Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Bon Voyage

 Joel and I have been wanting to go on another cruise for sometime now so when my parents said that they were planning on one this Fall we decided to go for it. We went on a 7 night cruise out of Long Beach, CA to the Mexican Riviera. We stopped in Cabo San Lucas for 2 days and Puerta Vallarta for 1. We had a blast and got to do so many fun shore excursions. The first day in Cabo, Joel and I went on an ATV tour through the grass hills and along the beach. It was absolutely beautiful. We each had our own ATV which was scary for me since I didn't know how to drive a semi- automatic and almost rolled backwards down a hill once but we survived and had a ton of fun!!
FYI- Prepare yourself because this post is going to be jam packed with pictures.

 
 
 
The second day in Cabo, Joel and I decided to go parasailing. I had never been before and it seemed like it would be a lot of fun so we went for it. We had a blast. It didn't last nearly as long as I would have liked but we enjoyed it. When we finished parasailing we met up with my parents at the beach and spent the rest of the day there with them, swimming, sunbathing and shopping. It was way more fun than I could ever tell you about so here's some pictures.
 


 
On our day in port in Puerta Vallarta, Joel, my dad, and I all went ziplining. (mom was not a fan so she stayed on the boat and enjoyed the peace and quiet) This was probably my favorite shore excursion. There were a total of 12 different ziplines through the beautiful canopy. We had so much fun and the views were absolutely breath taking :) Again, pictures will show more than I could ever explain.
 
 

Upside down- no hands! Very Scary!



 
 


The days at port and shore excursions are great but the cruise ship is pretty amazing as well. Our boat had 2 pools, a water slide, like 5 hot tubs, an outside movie theatre, a casino, comedy club, basketball court, mini golf course, and buffet after buffet. We had a lot of fun on the ship as well. Here are a few random pictures from the trip:
 


 


 

 

 



 
We had the best of times! I am so grateful that we were able to go on this trip. A big thanks to my brothers and sister back at home who puppy sat Lucy for us... what an adventure that was;)
We had so much fun and I will always treasure this special trip with my parents and husband :)