The
start of the day was another walk on the Promenade Deck. The further we travel south, the warmer it is
getting. We definitely need to adjust
our morning walk earlier.
Our
arrival in Cabo was 2 hours early – at 10:00 am. We heard rumors that the Captain wanted to
beat the Carnival ship into port. If
that’s true, he succeeded. The sail in
to Cabo Bay is beautiful with views of Los Arcos, Lovers Beach and the rugged
rocks.
Cabo is a tender port, and having
been there at least 3-4 times before, we decided to just go to the beach. They have arranged the marina very cleverly –
the beach is actually not far from where you disembark the tenders. However, it turned out to be 1.3 miles away
by the time we wound our way around all the shops, restaurants and tour
vendors.
It was pretty hot and by the
time we got to the beach we wondered if we should have taken the water taxi
instead of walking it. We certainly
enjoy walking – but not in the heat. We
were refreshed after swimming in the ocean, the water temperature was
perfect.
We decided to walk back to the
tender while we were still wet to see if being wet helped with the heat. It did, and the 1.3 mile walk back was
tolerable. And, the bonus is that we
actually got an extra 2.6 miles of walking in that we didn’t plan!
Back
on board, we hurried to grab a light snack in The Bistro Coffee Shop before
showering and going to the movie – “The Book Club” starring Diane Keaton, Jane
Fonda, Mary Steenburgen, and Candice Bergen.
We had seen it before and enjoyed it, so went again. We both commented that we think we enjoyed it
more the second time.
We continue to meet Cruise Critic members, today it was Terry and Kerry. It is great to make connections between our virtual selves and real people. Terry's posts and guidance helped us greatly back on our previous trip when we started in Sydney.
Pre-dinner
cocktails were in the Crystal Cove, enjoying the piano music of Scott Mitchel,
and dinner in The Waterside. Julie had a
hard time deciding what to order, so she had:
Crabmeat
Tower
Mexican
Seapot seafood stew with Red Fish,Salmon Fillets, Scallops, Shrimp, Mussels in
a Shellfish Broth with Cilantro Aioli. She had an appetizer portion as she
couldn’t decide between this for her entrée and the steak.
Steak
Diane with a Cognac Flavored Green Peppercorn Sauce
Bob
had:
Goat
Cheese Hazelnut Ravioli with Citrus Brown Butter and declared that it may have
been his favorite appetizer ever!
Butternut
Squash Bisque with Toasted Sunflower Seeds and Pumpkin Seed Oil
and Steak
Diane. We felt that the steak was excellent, but a very large portion.
It
was a heavier meal than we usually eat, so we both skipped dessert.
The
evening’s entertainment was fabulous – Gary Arbuthnot, an Irish Flutist,
playing classical, pop, jazz. His
performance included film clips while he played music from the soundtracks (such as the iconic Pirates of the Caribbean) and was very enjoyable.
After the show, we stopped by the Bistro. Bob had one of the world's smallest creme brulee.
It
is quite interesting that with the ship having 745 passengers, it seems quite
uncrowded to us. The Waterside Dining
Room was quite empty for most of our meal, as was the first show of Gary
Arbuthnot. The open seat dining and the
addition of two extra evening dining venues seems to have really spread the
passengers out in the evening. The only
evening that The Waterside seemed full was the Black Tie Optional evening as
most passengers eat there to enjoy the special menus.
We
walked 18,542 steps, 8.41 miles.
Do you actually remember the details of each of your courses, or are you like me and take a photo of the menu? After a day onboard and the activities, I might remember I had a slide, a steak and Ice cream. Maybe it is just me.
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