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Ports of Call in Mexico

We had three days in two different ports; Cabo San Lucas for two days and Puerto Vallarta.

In Cabo the first day we made our way through town to Cabo Wabo Cantina - Sammy Hagar's bar. We had a drink and a bite to eat.

My inner rock star coming out!

Cute selfie.

Crazy, fun selfie!

Then we walked farther to find a bar on the beach that Bill and Janine had been to previously.

Hanging out at Mango's Deck Bar & Restaurant.



The view from the deck bar.

The great thing about being on the beach was that you could take a water taxi right back to where the cruise tenders pick you up.

Janine and Bill headed back to the ship while Jason and I headed off on a little adventure to find another local beach. We came across some sea lions on the way.




Beach selfies!

I guess I have no pictures, but day day two in Cabo we headed back to Mango's but this time got there early enough that we got beach lounges on the water and spent the day swimming, sunning, drinking and shopping from the local vendor who would come up to us EVERY. FIVE. MINUTES. to try and sell us something. But we did get a few treasures!

 Our second port of call in Puerto Vallarta was spent at Las Caletas Beach Hideaway.

Here we are (NOT getting over served) on the catamaran ride down to the private beach.

It was a beautiful ride down the coast.

Girlie selfie!

 Once there they give you lunch, unlimited drinks and all kinds of water sports and activities. Jason headed off right away to do some suba diving while us three had lunch and made our way to the beach.

 It was so beautiful and peaceful.

Can you see those floating platforms? They had hammocks and chairs under umbrellas that you could swim or paddle out to - Jason and I paddle boarded out to the farthest one.

 Way over there in the water was Jason.

I didn't get any more pictures while we were enjoying the area, as we were too busy swimming, paddle boarding and relaxing in hammocks that dipped into the water along the shore. It was a little slice of heaven!

 A few pictures as we were lined up to get back on the catamaran on our way back to the ship.





 Once back in town, Janine and Bill headed back to the ship after a long day in the sun, but the ship didn't leave until 7p that night so Jason and I headed off on another adventure. 

The plan was to take a taxi into town but once we got in the cab the driver offered to drive us around town to see the sights and give us a little tour. Plus, he stopped in the old town area where we could get out and do some shopping.

 This was a little wooden bridge in the middle of the old town area that crossed the river.

It was nice to see an authentic part of town and be able to shop without being harassed because we were in the touristy area. Plus, the items were more authentic and better priced!

After the cab dropped us off, Jason still wasn't ready to go back to the ship so we walked around until we found a small, local bar and stopped in for a drink. It was great for Jason to practice his Spanish and the bartender was a really nice young man who really enjoyed talking to us, and us him.

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