Crusie to Ensenada for Len's Birthday

Happy Birthday Len! Let's cruise to Ensenada. Len and I have never been on a cruise, so I decided to give it a try. And, yes, we took Scarlet!
When we got on the boat in Long Beach, this was the view from our window - the Queen Mary!
We boarded on Friday and woke up Saturday morning in Ensenada. Here, Scarlet is watching us come into port from our window.
She loves going on vacation. Honestly, she really understands it now that we have been on so many. On this one, she slept in her crib every night and every nap (twice a day) except for one nap, she needed to sleep in bed with me (but she still slept). Not such a bad deal! She also gets excited when she sees luggage and waits patiently in security lines and is very calm and sweet when going through metal detectors.

Do you see the Mexican flag in the background? She's an international traveler - with a passport!
She really liked the window.
It truly was a big boat. 13 stories. Oh - we're in Mexico here, by the way!

We toured this building. It was pretty.
Here is an island near La Bofadora - the Blowhole. There are only 3 blowholes in the world, and one is near Ensenada.

And here it is!

Near the blowhole is a market. We managed to get out with very little damage. But, we got Scarlet some sandals and some maracas. She held onto these maracas for a full 24 hours straight. She cried if we took them from her. But, eventually, the novelty wore off.

I just love seeing her sleep.
Here is the cruise ship Saturday night. What a beautiful sight!



On Sunday, we had a "fun day at sea." Scarlet loved walking around the ship...



We couldn't see any land at all on Sunday. It really was beautiful.
Even though food was available to us 24 hours a day (Len was in heaven), we also went to a sit down dinner every night. Our waiter was very sweet, from Macedonia. And Scarlet loved trying all kinds of new soups. After a while, though, I think she got tired of it all.
See, three soups to try...

Happy Birthday to you!!
Our steward made animals out of towels for us each night - to add that special touch. It was cute!
Here's our room - not bad, huh? Around the corner on the right was Scarlet's crib - an actual crib, not a playpen. To the right was the bathroom.
This was the "aviary." It was very surreal to be onboard.
And Monday morning, we were back in Long Beach and all of us were ready to head home.