Blogs from Guerrero, Mexico, North America - page 6

Pacific Dreams So, once again I find myself including a few too many photos... Sorry everyone - I tend to think they tell a story of their own, as I’m not actually expecting anyone to struggle through my longwinded stories :) I’ll try to keep it short this time... Maruata I guess I should’ve learned by now that anywhere described in the Lonely Planet isn’t actually going to be anything like what I imagine. This also turned out to be true for the first stop on our search for the Pacific Dream: Long white-sanded beaches with palm trees and cabanas with ocean views. Maruata is described just like that; a secluded little Oceanside village (with potentially no electricity, we read online) known only for the sea turtles that come here and lay their eggs at night ... read more

About a month before my family came to cruise with me, I’d emailed them options for what we could do in the ports of call. The one thing my cousin Kelsey had to do was swim with dolphins. I’d never done this before, though it’s been offered on most ships I’ve worked on. Crew rarely get passes to do this tour and I’d never wanted to do it badly enough to spend the money on it. But I still had some money left over from Christmas presents, which I’d been told was to use on excursions from the ship, so it seemed like the time for me to swim with the dolphins as well. It was an early morning for me and I sure looked and felt rough when I met the family. We took the ... read more

I have family onboard and we’re in port - an excellent combination! Today’s port was Acapulco. We don’t arrive in port until noon which considering I work so late at night, I love. I get to sleep in and still have a full port day. Uncle Allan, Aunt Renee and Kelsey watched the ship sail into Acapulco Bay and up to the pier while I still slept. But then we met up and headed out into the city. We actually split up today for our day time tours. Uncle Allan and Aunt Renee did a walking and shopping tour of the city. Kelsey and I went snorkeling. The two of us boarded a dive boat right at the end of the cruise pier. The snorkel tour, “Captain’s Choice” takes you to two of many different snorkel ... read more

Well....it is cool and rainy today. The storm came in with high winds around 2:00 am, waking Bill (who was getting wet) and not me. The hotel doesn't have any real indoor spaces: our room has screens but no way to close off the windows. The covered patio gives us quite a bit of protection, but the wind was blowing hard enough to push rain into the room. It calmed down after about 30 minutes, but has been raining most of the day since then. We made it to the cash machine in the OXXO (like a 7/11) on the main road, but are waiting for a break to go eat dinner! I saw some bright orange and yellow birds today, but don't know what they are....There are many long-tailed grackles here: black with yellow eyes ... read more

Hoy fui la clase final de la escuela de Espanol. Despues de las clases vamos en un viaje de Taxco. En Taxco vemos una catedral hermosa y una puebla blanca. Compramos mucha plata y bebimos Mascal cuando estamos comprandos muchas cosas. A la manana Vamos a Ir a la Ciudad de Mexoco, de el Bazar Sabado y Xochomilco por un excursion. Manana es la dia final de la escuela y tambien es el cumpleanos de Debra! ... read more