Cruisin'!

The fun weekend we'd been looking forward to for a year finally came - Colleen's birthday cruise to Ensenada!

We left Friday afternoon from Long Beach, and since we were a group of ladies on a fun weekend, the photographer had us be silly for our "Bon Voyage" photo.

The ship photographers document everything, in hopes that you'll buy the pictures.

Here is the shot of us all together on our Saturday evening "dressy night," surrounding our 50-years-young friend.


















 
 Our ship, the Inspiration, was huge. We spent Friday evening traveling smoothly to Mexico, and woke up Saturday morning docked in Ensenada.

We spent that day walking around the town, and then had our fancier dinner Saturday evening. On Sunday we stayed out at sea, relaxing by the pool.

 While in Ensenada, we did some shopping, as the streets close to the dock are full of small stores catering to the tourists. We also went into the old bar Hussong's for a drink - it was 2-for-1 margarita day, so the eight of us shared 4 margaritas and a beer for $12. They were STRONG margaritas, too, unlike the pricier drinks on board the ship.

 You hear about the amazing food on cruises, and it was true. Here was our dinner Saturday night - lobster tail.

 I loved the nightlife! We bounced around on our three nights between a karaoke bar, comedy shows, a dancing/singing show, a dance club and a piano bar. There was also a big smoky casino, just like in Vegas.

 Here we are at the piano bar, where we spent a couple of hours Saturday night. It was a lot of fun in there.












Our final breakfast, out on the deck Monday morning, after packing up and leaving our rooms.
Thank you, Colleen, for including me on such a fun and memorable trip. Now, for my next cruise...