Cruise Day 4--Mazatlan

We woke up on Wednesday in Mazatlan. We had rented a boat to take us out for the day, hoping to snorkel. The water was freezing (this verdict came from the two who did the Polar Bear Plunge in January, so we took their word that the water was chilly) so that was not going to happen.

We did come upon some seals...

We got a "taxi" ride from our boat to a small beach on Deer Island. Some of us laid out, others went exploring.

Matt, Dave and I went to Senor Frogs for lunch. Matt was very excited to join the congo line, which made its way around the restaurant, dance floor, kitchen and ladies room.

Cruise Day 3--Cabo Wabo and Squid

On the way down, we had great sunrises from our room...

Heading in to Cabo San Lucas on Tuesday morning.

We rented a fishing boat for a half-day excursion. It was too rough to go out fishing for the big stuff, so we stuck close to the famous "keyhole" and were not disappointed.

Almost immediately we started getting hits. And it was constant.

What's Mary working so hard to bring in?

Squid. Lots of squid. About 20 at least.

Not the prettiest fish in the sea to say the least.

A good shot of the keyhole.

We moved to the outside of the keyhole for a bit and right away a yellowfin tuna hit. Dave reeled it in and got intimate for a moment.

A shot of our cruise ship from the fishing boat.

We decided to take a break from fishing (the girls' arms were smoked; those squid were heavy!!) and went looking for whales. We saw one or two...alas not quick enough to get a picture. However, we also ran into a pod of dolphins who we kept up with for a bit. It was amazing.

Back on solid ground for a bit, we explored Cabo.

Mary in front of the marina.

We decided to stop for a bite to eat at, of all places, El Squid Roe. We of course had calamari.

At left is a photo of our waiter, who made us our first (of quite a few) bowls of guacamole. This is where the cruise takes on its nickname "Guacamole Express". We ate it whenever we could in port.

Dave and Mary exploring the restaurant/bar.

Finally, we make it to the mecca of Cabo these days, Cabo Wabo Cantina.

Back on the boat and leaving port.

Cruise Day 1--St. Patty's Day At Sea

Our first at-sea day was fairly warm and not too windy...good for laying out and enjoying St. Patrick's Day.

Our first formal night...

The boys enjoying their cigars on deck after dinner (aka St. Patty's Day Eat Fest '08).

Mexican Cruise--All Aboard

Day 1 of our cruise on the Dawn Princess to the Mexican Riviera...Sitting by the pool (with a drink of course) before leaving San Diego.

Peggy and Mary waiting for the ship to leave port...a bit behind schedule!

The view from our cabins...of the Port of San Diego. (Yes, that is a submarine. I think it's an old Russian one. I was more interested in getting to the boat than sight-seeing, though we did walk past it as we walked from the airport to the port.)

There were two aircraft carriers docked as we were in San Diego.

Ken and Peggy heading to dinner the first night. Let the eating commence!

The Wolfe Tones

We went with Dave's parents to see the Wolfe Tones perform at Finnegan's Harp & Fiddle in Bethesda last night. Dave was very happy to get a pic with 2/3 of the group pre-show.

The show was of course very fun. There were many shots shared and songs sung...