April 9, 2019 - Acapulco, Mexico

Now that I have good internet, I was able to upload a couple videos from our Panama Canal transit. If you want to check it out, here are the links.  https://youtu.be/rCMKjGy2cBk
and https://youtu.be/EtMXn4iH7WY

Day 11 – Panama Canal Cruise

We arrived in Acapulco this morning and were up in time to see the sunrise over the bay from our balcony. It made for a nice view!

We didn’t organize a tour here, but instead opted to walk into the city.

We watched a group of fishermen loading their nets into the boat. It looked like hard work!

This was a view out into the bay.

One of the things we also noted were the public service signs along the street. This sign translates “that a child drinks alcohol, it’s not cool.” There were others about not smoking and birth control.

After walking a couple miles and checking out some of the markets and shops, we turned around and headed back to the ship.

Just across the road from where our ship was docked, is the Fort of San Diego. We decided to check it out. It was only $4.00 per person to visit the museum.

Fort of San Diego was built by the Spanish to protect Acapulco from attacks by pirates, since the city was an important trading port. The original fort, completed in 1617, was extensively damaged in an earthquake in 1776. It was demolished and rebuilt and completed in 1783. The design reminded us of the fort in Saint Augustine, Florida! The fort now serves as a museum.

There were many displays depicting the history of the area and signage was in both Spanish and English which made it nice.

To be honest, I don’t remember who this was a portrait of, but it reminded me of Elvis!

From the top of the fort we had a great view over the city.

We were back on board waiting to depart when an announcement came over the intercom – even into the staterooms, which they usually don’t do. The captain was paging for a passenger who was missing, delaying the departure of the ship. We waited, and waited. Pretty soon, “John Doe", came jogging along. There were lots of passengers besides us watching his approach. He waved and continued to the gangway while people on board cheered him on. Once he was on, they closed the gangway and we were off! Lucky for him, we waited almost 45 minutes after the last call for “all aboard” or he might have been swimming to the next destination!

This was our last view of the city.

Sailing out of Acapulco Bay, we looked across and could see the bay to Puerto Marquez where we have stayed in the past. The two white towers are the Torre Blanca condominiums.

I tried the “Glacier Blue” cocktail today.It had vodka, blue curacao, lemon and orange. A bit tangy, but pretty refreshing.

Tomorrow we are at sea.