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Very gusty winds overnight and early morning. On the info channel the seas were classed as "rough, 8-13 feet". The closer we got to Cabo, however, the calmer the winds became. Still windy enough that several excursions were cancelled. The outside temp at 7am was only 69, but we should hit 90 on shore later today. We gained an hour of sleep last night and will get another tonight--an advantage of traveling Westbound!
What a gorgeous location this is! I remember looking at the photos from 2005 reports, but in person it's even more...WOW! I'm looking forward to my shopping expedition in town with Lesley and Carol. Terri will glide from tree-to-tree while we plod along on solid ground. This will be my first time tendering into a port--plenty of adventure for me.
Tonight is Pirate Night--another first for me, since I slept through the celebrations 2 years ago.
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Carol, Lesley and I had a wonderful day in Cabo. In town the temps were very comfortable, reaching the low 80's by noon--just perfect for walking around and poking into all the shops. As I suspected, the three of us together are downright dangerous to shop with! We all purchased beautiful fire opals and assorted trinkets. Lesley also got a beautiful orange blouse that will set off the opal perfectly. We had a delicious lunch at Cabo Wabo. I had been worried about getting on and off the tender, but had no problems. I'm paying today for all the walking, though!
Although, as usual, I was asleep before the deck party began, I enjoyed pirate dinner. Nearly everyone had some sort of pirate gear on and some folks had obviously put a lot of thought and time into their costumes.
We have 2 sea days left before this amazing trip comes to an end.
I'm running out of internet minutes, so won't be downloading, captioning or arranging more photos until I get home next week.
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Last day... very sad to leave the ship and new-found friends. What a rude awakening it will be to arrive home to all of life's routine tasks. Cruising is such a complete vacation--a person could get very used to this.
Another cold, blustery day. Too bad our last 2 sea days have been mostly too chilly to enjoy the outside decks, but there's plenty to do inside. Yesterday it was comfortable outside for a couple of hours in the afternoon and maybe that will happen today as well. Yesterday I took it easy, having overdone the walking in Cabo. I ran into Lesley during the afternoon and she and Terri stopped by (looking lovely for formal night) during our dinner at Animator's Palate. We were all wearing our new jewelry purchases and I must say we all chose well!
Today is packing day, but I'm sure I'll find time for other things. The Art of Entertainment series ends with a dessert presentation, so I'll try to see that. I may play bingo this afternoon, as the final jackpot will be nearly 20,000
$20,000! Wow! That is a big jackpot!
It's sad to see the end of the cruise already. I know I will feel the same at the end of ours!
Thanks for sharing!
I can't believe the trip is over...it went so fast for us as we read so I cannot begin to understand what you all must be feeling now that this amazing trip is in it's last hours...
You shopping excursion sounded wonderful - glad that the weather was comfortable for a day of shopping...
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What a great jackpot though - $20,000. 
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