Finally a Vacation!

After 5 years, Aaron and I finally traveled. Yes, I know it is a shock for all! We decided to go on a cruise to the Mexican Riviera with NCL. It was awesome! Our ports of call were Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and puerto Vallerta. We loved all but Cabo. I have no idea where those girls from The Hills go to in Cabo because I didn't see one nice hotel there! We hated all the stupid street vendors that chase you down 3 blocks trying to sell you crap. Speaking of which, we found it interesting that no matter which city you were in, all the street vendors were selling the exact same crap that was supposedly "hand made". I doubt it! We got swindled....I bought 2 "sterling silver" bracelets for $15 ( I was proud because I talked him down from $30), and then about 10 feet down the walkway, a vendor was selling the exact same bracelets for $1. Needless to say, we learned our lesson. I don't think we bought anything else after that...and don't even get me started on the $10 box of tampons (10 count) that we had to buy on the ship. Other than the money raping, it was the funnest vacation I've ever been on. We saw a whole bunch of whales and dolphins.

In Mazatlan we went on a walking tour of the downtown area. It was fun to see because the next week was their Carnival or Mardi Gras, the town was bustling and so colorful. After the tour, Aaron and I decided to go do our own touring and we ended up getting lost. It took us about 2 hours to find our way back to the ship by walking route. We even got to tour the slums of Mazatlan....how rustic (I prefer rustic over crack whore infested tin shacks). We didn't even go into Puerto Vallerta because it looked just like California, and I didn't get a passport to see a Mexican version of California (especially when across the street from our port there was a shopping mall, Walmart, and a Sams club). So we ended up going on a 7 hour tour of little secluded beaches that were only accessible by boat ride. The little towns were Majhauita and Yelapa. We loved Yelapa, it's a little town that is 120 years old and only got electricity 5 years ago. It was like touring an article from a National Geographic. Loved it! The beach in Yelapa was our most favorite beach the whole trip.



Best trip in the world, we were sad to come home