A bunch of us went on a cruise to the Mexican Riviera last month and it was absolutely incredible! The past few months have been SO stressful and this vacation was the perfect way to purge myself of a mountain of anxiety.
Our first stop was Puerto Vallarta and we spent the majority of our day on a zip-line tour through the jungle. The zip-line course was built around the movie set of “Predator,” so we occasionally had scary alien action figures jumping out of the bushes to startle us. They were lucky that I didn't reflexively pop them with the big steel pulley I was carrying!
Zip-lining was a blast! We all had so much fun and the scenery was unbelievably gorgeous. Our tour guide referred to Easton as “Grande” the whole time, and I won’t deny that everyone looked pretty nervous every time he came flying into each station at warp speed.
After the zip-line tour we spent some time exploring Puerto Vallarta. What a beautiful city! I was so sad when we were forced to get back on the cruise ship later that night.
Our second stop was Mazatlan! We got off the ship at the crack of dawn and made our way to a beautiful beach resort called El Cid. Our day in Mazatlan essentially consisted of eating (I just couldn’t get enough of that Mexican food), boogie boarding, and a lot of sitting around on the beach with my book…which is pretty much my idea of a perfect day!
Our final stop was Cabo San Lucas, and I can safely say that Cabo was my favorite destination. We took a water taxi over to Lover’s Beach, which is the stretch of beach where the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez meet (hence the name). I was completely astounded by the beauty of Lover’s Beach…words can’t even describe it!
Legend has it that if two people go into this little cave…three will come out! Wink wink. Don’t worry, we never actually made it to the cave…although Easton kept trying to lure me in there.
The section of ocean on the Pacific side of the beach was technically off-limits to swimmers because of the extremely powerful waves and currents…which naturally compelled all of the boys to run directly into the water.
They thought they were so rugged…
…and too tough to steer clear of restricted water…
…until the massive waves got ahold of them…
…and gave them the beating of their lives.
All the boys ended up with cuts and scrapes all over them, and Ben even popped his eardrum after being slammed into the ocean floor. I’m sure they considered their injuries a small price to pay.
We also had plenty of time for snorkeling, ultimate frisbee, wheelbarrow races, and shopping. I’m such a sucker for the street vendors.
Between ports we somehow managed to fill our time on the ship as well…
I had so much fun on the cruise and I met lots of new people. I guess we all need a chance to escape reality sometimes, if only for the sake of our own sanity. But I suppose all good things must come to an end…and now I’m just wondering when I’ll get a chance to execute another escape plan!
11 comments:
that was such an amazing trip baby. i'm so glad we got to go do that. you are so fun to travel with and even better at documenting our trips here on blogger!
Looks SO fun. We went to Puerta Vallarta on our honeymoon and loved it. I need another vacation!!
Wow....I wanna do that!! Seriously, how beautiful!! And it looks like you guys had a lot of fun, too. Oh, and PS, if any of those action figures had popped out at me, I probably wouldn't have had enough self-control to not whack them. What are they thinking with that, huh?
Sounds like you had a great time, I always love holidays and going away on trips. James and I really must try a cruise some time.
love ya.
JEALOUS!!! I want to move down there during the Utah winters. So, basically when we get together you are going to be majorly tan and I will look pasty white next to you....GREAT! That's ok, when are we going to get together?
I LOVE cruises...so jealous!!! That pic of the guys body surfing is awesome!!!
having stumbled across your blog, I would love to know what cruise line you were on, as we have been considering a mexican rivera cruise. Would luv to here
Jealous, jealous jealous. Jealous of the warm weather, jealous of the fun cruise, and jealous that I never look that cute and skinny. And how come your pics look all different and cool?
Jk apparently it was my psycho computer making those pics look different. My bad
Hey! Love the new background!
me again, just wondering if you got my email? Love the new background ... you'll have to show me how to do a live traffic feed .. so I can see from all 6 freinds, who reads my blog. I really need more friends.
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