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In mid August I took 4 holiday day cruise to Mexico. The voyage was to Catalina Island (off the coast of California) and Ensenada Mexico. Lots of things to see and do and great food all day long. I met a lot of nice people and had a great time. Paradise was the name of the ship and is part of the Carnival Cruise Lines.
We departed Monday evening from the port of Long Beach California.
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Tuesday Morning we arrived at Catalina Island. Just 26 miles from Long Beach. Catalina has a long history of being a popular retreat from the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The port of Avalon with the Casino has been popular since the 1930's. Building on the island has been restricted to this small town. A charming town with quaint shops and excellent restaurants. We took an inland tour and saw American Bison (mistakenly called buffalo by many) grey fox and red tailed hawks. the island waters are a great place to snorkel or fish. Sunbathing on Avalon Beach is also very popular.
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We sailed overnight to the coastal port town of Ensenada, Mexico. This small Mexican town has been a popular tourist spot for people from California for over 100 years. The popular tequila-based cocktail Margarita was invented there. I first visited this town over 40 years ago and much has not changed. We took an inland tour to The Blowhole or La Bufadora and a local winery. The La Bufadora was very beautiful, one of only 3 in the world. The winery was just so-so but located near the downtown shopping center. we ate lunch at El Charro where they had fresh roasted chicken tacos and hand made fresh of the grill tortillas, highly recommended.
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The last day of our cruise was called "A Fun Day At Sea". On this day most people just the day top side at the pool and enjoyed the clear sunny day reading, relaxing or sunbathing. I of course spent much of the time walking around the ship taking photos capturing candid moments of fellow shipmates enjoying the last day of the cruise.
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We returned to Long Beach Friday morning finishing a great vacation with a wonderful sunrise!
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I took a lot of photos and will continue to post to my latest album for several more weeks. Please stop by to see this wonderful photo album of a great 4 day cruise.
Here: http://www.ipernity.com/doc/geedub/album/144563
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