Today we set the clock back and got up around 8. By 8:30 we were at My Fair Lady restaurant on Deck 4, before getting off the ship. Puppy liked Krista!
The ship is so pretty from here - looks like the dock was built with this view in mind.
We hustle back to the ship to get ready, pick up a few sodas for the road, and we were ready! Our van driver spoke very little English so he didn't talk much. He drove us through a rough-looking town and a rough-looking stretch outside of town. We were starting to wonder if this was such a great idea when he stopped at a homey-looking location, settled in a small clearing in the forest. This is a great place! The dog's name is Bacardi. Good dog.
The man in charged walked us out behind the building to a small area with visual aids. This man is passionate about his business and his tequila. He even passed around some mosquito spray so we would be safe and comfortable. He said the area of Jalisco is the source of tequila, and the purpose of a worm is to check the quality; if it's alive to the bottom, the stuff is good. Blue agave is one of the best - it takes 12 years to make.
He introduced us to "Mexican yoga" - swallow, breath in through nose, lift the chin, and breath out through mouth. We had about 8 samples and they were all excellent. I don't really drink but after all that none of us felt even tipsy!
This one is the one I liked the best.
This was a great stop!
Next our quiet but friendly driver took us to Punta Morena beach on the other side of the island, where we wanted to spend the rest of our tour time. This is a beautiful small beach. Today it was too windy to brave those waves but we weren't here to swim anyway. We were here to relax!
After a while a guy came over to take our food orders. OK, we'll split some nachos. $31 was more than we expected but there was a lot of food and it was good.
We were supposed to leave soon to see more sites but we all wanted to spend the rest of our tour right here. I looked for driver to tell him but couldn't find him. Oh well, he'll find us. We snacked on what Glenda calls Puppy Chow and lay in the sun.
His other pet was a big iguana named....Princess! I just love a big scaley lizard named Princess! I gladly forked over $10 for this.
Krissy got her photos, too.
Blue had a trick: at the "bang" cue she pretended to get shot. So cute!!!Eventually we did have to leave this bit of paradise. We rinsed the sand off via a home-made shower and went back to the ship.
Onboard we got a real shower and another nap before heading out to dinner. We really like the staff - our waiter Agus was so nice!
My dinner was excellent: lasagna and lemon tart.
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