Ahhhhh-Cruising along to Mexico

Dear Friends and Family,

On February 5th Dan and I began our little vacation by flying to L.A. We got a car and drove from LAX to the Temple where we enjoyed a session in a beautiful temple with such charm. It was renovated and now you go room to room and it adds to the experience.

After the temple session we went to Scott and Nancy Johnsons house for a visit. Not being used to the traffic we did not believe the navigator when it said the 28 miles could be driven in 48 minutes. 48 minutes for 28 miles! That only takes half the time. Oh- not so, my friends. It took two hours.

It was pretty funny, Scott would call to check on our progress and sometimes after 10 minutes we would say we had only gone a hundred yards. It took twelve minutes to go from I-5 to the I-10, just the length of the exit and on ramp. He had plenty of time to go to the office to clean up some business and get to the grocery store before we got there.

We played on Friday and went to lunch at a great downtown deli, that was packed with the local people. Always a good sign to see so many people waiting in line for the food. It was worth the wait. Thanks for the experience guys.

We went to the theatre to see Frost/Nixon and it was great to see it on the big screen. I remember some of it from the time, but didn't have the same perspective of the events. Good Show.

On Sat the 7th we arrived at the terminal to board our ship. Here is a picture of our room.And we had a balcony, what fun to be able to sit and look out our own room.

One of the best things of the whole week was watching the sunsets in the evening.

And even more, sunsets.And we did take advantage of the comforts of our little balcony.

We did get off the boat to go into Cabo. There were tons of things to see walking around the marina and the little shopping area was about 10 minutes walk into town.

We had a wonderful lunch at TacoLoco. And the best Guacamole and chips.

And then, of course, the sunset leaving Cabo.

We didn't leave the ship again after that. We sat on the balcony and read the whole time we were in Mazatlan. And I worked a little on my tan. And we did the same in Puerto Vallarta. It was fun to watch the people get off the boat and walk across the street to the Wall Mart. All day long the walkers kept a steady stream to do their mexican, wall mart shopping.

This was our view for the day. Wall Mart and Sams Club. It was so nice to sit in the warm sun and relax.

And all too soon it was time to pack our bags, put them out in the hall, and make the trip home. All good things come to an end. Well maybe not all good things, but vacations do come to a close and become fond memories.

We loved our vacation and are already talking and making plans for the next time when we can all be together to enjoy the experience.

Love you all,

Ma and Pa