Sunday, March 11, 2012

South of the border

Our favorite spot on the boat was the sun decks/pools in the back. The boat was completely booked, 2700 people... but honestly it didn't feel like that many people. We were constantly running into people we had met at dinner and faces started looking familiar after a day or two. There were maybe 50 kids total on the boat, I wouldn't be surprised if someone told me that 70% of the passengers were over 50 years old. That may not appeal to some people but it was perfect for us old fogies at heart.
 First port was Puerto Villarta, our view from the ship consisted of a Walmart and Sams Club... needless to say we weren't necessarily looking forward to going into town. Luckily our entire day was filled up with zip lining, hiking, repelling, mule riding, and tequila tasting (not). The excursion was AWESOME, but on the way back the driver decided to pull over to a tequila distillery and let us tourists take a tour. The strong smell of fermentation made me nauseous.


 Second port was Cabo San Lucas. We spent our time there snorkeling and whale watching.


 Most of the whale we saw were humpback but this is a picture of a gray whale, it was almost white colored and super huge. With one swoosh of it's tail it was gone, long gone, it was SO FAST!
Our time little bit of time at port we spent exploring the beach.

Overall here is my review of the cruise: AWESOME. Food: great. Bed: hard as a rock. Next time we'll bring friends/family and maybe the kids. Also, I highly recommend getting a balcony room, it was hard not having natural light in out little cave.

Seven days without the kids was bittersweet. I'm glad to be home though. :) :)

5 comments:

  1. Looks amazing, totally jealous! Glad you guys had fun :)

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  2. Looks like you had a great adventure!! Also, you look so sassy in your sun hat- LOVE IT!!!

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  3. The photos are so pretty!! Glad you had a good time :)

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  4. So much FUN! I love that there is a Wal-mart/Sam's Club right when you get off the boat. Supply and demand at work! I'm sure people are super excited to be able to pick up the stuff they forgot to pack. :) It seems that EVERY time I go on vacation I end up at a Target sooner or later. Of course, it's totally not what you're wanting to see when you leave the country, huh?

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  5. Cruises are AMAZING! We loved ours! We went with another couple and it was lots of fun! Cabo was our favorite stop! Cute pictures!

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