Anniversary Cruise to Mexico

I'm not sure where to start and feel somewhat overwhelmed to try to describe a fun-filled week of vacation into a small blog. So, I don't want to bore you, and will spare you the details...as I'm sure I'll be able to tell most of you in person anyways.

In short: The cruise was super rocky the first two days of our cruise and I'm not sure if it has to do with the ever so fun hurricane "Dolly." Either way, it was definitely rocky at first but definitely got better as the week went on (thank goodness).

Our first stop was Cabo San Lucas, which was a lot of fun but incredibly HOT! We took a catamaran down to Chileno Bay where we snorkeled. Plenty of fish, sting rays, jelly fish, and an octopus later, we headed back just in time (10 minutes later after the LAST tender boat was to leave for the ship). Ooops!

Mazatlan followed Cabo; where we just took a tour of the town, ate at a "World Famous Shrimp" restaurant and did some shopping. It was a very nice day in Mazatlan which was a nice break after a scorching hot day in Cabo.

Puerto Vallarta was SO much fun! We zip lined from 12 platforms, some 75 ft. high, taking about an hour to get through, in a forest of Puerto Vallarta. Super fun! I've worked the zip lines at Forest Home before so I was a little familiar where Jeff has never done it before. We both loved it! Not a fan of the walk back though...

The days of cruising (3 total) were fun but we did get a little "cabin fever" at the end. It did help though to see the vast marine life in the ocean; whales, sea lions, and dolphins, which often swam along with the ship. Definitely entertaining!

Overall, it was SUCH a relaxing time! It's crazy to think it's been a year already! I love it!

Some pics: Our Ship: Vision of the Seas, taken as we were tendering back to the ship in Cabo.

Cabo San Lucas: "Los Arcos," which is the very tip of Baja California (for those who don't know)



Mazatlan: The rocks in the picture below are called the "Two Brothers." They say that the Pelicans come out at night and "paint" the rocks...also known as bird poo...

Yep, that's one of the 5 divers that dive off this platform everyday. The platform is about 45 ft. high and that water below is only 6 ft deep. There were 6 (not joking), one died 6 months ago doing this, yet they continue to do this and make a living off of tips from those watching below. CRAZY!!


Puerto Vallarta: This bird gave kisses. The tongue felt like leather against the skin. Good times!
Picture in front of our ship, waiting to go on our Canopy Tour (zip line). Just to the right is the Disney Magic ship. Both ships were always in port together.
This is SUCH a great picture, considering this line was a free spin, meaning you sat back in your harness as they spun you going across the line. This picture was in mid spin :)
Our friend JackWe were delayed 3+ hours in Puerto Vallarta because they routinely had to clean the bottom of the ship getting rid of barnacles, etc. Apparently there was a lot more than anticipated so they had divers cleaning the bottom of the ship for hours, causing a major delay. No worries though, as we waited we saw a huge storm come in which was awesome. Lots of thunder and a great lightning show!


I had to include these. Every night, you come back to a towel animal on your bed. The elephant was my favorite, and the second one...well, the verdict is still out on what that is. But it has the appropriate attire on it's head.