This is part two of my trip report. This is the Pacific coast of Mexico, and I even included a brief review of an on-board movie.

Cabo
Our first port was Cabo San Lucas at the tip of Baja California Sur. Cabo has a spectacular harbor and a quaint Mexican flavor with a taste of Hollywood. I got some great pictures. It was hot, but we walked around and did a little shopping. We passed up tours at this stop. Cabo even has an English language newspaper called the "Gringo Gazette." The word "Priceless" on the front page means that it's free, but I found it to be priceless in a number of ways.

The next day was at sea. We saw a lot of dolphins and I saw a sailfish from our balcony. The "at sea" days are relaxed and enjoyable, but days in port can be hectic especially when there is no pier and you have to shuffle back and forth on tenders. Cabo was the only port where tendering was necessary.

Acapulco
Thursday finds us in Acapulco, fabled playground of the rich and famous. The cruise ship dock is right in town, and we arrived at daybreak. We took a cultural and historical tour of the town. We saw the old fort, the cliff divers, and an old cliff-top hotel where John Wayne and the who's who of Hollywood used to stay. Acapulco is a large crowded city. The shoreline going south from the center of town is the best part. It is clean and modern and might remind you of Waikiki.

Huatulco
From Acapulco it is just a short cruise down the coast to Huatulco (Wah TOOL co). This is a developing resort town. Almost everything is new, clean, and uncrowded. There is a nice hotel in the main shopping center and several others within walking distance. There are eight or nine beaches, separated by rocky headlands. The ship docked at a new pier at the main beach in the middle of the waterfront. You could spend a week there without needing a car. The town is somewhat isolated by mountains.

We saw lots of pelicans and frigate birds along the Mexican coast.

Saturday was another at-sea day, as we sailed for Costa Rica. I saw a large sea turtle.

Each night we ate in the formal dining room and then went to the show in the main theatre. In between, we would find a lounge with some good music and grab a table for two. One of our favorite lounges had an instrumental quartet with piano, bass, violin, and clarinet. They mixed classical and old favorites.

I have just started processing the digital pictures. There is no problem getting good pictures down that way.

There was also a movie theater on board and we found time for only one movie. It was a James Bond effort called "Die Another Day." Two thumbs down.

That's all for now. More in a couple of days. I plan to waste tomorrow afternoon watching the races.
Howard