A Silver Shadow Over The World - December 2023 to May 2024

[ricktalcott]

Finished resolving all the glitches; moving on to chores 🚢

[mysty]

20 minutes ago, ricktalcott said:

Finished resolving all the glitches; moving on to chores 🚢

 

Always a good feeling when glitches are dealt with! 😁

[JoGay]

Bags went FedEx yesterday.  Now just finishing up all the odds and ends before being gone for 4.5 months.

[DCCruiser57]

On 1/8/2024 at 4:33 PM, mysty said:

 Today we were in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.  

 

 

We did an excursion called Spirits of Mexico.  We left the ship in a small van to travel north from the pier to Hacienda Don Engracia.

 

 

 

During our visit here we sampled 7 shots of tequila.  Blanco, Reposado, Anejo, Almond, Peach, Coffee and a coffee mezcal.  We bought a bottle of the Coffee Tequila.

 

This is the root of the blue agave that they use to make tequila.

 

We then had a chocolate tasting.  The site grows cacao.

Then we got a lesson in how to make a perfect guacamole.  We got to sample it along with a passion fruit margarita.  Delicious!

 

Tomorrow we are in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Was your tour included or selected.  We could not have done 5 shots of tequila and then a margarita.  Our city/walking tour was included and included too much time on the bus and two shopping stops.

[Gourmet Gal]

1 hour ago, DCCruiser57 said:

Was your tour included or selected.  We could not have done 5 shots of tequila and then a margarita.  Our city/walking tour was included and included too much time on the bus and two shopping stops.

That’s about 9.5 oz of alcohol if the shots were a Jigger size,  That would probably, actually kill me.

[jpalbny]

One must train hard for these cruises. Not for the timid!

[Gourmet Gal]

40 minutes ago, jpalbny said:

One must train hard for these cruises. Not for the timid!

Sad but true.

[mysty]

3 hours ago, DCCruiser57 said:

Was your tour included or selected.  We could not have done 5 shots of tequila and then a margarita.  Our city/walking tour was included and included too much time on the bus and two shopping stops.

 

It was included.   We had the option to sample all.  The Tequilas were delicious as was the Margarita.  😁  We had originally booked a tour including shopping and changed it.  We're not shoppers. 

[mysty]

1 hour ago, Gourmet Gal said:

That’s about 9.5 oz of alcohol if the shots were a Jigger size,  That would probably, actually kill me.

 

The shots were not jigger size,  thankfully!  😁   They were more like a single swallow.  A taste more than a full shot. 

[mysty]

9 hours ago, JoGay said:

Bags went FedEx yesterday.  Now just finishing up all the odds and ends before being gone for 4.5 months.

 

Safe travels @JoGay and to all traveling to meet the Shadow!

[highplanesdrifters]

Put the lime in the coconut. 

[mysty]

 Yesterday we were in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.  This is a tender port.  There were 4 ships in the bay.  All passengers were tendered.  The largest ship was the Emerald Princess with about 5,000 passengers. It was a mad house.  The Silver Shadow is the smallest ship on the extreme right.

 

 

We took an excursion called Cabo's Land and Sea Panorama.  It was billed as a 5 hour tour.  However, we left the ship at noon and did not return until 7:00 pm.  It was a very long day.

 

First on the agenda was a cruise out to the famed Arches, also called Land's End.

 

 

 

 

Next came a visit to The Glass Factory.

 

 

Then on to a short stop at a hotel for a beverage and a beautiful lookout.  This was followed by a trip to San Jose del Cabo.  Lots of shops and restaurants and not much else.  Here is the Mission Church there.

 

Today is a sea day.

[mysty]

Today is another sea day.  Rough seas and very chilly.  Tomorrow is LA.  We're going to hike to the Hollywood sign.  Hopefully the weather cooperates.  😁

[mysty]

We have a dinner reservation at The Grill tonight!  This should be interesting. 

 

[mysty]

Wind screens were down, heaters were on!  It worked! 😁

[mysty]

Today we were in Los Angeles.   A face-to-face Immigration meet-up prior to heading out on our Hike to the Hollywood sign.  About an hour after departure we arrived at the beginning of the trail.  I really don't know what I was thinking when I booked myself on this tour.  Myster did very well!  I stopped after 1/3 of the trail and sat on a rock for 1.5 hours.  The tour description mentioned inclines.  I was imagining gentle ramp style inclines not ski slope inclines.  Myster's photos will follow tomorrow.   It's a sea day.

[jpalbny]

10 minutes ago, mysty said:

Today we were in Los Angeles.   A face-to-face Immigration meet-up prior to heading out on our Hike to the Hollywood sign.  About an hour after departure we arrived at the beginning of the trail.  I really don't know what I was thinking when I booked myself on this tour.  Myster did very well!  I stopped after 1/3 of the trail and sat on a rock for 1.5 hours.  The tour description mentioned inclines.  I was imagining gentle ramp style inclines not ski slope inclines.  Myster's photos will follow tomorrow.   It's a sea day.

 

Oh no! Sorry it wasn't what you expected. I hope the rock wasn't too uncomfortable.

[mysty]

6 minutes ago, jpalbny said:

 

Oh no! Sorry it wasn't what you expected. I hope the rock wasn't too uncomfortable.

 

The rock had an interesting curve which worked for me! 😁

[mysty]

Here are the photos from Myster's ascent to the Hollywood Sign.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today is a sea day.

[Lois R]

Hi Mysty, great photos🙂 and I am right there with you sitting on the rock. I would never ever be able to make it up that hill. I will leave that to Myster, JP and Chris.......

[mysty]

For those interested in finding me or those interested in avoiding me,  here is my planned attire for the pre-cruise gala dinner tomorrow evening.....

 

[spinnaker2]

1 minute ago, mysty said:

For those interested in finding me or those interested in avoiding me,  here is my planned attire for the pre-cruise gala dinner tomorrow evening.....

 

Tres chic

[mysty]

7 minutes ago, spinnaker2 said:

Tres chic

 

Thank you spins! 🥰

[mysty]

I suggested to the Shore Concierge staff this afternoon that a more detailed description of the inclines involved in the Hike to the Hollywood Sign would be helpful.   They indicated that other guests had also suggested this.   Hopefully this will help future passengers in determining whether the hike would work for them.

 

On another note,  the device used to lower the windscreens is broken.  Dinner tonight at the Grill involved being swaddled in blankets.   Hopefully they can retool the gizmo before we hit very chilly conditions. 

[lincslady]

8 hours ago, mysty said:

For those interested in finding me or those interested in avoiding me,  here is my planned attire for the pre-cruise gala dinner tomorrow evening.....

 

Just what I would have thought you would wear, Mysty - elegant and simple and allowing for overindulgence at the same time.  Let us know how the evening was especially the meal, please.

 

Lola