Cruising...

We went on a weekend vacation, and yes, it was a vacation as we were without children! It was so nice! We, and a few of our friends, headed out on the Monarch of the Seas for a 3 day cruise to Ensenada.

It was wild! We rode the on-board roller coaster...Oh wait...that was just the mandatory emergency drill:)

We ate wonderful meals...Now, I know people complain about the food on cruises but eating in the dining room - well, really anywhere for me, was a treat. I did not have to cook it, I did not have to decide what would be cooked, I just ate whatever I felt like! It was bliss!

We saw some cheesy shows and some pretty dang funny ones. We got our groove on - well, we did the best we know how in our old age! Ensenada was...well, we didn't go on the cruise just to see this Mexican city - it was merely a side-light! Kim & AJ opted for a ride on a couple of mopeds while the rest of us took the much more subdued (can we say s-l-o-w) ride on a golf cart. It was great... for an hour!

Street tacos were the next order of the day - of course! The fish were the best but I may have been the only one brave enough to try them.

We took in some of the culture...

And the local parade... What was that! Some kind of scary circus in town - maybe it was just the women's costumes that frightened me but we did see a few tigers riding down the street.

Then massages for all 6 of us, some junk shopping for the kids at home, ice cream cones, and we were back aboard our Royal Caribbean floating hotel. Back on board we played "Family Feud", "Finish the Lyrics" and saw a couple more shows. Sunday we were at sea all day so we took advantage of the sun and just relaxed.

We even put on our "special hats" and climbed the rock wall.Now we are back to reality and I feel like I haven't slept for weeks! Perhaps we should do this every year!