picture is a view of our boat from the beach we played at.
Our last stop was Manzanillo. We were docked in an industrial area & not the prettiest. We waited around for awhile waiting to find out what the plan was. While waiting we watched the Inauguration in the lounge. Pretty cool to say I watched that piece of history on a boat in Mexico. Finally we found some vans to take us around. We went shopping first in the downtown area. We then were taken to an iguana preserve where Erik & I held a huge iguana. WEIRD!! Then, it was off to the beach! Erik did some body surfing here & he didn't come out of the water for a long time. He could live in the ocean if it was possible.
After the stops we spent another 2 days at sea before returning home to san Diego. Erik got sick the last couple of days which was not fun. But, I'm happy to say I didn't gain any weight. The captain at one point said the average weight gain on a cruise that long was 7 pounds. I actually ate better & worked out more. It's been harder for me being home to work out & eat good. The very last day at sea they had a cancer walk for Breast Cancer. It was fun to be involved with that!
Some more fun little tidbits are:
** Going dancing - you haven't seen anything until you've seen Eric Bateman get the asian crowd involved in dancing & even body slamming one of the little old guys. Hilarious!!
**Playing lots of cards & dice with the crew on those long days at sea.
**Meeting one of the cutest girls ever - Kylee.
**Watching Chad Waldron ham up the Black Jack tournament.
**Playing musical chairs at dinner every night & never knowing who you will end up sitting next to.
**Erik bought a wedding ring (his has been lost for years) in Ixtapa & then lost it in the ocean in Manzanillo - NICE!
**Seeing lots of dolphins & even whales. Erik & I even saw a sea turtle. We just happened to look out the right window at the right time.
**Seeing good old Nate with an earing in & suspenders. Quite the sight! :)
**Getting rained on when arriving back to San Diego & standing in it waiting for our ride to the airport. Does wonders for the hair!!
I'm sure I'm missing quite a bit. I didn't take notes this time on what we did everyday like I did last time. All in all, it was fun. We actually enjoyed the last one a little better - the stops were nicer & we did more "stuff". But, we can't complain. Cruising's the way to go. We're up for that anytime!
1 comment:
sounds fun to me sitting here and watching the snow fall. Not that I don't love the beauty of that, but being warm sounds good. Love you, Mom
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