Viva la Mexico

I realized once I started to put things together from Mexico ~ I didn't carry my camera much! I think I only had 6 photos from Cabo, even though we did stop at 3 Mexican ports! Anyway...

Huatulco
This is always a favourite spot with the crew. We are close enough to the beach ~ it is right off the front of the ship ~ that we can do our work and yet still get out to enjoy the sun and water. Despite having a number of phone calls that day, we managed to head to the beach for a couple hours. The events included sitting under the sun, floating on the very warm water and partaking in a couple of Coronas.
Unfortunately I needed to leave Dad and Jane at the beach as I had more work commitments, but it was good to get out.

We met for dinner that night and discussed what we would do in Acapulco. Honestly, this is not my favourite port ~ so we left it that they would explore in the morning and we would meet up in the afternoon.

Acapulco
Far from my favourite port, I find Acapulco very dirty and hot. Apparently Dad and Jane found the heat to be a bit much too. They headed out for a walk that morning, along the beach and up around the fort. By the time they arrived back to the ship, they had decided that they really didn't need to spend more time outside. The humidity factor was very high, causing it to be quite stiffling.

We had lunch upstairs and looked out over the city from the nice comforts of the air-conditioned lounge. We then went to the terminal where there were some shopping opportunities and a small place to have a few beers. Both Jane and I managed to spend some money, and then we had a sampling of the local beverages.

Next Mexican port: Cabo San Lucas

Cabo
This is by far my favourite Mexican port of the 3. I'm not sure if it is because it is very 'americanized' being on the Baja penninsula and close to California. The only unfortunate part is that here we need to Tender. This makes the process of going to shore that much more involved.

We headed out and decided to walk through the marina to the beach. The water here was much more refreshing here than it was in Huatulco. The current was a bit stronger so the act of getting into and out of the sea proved to be a bit entertaining. Poor Jane fell victim to the current and took a bit of a ride while trying to get out of the ocean. After determining she was OK, we discovered that she ended up with about half the beach in her bathing suit! The beach was very nice.






We headed back through the marina and stopped for lunch. We had a bite to eat and 2 for 1 drinks. I asked for a second beer, and we ended up with a second round ~ not sure how that happened but Jane did enjoy her first and second Margarita!

We went back towards the pier and managed to stop for some souvenir shopping. We learned the art of the barter when Jane and Dad found their 'mexican reminders'. So much so that we ended up having the vendor chase Dad down the street to make the final sale.

Viva la Mexico!