Fabulous B-Day Cruise

Happy Sunday to you:)

This is Nikki, Coral's human. Since Coral is still having a grand time at her Grandma Sue's, I'm going to invade her blog and tell you guys about my wonderful week!

So, dogs got picked up last Sunday afternoon for their week-long vacation. Thanks a million to Sue & John for taking care of them!!! Then we did some packing for the week throughout the night and took care of some things around the house.

We got on the ship around 3:30pm on Monday (My actual birthday) , the 8th! I never thought that we'd be on a cruise twice this year!!! The Carnival ship was a lot smaller than Holland America, and our cabin was small too. We tried to switch to an accessible room, but everything was sold out! No complaints here! I was so happy to be on vacation:) I missed having Coral for the first couple of days especially. But I managed to do OK with my white cane even though I kept passing my room despite a big "Happy 40th Birthday" sign on the door! Usually I rely on Coral to remember places after the first visit, and she's proven to be very good! Without her, I kept getting lost on the ship... The crew got to know me well though!

This time, we tried to relax as much as being adventurous because of Greg's new health conditions. So rest of Monday and Tuesday while at sea, we explored the boat, hanged out on the deck, and took it easy for Cabo on Wednesday. Needless to say, the food was good. I ate twice as much at every meal!!! So I had to go work out at the jim for the next feast! I wanted to feel extra princessy and try some spa, but it was way over my price range... We were going swimming, but it was a little cold and the pool area was always crowded!

Wednesday, we enjoyed Cabo San Lucas. on the shore, there were many venders waiting for us and tried to lure into their shops or tours. We ran into this guy who promised us a good deal on parasailing!!! Wow! I've been wanting to do that!!! But we decided to go eat first. Then another guy offered us a boat tour that would drop us at the area with restaurants and shops. So we took the deal. The guide spoke just a little English. But most people including Greg spoke or understood Spanish well enough except for me!!! The scenery was very beautiful! Though I couldn't see well, Greg described everything, and I felt the big waves & heard fish splashing the water! I'm looking forward to digital photos on my computer at home. The boat ended up going back to where we started because the downtown dock was full! So we took a bike cab to the shopping area, which was fun. After yummy lunch at a local cantina and some shopping and walking around, it was already time to go back to the ship! We didn't have enough time for parasailing... Well, more reason to come back! We were having so much fun that we almost missed the last shuttle boat to the ship!!!

Thursday was another relaxing day at sea, and we got to Ensenada on Friday. We went to the big blowhall where the tide shoots up water as high as 100 feet!!! It was pretty cool! I'll post a picture some time soon.

Saturday was the end of our cruise!!! The time just flew away quickly!!! The ship docked in San Diego by 7:30am, and we were home by 10:30am! I wish the vacation was longer, but I know I'd say the same thing after 10-day cruise!!! I should get a job on a cruise ship!

Well, now it's time to go back to work and earn money for the next vacation!