We are home safe and sound from our weeklong Mexican cruise, and despite Carl's gloomy predictions we didn't get kidnapped! We DID rent cars in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerta Vallarta and drove ourselves all over the states of Baja Sur, Sinaloa, Jalisco and Nayarit. We had a great time-met some interesting people-saw a lot of interesting things-ate some interesting food and didn't get sick (or kidnapped).
A few brief observations:
1. Mexican fast food places don't have drive-thrus.
2. More Mexicans in Mexico speak English than do Mexicans in California.
3. Most Mexican streets are not labelled with names or divided by striped lines. Driving is as much a competitive sport as a means of getting from point A to point B.
4. There are little villages in the jungles of Mexico where no one wears shoes, but you can still buy a Diet Coke.
5. Corn ice cream is pretty tasty. Wienie soup not so much.
6. Mexican food in Mexico is NEVER served with grated orange cheese.
7. There is one Mormon family (and no paved streets) in the 500 year old village of Valle de Banderas.
A few photos:
How fun! It sounds like you guys had a great time and got some beautiful pictures. Corn ice cream looks kind of yummy served in that husk. Tell Dad I'm glad to see he bought some "cruise wear" for the trip. Can't wait to see you next month and hear more about the trip.
ReplyDeleteI do believe you visited the more attractive parts of Mexico. Our cruise photos didn't look nearly as nice. I'm with Emily on hearing more about it all next month. We can't wait!!!
ReplyDeleteCorn ice cream looks kind of yucky. Almost like the corn has a terrible infection...
ReplyDeleteGlad you're home and am so glad you had fun.
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ReplyDeleteSorry about the deleted post- I wanted to edit it because I said I was curious about corn soup. ???? I meant corn ice-cream. And, your pictures are so pretty! Looks like fun, and it doesn't hurt that Brother Reed knows spanish. That's the way to do it.
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