C-Squared Do Disneyland

How cool to stumble upon the Dapper Dans - definitely on our Disneyland favorites list! We went to the music shop on Main Street to ask about getting one of their CDs, and had to paste really polite expressions on our faces as the lady there explained to us, quite long-windedly, that it's not always the same four people. Well, duh! I've only been seeing them since I was a little girl. They must have quite a painting in their attic...


Proof positive that we're at the happiest place on Earth!


Okay. It's a lousy picture. Great subject, though! The only thing better than enjoying Billy Hill and the Hillbillies is enjoying them over a couple of bowls of ice cream!


These garbage guys were absolute animals with drumsticks! Trash Can Trio.


Quick sidetrip to Arizona...

Our Cruise

Itinerary
1 Los Angeles
2 At Sea
3 At Sea
4 Acapulco - Noon to Midnight
5 Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa - 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM
6 Puerto Vallarta - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
7 Cabo San Lucas - 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
8 At Sea
9 Los Angeles 7:00 AM


Leaving the Port of Los Angeles - loved the tall ships!


I was amazed to see so much space on a ship.


Ships passing in the ... morning?


Can you believe it? Glass elevators on a cruise ship!?!


This is the ceiling above Gatsby's lounge, where we discovered champagne martinis (just add about a teaspoon of orange liqueur to your champagne - really excellent with Delicato's raspberry sparkling wine, by the way).


My little turtle buddy - took his picture from our mini-suite as we were entering the port in Acapulco.


Can you find all three divers in this photo?


Capilla de la Paz

View of the Fort of San Diego from our balcony.


A tender moment.




Zihuatanejo


Now I've seen everything. A single-wide VW bug.


Lost in translation...


Why we had to take tenders in to Puerto Vallarta...


ATVito Bandito!


First of two delightful margaritas - in hand-crafted souvenir mugs! Cups...whatever.


Ask me about our $183 bar tab. Not bloggable!


The sort of picture one just MUST get after four (or so) margaritas and a couple of shots of fine tequila.




"Let me explain you." It was so cute how a couple of tour guides used this phrase. Our guide for our trip to Todos Santos was surprised that we wanted to spend as much time as we did in the museum.

We can shop anytime, but how many chances does one have to see an original Frida Kahlo, I ask you?







Another shot one simply MUST get after having too many margaritas! (see Hotel California Bar sign, above)! This is the view from the toilet in the bus station restroom in Cabo San Lucas.


Another view from our balcony.


The last tender from Cabo. We ended up leaving a half hour late and one passenger short.


This was one of the funniest things I've seen in my life. The large man in the toga was our cruise director. I believe they called it "fountains," and they took turns artistically spitting streams of water at each other. All very straight faced and totally hilarious! I found a similar performance on youtube, for your enjoyment.


The ship was rocking and rolling so much our last evening, it was impossible to get a focused shot. No margaritas involved this time!


Our final (and cutest) towel critter.

Cruisin'

I'm leaving on my first ever cruise on Friday (unless the Jungle Cruise counts, in which case I've cruised lots of times!). Right now, I've got enough stuff together for about three cruises, so I'm trying to weed things down. Way down. I always pack too much. I think it runs in the family...

Speaking of the Jungle Cruise, Cat and I are planning a trip to Disneyland on Easter weekend. I know it's going to be crazy crowded, but we are the queens of the fast pass! I expect we'll just do one day there, since she's got a final Friday morning, and we'll be driving down after.

I'm saving all my PTO for our next trips. We'll be doing our annual week at "summer camp for adults" (Coco View in Honduras) in August, and Cat and I are going to Cape Cod for a week sometime in September. Lizzie's been there, but we haven't. We'll probably revisit some of the places we saw on our New England trip 12 years ago and also visit some of the places we missed. We may just take a bus or train or ferry or something to New York City. Who knows?