That's right... we took a three day cruise to Ensenada Mexico and back and did not take a single picture. We both realize the shame in this but have gotten over it.
We had such a good time. We left Friday morning at about 4:30 am and made it to LA early enough to go to a movie. We watched August Rush which turned out to be an OK movie. We boarded the ship at about 2:00 and I ran Maria ragged discovering every part of the ship. This was my first time cruising and I wanted to see the view from each level, deck 12 all the way down to deck 4. We did not waste any time in ensuring that we got our monies worth of food and found our way to deck 11 where they were serving a lunch buffet. The food during the cruise was amazing. We ate beef fillets, lobster bisque, escargot, roasted duck, mahi-mahi and much, much more. Aside from eating we also enjoyed many great activities including: comedy performances, movies, pictionary (our team won), categories, belly-flop contests (we enjoyed this one as spectators only), cooking demos, raffles, and so much more. All of this was on the ship though! We also enjoyed a great day on land in Ensenada. We took a tour up the the Mercado and la Bufanda (open market and natural blow hole) and enjoyed the entire experience. Our guide, Zoila, was very nice and amusing. The market was fun but the vendor solicitations in the street got a bit annoying. We enjoyed lunch at a little restaurant that looked down over the market.
Overall we had an enjoyable experience and would recommend it to anyone. We feel that we got our money's worth and are considering doing it all over again.
4 comments:
We're jealous. I guess we will have to start saving up!
Maria Lynn! You sneaky girl...I found you! I am so jealous that you guys went on a cruise. Kali and I were just talking about how fun that'd be. He really wants to go to Mexico since he's never been before. We are moving back in 3 weeks and I am so excited. I can't wait to see you!
It was so fun to read about your cruise. It sounds like so much fun. I'm glad you got to do this. You know there is tons to see and do in Washington D.C. That should be your next trip. You will even get free lodging, and a personal tour guide, if you can put up with the six tag alongs.
It sounds like the two of you had a wonderful get-away to celebrate your first anniversary and wind down after a hectic week or two. You both carry a huge work/study load ... down time is extra special for go-getters. What are your plans for the second? ;-)
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