Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Caribbean Cruise Days 6 & 7

Welcome to Costa Maya, Mexico! Look at that incredible view from the ship. All of the ports we've been to have been tourist death traps - local people trying to sell you anything they have with super inflated prices and the pier is like a maze, it's really difficult to get out. Once we FINALLY figured out how to get off the pier, we enjoyed our beach day. We took a two minute cab drive to the beach where it was crowded with lots of tourists. You could rent a beach chair for $25 or a beach bed for $50. But if you walk a bit further down like we did, you escape the noise and crowd and can get a beach chair for just $5.



This was literally my view for the whole 4-5 hours we relaxed on the beach.
We both napped a little and ordered lunch. The natives just come to you, you don't have to get up at all, it was kind of nice and lazy, haha. People came walking by with boards of their handmade stuff trying to sell and then a waiter came with a menu and asked us what we wanted for lunch. At one point I got up to find a bathroom and a guy said while presenting with his arm, "Si! Si! Look at all this ocean we have!" I got a good laugh at him. While walking back to the cab we had suspiciously cheap massages right there on the beach. It was only $25 for an hour. But they were one of the best massages we ever had.







This was our last formal night for dining and I wore the Honduran dress I bought from the little girl.

Our last day was spent on the ship and we just relaxed before heading back home to our daily lives of work and tasks. I must say, the ship had amazing food but my favorite were the oatmeal raisin cookies. They were chewy and just delicious. Every time they were out I saved 4-6 and took them to my room for later.
A special thank you to Mom for taking care of the kids for us while we were gone. There's no way we could have gone without her and she missed a lot of Christmas festivities at home while she was out of town. She sacrificed a lot and we appreciate her so much for doing that for us!!! We love you, Mom!
 

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