Part 5 of Cruise: 2nd half of Puerto Vallarta

Here is my last post of my 30th Birthday Cruise, on my last day of  being 29!

After we finished our wonderful Canopy Excursion we went back to the ship to change into dry attire and headed to the streets of Vallarta!

Our mission was to experience the beach.

We finally found it after following some Locals.

The beach was so nice with the tropical and pretty sky background!

I could tell that the local people who reside in Vallarta appreciates the beauty too!

We decided to take off our flip flops and take a nice walk on the beach...but first some pictures!

The sand felt so so good on our bare-feet!

We eventually decided to take a dip in the ocean! It was the warmest beach water we have ever felt.

My husband wanted to get in so bad but re-framed himself.

We got to see some of the beach animals too!

We did not know what these little things were until we got closer...

little tiny turtles!!!

The rocks were perfect too!

It was then time to say bye to the beach and head back to the ship!

We took a different route back to the ship and stumbled upon backgrounds to match our attire!

After our mini photo shoot we tried one more time to see if we could do facetime with the kids,next to the ship. #FailX2

It was then time to exit land and back to the ship for a delicious dinner & to head back towards home!!!

Part 4 of Cruise: Canopy Excursion

1st: We took a 25 minute motorboat ride to a tropical part of Puerto Vallarta. I promise that it was one of the most beautiful rides that I have ever experienced. I wished I had my camera so bad but I did not want it to get wet so I left it on the ship.

2nd: We took a 30 minute ride through the streets of this small city. We were on a open truck with 7 other people that had signed up for the excursion. It was so neat riding through this little city and seeing how the locals lived. At the same time it was very sad to see how poor they live their every day life. Another time I wish I had my camera.

3rd: We arrived to the canopy exertion destination. We received a quick safety lesson and geared up. To my surprise we were going to be riding Mules up the hill for 30 minutes. I thought to myself I can't do this....but I did and it was fun! One thing I loved about this excursion was that they had a professional photographer following us from the beginning of tour until the end. We did not purchase one picture on the cruise but we got all the pictures from the excursion and at a great price! Here they go! I am glad I did not have my camera because I could not have captured these exciting, fun, and memorable moments!

Part III of Cruise: Cabo San Lucas

Cabo holds such a special place in our hearts! Cabo is where we spent our Honeymoon, 5 years ago. Cabo is also where we went for our Babymoon, 3 years ago!

We were so thrilled when the cruise that was available (around my 30th birthday)was making a stop in beautiful Cabo.

I seen these clocks when we got off the ship and went to land. I thought it was such a sweet coincidence. San Diego (SDSU to be exact) is where Mr. Wonderful and I met, walking to class 11 years ago. Right next to the San Diego clock was Cabo, another place where lifetime memories were made!

Cabo rocks are one of my favorites and is one of the main attractions.

On our honeymoon we tasted a couple burgers at different Restaurants. We never forgot how wonderful they tasted. As soon as we got off the ship we made our way to a Cabo burger. DELICIOUS!!!

The next stop was a Couples Massage at the timeshare that we enjoyed on our honeymoon! We both thought it was the best massage EVER!

Funny Story: When we walked in the Spa we asked how much a couple massage would be? The price was too expensive for us, so my husband told the receptionist no thank you. Just when we were about to hit the door. The receptionist hollered " I forgot to tell you that we were having a 40% discount today!". In Mexico you can bargain even when you are not trying. After the massages we took a cab back to the Marina.

On the 2nd day in Cabo we were so excited to possibly get some FaceTime with kids. #Fail

We settled to reading email from our family with details about how well the kids were doing. Our family was so kind to even send pictures of the kids everyday!

We were overwhelmed with gratefulness! We purchased souvenirs for all of our family members, who were kindly taking care of our most prized possessions.

This is where we intentional bargained with the sellers!

We then shared a cold beer and listened to this great father and daughter duo perform, for their living. We definitely tipped them after the little girl came closer to our table to show us her working skills.

Then back to the ship for pool time, dinner, and to enjoy this view!