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| Costa Maya, Mexico |
A short overnight cruise at 7 knots brought us to Costa Maya where there is a fantastic new cruise ship terminal which is quite a contrast to the rest of the place. Another Carnival cruise ship was moored right beside us. We had a look around the shops at the cruise centre before catching a bus into the town of Mahajual. This is right on the beach. There is no traffic in town and the roads are sand.
Mexican touters all wanted us to have a massage or a drink or something to eat or to buy souvenirs, clothing or artifacts. Ian sucumbed and bought a cactus hat and we were lured into the Black Cat Bar. I wonder why??? We met the proprietor who is an interesting Canadian woman who produced two black cats which she had brought with her from Canada some years ago. She had been a mechanical engineer and chemist in Canada. Now she and her husband are trying to develop a small hotel in Mahajual and in the meantime are living in an old trailer behind the Black Cat Bar.
We got a cab back to the cruise centre and came back on board. We left before the other ship and there was a great to-do about leaving. We all cheered on another and the ships horn sounded, etc, etc. Ian proceded to get very drunk with Randy, Mark and George, a big Texan. Might have had something to do with the fact that it was full moon. With the evening star and the other cruise ship was beside us. It was quite a sight and I tried to get a photo of the scene.
Tonight was the second formal night on board, wo I left Ian to it and got dressed up and took myself first to the shopping deck where there was a gold sale on. Then to dinner, a play at the casino and the show. Tonight's show was spectacular with all the glitz, costumes, lighting, big band and dancing girls.
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| Carnival Legend Grand Buffet |
The Grand Buffet, which is a feature of the cruise was at 11.30pm. It was amazing and I have made a slide show which gives an idea, but doesn't do it justice.
Found Ian, got a cup of coffee to take back to the cabin.
4 comments:
hi heather steve a here if you are shopping can you buy dad new shorts every photo he's in is camo pant and he's a clue they're not working i can still see him
love steve a
p.s. cat says meow or hi or feed me or let me in or let me out depending what time of day it is.
Hi Ian and Heather,
Have been following your travel tales with interest and I must say a bit of jealousy. Particularly like the sound of the cruise and the exotic stopovers. What? Ian got drunk?? Never? Ah well Heather that equates to another pearl necklace. Continue to have a great time and haggle for everything.
Frangar
Hi guys ,just got back from the bush ,great to follow your trip.Have a coldie for me Ian----Ted
Hi there, or should that be "Hola!" I think the shorts are very cool Ian so take no notice of Steven, pity the matching hat is still in Perth. What I want to know Heather is what you just couldn't come home without from the gold sale. Baby Callum Leggett is home and doing well, although Kane caused an uproar when he asked what was with the spray on tan! I forgot to tell him that the little tike had a bad bout of jaundice... Some people just don't realise that new parents can only see that their baby is perfect. Take care, Kerri.
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