San Diego

04-04: Today we are back in San Diego. We have planned meeting Eric and Kathe for lunch at Brigantine Restaurant at 11:30a. We got there early and got a nice table right on the water. We all had salads. Mine was a crab and shrimp Louie and it was fantastic! I eagerly dug into it before taking a photo. We had a nice visit topped off by the giant Mud Pie that we all shared for dessert. Soon they were on their way and we walked back to the ship.

Don and Lisa joined the ship today. The 6 of us had dinner at Morimoto. It was, of course, very good. Lisa is half Japanese and knows her food and sake. She said how certain sakes have an effect on the back. I decided to try the “best” one as her suggestion. It was called Morimoto Junmai Daiginjo. It tasted better than other sake I have tried and my back did feel better after that. Was it the alcohol in it, or the sake? I don’t know! Anyway, it was a great several-hour dinner. I had the angry lobster, but the less spicey version, so it was happy lobster!

 

At Sea

04-03: Today there was a nice Mexican brunch in the dining room. The food was quite good. After lunch, we had a specialty wine tasting. It was nicely pared with a variety of foods to try with the wines to make a very nice tasting. We met Paul and Maureen at Tamarind Restaurant for dinner. This ship has the regular Pinnacle Grill and Canaletto restaurants. In addition, they have separate restaurants for both Morimoto and Tamarind. We had a wonderful variety and it was a delicious meal. We haven’t gone to many of the shows because most are comedians and that is not enjoyable to us. Casino was fun for a time and off to bed. We need to be off the ship by 9:30a. They need to clear the ship since it is the first US stop from Mexico. 

At Sea

04-02: We met our friends for 5 Crowns today. It was fun to familiarize ourselves with the game again. After a brief refresh in the cabin we met them at 6:15p for dinner. Our dinners are always at least two and a half hours. The Cellar Master Michelle came by our table again. This time, as a treat, I asked if we could have The Walking Fool wine in our package, she said yes! Our friends loved it, it is fantastic! After dinner they left for their walk and bedtime and we went to the casino. We didn't play too late. I broke even and Stuart is definitely ahead for the cruise. 

Loreto Mexican Fiesta

04-01: So, we have a tour today for a Mexican Fiesta and lunch in Loreto.  We took the tinder and waited for a bed and now we are loading into individual taxis, which is extremely unorganized. I don't know, they said, line up two by two and everybody's just in a big clump. However, once we got to the site (in taxis) we had a very warm welcome. The entertainment was really good and the food was good and plentiful as well. We had a very nice day. We were way too full for dinner. Later in the evening Stuart had pizza and I had a salad. On this ship the pizza bar is on the Sea View pool deck. They make personal pizzas to order and some are premade as well if you want just a slice. Building your own pizza makes it really tasty!