Baja Cruise 10/17-10/21

James and I had the great opportunity to go on a cruise last week. Neither of us had ever been on one and didn't really have any idea what to expect. Well, we are both now big advocates of cruises and would recommend one to anyone. We loved it so much and are already planning on another one for our 5 year anniversary. I also need to send a BIG thanks to Lori and Jodi for watching Jax for us so we could have that time together.

We got a certificate from James' sister last year which covered a good portion of the cruise. We chose the one we did because the coupon covered it and we didn't want to spend too much more money. Next time we will go to a different place for a longer period of time. So we went on the Baja Cal/Mexico cruise. We ported in Long Beach and left Monday evening. We spent the day Tuesday on Catalina Island, Ca. Wednesday we spent the day in Ensenada, Mexico. Thursday was a full day at sea, and we got off the boat Friday morning back in Long Beach.

We can't say enough how much we enjoyed this experience and how grateful we were to spend it together.


our cozy little room




Catalina Island


Sea lions on a buoy


dolphin 1 foot away from me





this describes the whole feel of the island, its a retirement community with 4 roads and everyone drives golf carts. it was a cute little place


bald eagle


scorpion


4-wheeling in Ensenada


bear


seal rock in Catalina


view from our room (we were on the bottom deck)


And here is a highlight of the trip, a wild dolphin excursion we had on Catalina Island