January 26th - Acapulco

The dark-hulled ship is Queen Victoria!

NanSea, our world cruise hostess!

We are definitely "gob smacked" by Acapulco! (That means "amazed"...Rodney and Rhona are making great headway teaching us new English words and phrases...and maybe a little Liverpudlian slang! We should be almost British by the time we get back home!) We were out on our balcony as we approached at 6:30 AM -- before daybreak -- and it looked like a spangle of glittering jewels laid out over the hills! And it didn't disappoint when the sun came up...I had no idea it would be so gorgeous! I can certainly understand how it became a hideaway for the Hollywood crowd! We saw the cliff divers (two at once!) and some other tourist sites and then were dropped off at a shopping area where they were offering frozen margaritas to sip while shopping. It was hot...and they tasted REALLY REALLY good....so we drank them REALLY REALLY fast! And then someone reminded us that they ARE made with ice (which is of course made with water)...and we ARE in Mexico....Oops!!! We decided that if we were going to get sick....well, we might just as well enjoy another!! Yummmmmmm! (No...we didn't get sick...) Then we went to an incredible open-air restaurant built into a cliff with the best views in Acapulco (and, yes...more margaritas!) Renowned Mexican chef and owner, Eduardo, showed us how to create a four course culinary delight which we then got to eat. (Note: Eduardo is even cuter than Tom Brady, with an added plus....he can cook!!) As we left the ship this morning for our excursion, our world cruise hostess, NanSea (Yes! That's really how she spells it...and she's really a hoot....see photo above!), gave us a little quote that went something like this, "Many people will step into and out of your life, but only a true friend will leave footprints on your heart." We miss all of you at home!