| Today we arrived in Manzanillo at about 8AM and we | | | | by the side of the pool, and everyone was joining in |
| were amused to look down from the balcony and | | | | and singing and enjoying a fantastic day. We were |
| see all the buses lined up for the excursions... OK now | | | | still ordering food and drinks poolside as well. Lots of |
| you wonder why we were amused since there are | | | | drinks. |
| always buses lined up for excursions in ports? But in | | | | For about twenty minutes we were visited by a |
| Manzanillo it is really a sight... there were NINE buses. | | | | very large Iguana that had lost it's tail. We fed it |
| Wouldn't that amaze you? Nine buses wouldn't even | | | | lettuce and some of the guys tried to pet it. Boy are |
| hold the crew members going ashore, let alone any | | | | Iguanas fast! The guys were not successful in their |
| significant number of passengers. | | | | endeavors to pet the reptile. |
| We hadn't planned a tour so we had a leisurely | | | | Monetary details; the taxi was $7.00 even though the |
| morning of coffee and conversation on the balcony | | | | driver got lost, the charge to use the resort is $30.00 |
| with some of our Cruise Critic friends, and went | | | | but we were given $30.00 in coupon "money" to use |
| ashore about 10AM. A large group of our Cruise Critic | | | | on the premises and between us we had coupons |
| friends had decided to spend the day at the Las | | | | left over so it was a very economical day. |
| Hadas resort beach and hotel in Manzanillo. | | | | I didn't really want a hamburger or hot dog in Mexico |
| We grabbed a taxi and headed for Las Hadas for a | | | | although they were on the menu and a few of us |
| wonderful day of beach and drinks and pool and | | | | went for cheeseburgers. My daughter-in-law ordered |
| drinks and food and drinks....you get the idea. The | | | | the cerviche and was very pleased and I actually |
| beach was practically empty so I must say we had | | | | ended up with beans, rice, and warm tortillas which |
| fabulous service. The ocean water was warm and | | | | were NOT on the menu so ask for what you want, |
| clear with lots of little fish and the sun was HOT. The | | | | you might get it. I'm not sure why but wrapping the |
| sky was blue and the air warm...we are talking | | | | beans and rice in those soft warm tortillas tasted |
| paradise here! | | | | better than anything else I could imagine. |
| Most of the morning we spent the time sun-bathing | | | | I had planned to go Deep Sea Fishing for sailfish in |
| on the beautiful beach, swimming with the fishes in | | | | Manzanillo, but I had the back problem and decided |
| the warm ocean water, and swimming out to the | | | | not to risk it, and instead did the Las Hadas thing. My |
| raft for some diving fun. We ordered food from the | | | | son and Bob, from our Cruise Critic group, went out |
| beach waiters, and just relaxing. | | | | as scheduled, which was great because Vidal the |
| A little later a few of our group migrated over to the | | | | skipper was able to re-arrange things when the |
| swimming pool, and it's not just a swimming pool. It's | | | | itinerary changed. |
| a huge meandering pool with islands and a swim-up | | | | Apparently they had quite the day on the ocean. |
| bar, pool side disk jockey, and more. For those who | | | | They each caught 70-75 lb sailfish at the same time! |
| prefer fresh water, the pool is absolutely gorgeous, | | | | The smiles are still plastered all over their faces! It |
| the music playing poolside was fabulous, our favorite | | | | has been another great day on our Carnival Spirit |
| oldies. | | | | cruise vacation to the Mexican Riviera! |
| The group of us who ventured there were dancing | | | | |