Monday, June 11, 2012

Mexican Riviera Cruise

How blessed are we??? My family took us on an amazing Carnival Cruise. It was such a fun experience, and the company was even better! Who were the people on this cruise with us, you may ask?

Here they are:
 My sweet step sister Brooke
  My lovely Mom and Dad
My hunky husband
and my super fun brother! 
What a great group!
The cruise ship, The Splendor, was so big! And there was a constant stream of food being emitted from its decks! There was a water slide, pools, gym, dining room, on and on. It was an incredible ship!
The entertainment was fun. We enjoyed things like game shows, comedy clubs, and some music dancing stuff. The grand theatre was BEAUTIFUL! We called it the glitter room.
Two members of our group actually won a coveted carnival trophy! My dad won a ping pong tournament on deck, and I won who wants to be a millionaire! (the 3rd time I played, but whos counting?)

 
Dad also was in a hilarious game show with battle of the sexes. For the final event you had to squeeze a coin between your bum cheeks, walk over to a cup, and try and drop it in. Everyone was dying with laughter! it was sooooooo fun!
 He almost got it in, but to no avail.

Our first excursion was to Cabo San Lucas. We had some issues with Jose' Cruise and his water taxi, but thanks to strong talking men, we got our money back. The first day we spent relaxing on the beach and the second day in Cabo, we went on a boat tour of the arch, lovers beach, and my favorite, went snorkling. I had never done that before and was blown away by how close the fish were to me! And how many colors! We saw a school of fish and could swim in it! So crazy!
Our next excursion was in Puerto Vallarta. We went on a city tour where we stopped at some places to shop, walked around the city, and stopped finally at a beautiful resort beach with free paddle boarding, kayaking, and lots others. There were so many neat sculptures and things to see on the beach walk. I was blown away by some of the art and street performers.
But what was the craziest part of our trip? I would say Jeremy being stung by a jellyfish while paddle boarding! Ahhhhhhh! He said it felt like being sliced by a knife, then being shocked. His arm looked crazy for a couple days, but its healed up fine.
So, what your dying to know, did he pee on it? Why yes, yes he did. He said it made it feel a little better, but the interesting part is the fact that we were playing Fact or Crap on the cruise ship the next day and were told that peeing on a jelly fish sting is an old wives tale! That it is completely crap! Hahahahah! Oh well, at  least it was cool! They said to use vinegar.... much less exciting.

It was such a fun week! We felt so blessed to be with such fun people, doing such fun things, and being protected through it all.

Happy Cruisin'
Love,
The Bowes

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