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Beautiful morning sky! I went on an excursion in Puerto Vallarta that included a tequila tasting. I'll be interested to read about the Cozumel version.
Thanks. I don't know if I will give a good review as I am not a fan of tequila. LOL
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What a beautiful sunrise sky!
Thanks
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So neat to see your pictures from all the ports that I visited on my recent cruise!
It' bringing back memories for me too.
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Beautiful docking experience. The sky and the dock sure looked inviting. Hope it was. Your pix in AP were very good. Is that restaurant really that dark and grey?
AP is pretty dark because they want you to see the color changes on that night.
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I've been enjoying reading your TR as it is. After talking to my husband today, we are really debating a Disney Cruise in June 2014 or Disneyland Christmas of 2014. I'm following your TR even closer now.
Oh my that would be a tough decision. To bad you couldn't do both.
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It was kind of funny as this family was walking with us. I assumed he was part of the group and we stopped for a bit to wait for our guide, Ceaser. This family realized that we were a group and then took off. It was kind of funny.
We went through a shopping plaza to get to our buses. It was kind of funny all the stores advertising drugs for sale. A popular sign we saw was for Viagra. You can get this over the counter here. I joked that I should get Skip some for a souvenir.
We went up over the road and then back down.
I got a quick shot of this guy. I think he really wants you to tip him to take his picture.
And of course we had many vendors asking us to come into their shops. I guess they really don’t have a clue what a group adventure is. Are we really going to stop and buy while the rest of the group goes on?
We made it to our bus and it was already hot and steamy out.
We met Ceasar and he talked the whole way out to the ruins. He was a very good guide and he was very passionate. He also told us the Corona and Dos Equi beers are what Mexicans consider the cruddy beers and pass them off to the Americans. LOL!
A picture of our ticket.
As we drove, I tried to get shots out the window.
Carolyn was kind enough to let me have the window seat.
This would’ve been such a cool shot if I actually got it in focus!
A glimpse of the ship as we drive along.
More shots as we drove to our Mayan Ruin Destination.
And we have now arrived!
A little taste of Disney with the shaped topiary.
We were given about 10 -15 minutes to walk around, and use the bathrooms.
This is the bathroom roof. It was actually really clean in here.
When we met back up, Ceasar told us about some special gem stone they sold here. Of course we were able to get a special discount if we wanted to buy one.
And then it was time to head out to see the ruins.
As we gathered around we got some info about this area and the ruins here.
I was a bit camera crazy, I’ll admit it.
I discovered a hidden Mickey here too!
See it?
Those Mayans were some smart people!
There were quite a few of these guys all around too.
Moving on.
There was a lady in our group who was asking some questions. She looked so familiar and sounded familiar. I got to talking to her a bit and she wasn’t from anywhere that I would know her from, but it bugged me. Finally it dawned on me. I swore she was “Bonnie” from last year’s season of Biggest Loser. She even had a cane, and Bonnie had knee issues. I really thought it was her, but when I got home I asked Bonnie on facebook. Yeah, I have biggest loser people as my friends. LOL! And she said no, it wasn’t her, but she wished it was.
I thought this arch was so cool!
Ceasar told us about the Mayan roads and about the culture and a bit about his own culture too.
He was an excellent guide.
He talked about the Mayan Calendar and compared it with the Aztecs. Now this was back in Sept, so we were all still waiting on the ending of the Mayan calendar at that point. Ceasar said his belief was that we would just have a new beginning. And being that we all are still alive, I am thinking he was probably right!
We then had a few minutes to take pictures and Brook and I took pictures of each other.
And on we went.
This tree was kind of creepy as every so often you would see an iguana poke his head out.
We learned what some of these areas were and represented, and I have to admit I no longer remember much of it.
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Love the Hidden Mickey! Amazing time at the ruins. I'm not sure how I'd feel about all the iguanas. I know they are harmless. We even own a lizard as a pet. But it's a pet, in a cage, not wandering everywhere. I don't do well with creatures, lol!
I'm glad you went camera crazy! Great pics, thanks for sharing them with us. We've been debating on whether to do an excursion in Cozumel. This may sway us. I love the natural beauty and taking pics too!
I've really enjoyed your trip report and hope to read more
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