LBC morning

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As I predicted, we were not only up early but nearly immediately after we went to bed. The sounds of the long beach Halloween shenanigans started about 11pm and rose to a carcaphony by bar close. Our little artist neighborhood was rampant with screaming party goers who now had an extra hour of drunken fun. Also recall we had all of our windows open and no ability to close them. We drifted for a few hours and then watched morning news on KTLA from 5am until it was late enough for breakfast. Amazing breakfast and then took our new favorite transportation uber to the cruise port. After around an hour of waiting, we are currently pool side awaiting our departure at 4pm 😀

Cabo Wabo

First port, and we were impressed how sprawling the city was for miles around. We did a grueling but fun sea kayak to el arco (the arch) that included seeing seals and dodging tourist boats. Quite an experience to get sucked into the wake of a huge booze cruise barge filled with drunk Carnival cruise guests when you're padding a little kayak. The waves were deemed "okay" or yellow by the Mexican port authority but they certainly rivaled any we had seen with an undercurrent that would open gaping holes in the sand below your feet. Snorkeling was murky but plent of sea life to be seen. Survived our several mile kayak adventure and had about an hour to walk to Sammy Hagars famous bar Cabo Wabo, which was as uneventful as it sounds. Returned to the ship at sunset and had a great dinner and listened to the smooth sounds of a phillipino man singing dead on Neil Diamond covers that nearly brought down the house. Yep, you can guess the demographic, but Chris was most definitely in the super fan category.  Oh, there was also a phillipino trip singing some excellent old country and impersonating a mariachi band.

Day At Sea!

The first day of the cruise was a day at sea. Despite some initial issues with checking in (down computers, etc) the first day was nice, sunny, and relaxing. For most of the day we were topside and enjoyed the sun, pool, some beverages, and the BBQ lunch.

For the evening we kept it simple, took in the sunset, tried a couple of shows available but mainly relaxed to get ready for Cabo!