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mrdawson
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Posted: Sun Jan 27th, 2008 09:20 pm | 51st Post |
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RCIcruizer wrote: Actually we are coming in two days ahead of time and not sure what we are going to do so we decided to rent a car and take off on Friday and drive around. We will have Thursday afternoon and evening to spend around hotel area.
That will be nice..I need to schedule a long weekend trip to San Diego...
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Posted: Mon Jan 28th, 2008 08:48 pm | 52nd Post |
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RCIcruizer wrote: mrdawson wrote:
LOTS of changes in downtown SD in the last 20 years..where are you staying? The Holiday INN is RIGHT across the street from the cruise terminal on the waterfront and easy access to lots of stuff downtown
That is where we are staying. I had read many comments over on CC about the HI and it's location. When I was first booking a room nothing was available so we booked the Westin just up the street but I kept checking back and finally a room opened up. We are supposed to overlooking the port.
The Holiday Inn is definitely a great location and we thoroughly enjoyed our dinner at Anthony's in November 2006.
Gordon, we love Pipi's in Puerto Vallarta for great Mexican food, HUGE margaritas, and freshly made guacamole right in front of you. The waiter brings a little table to you and custom makes guacamole for you with whatever ingredients you want. It is awesome and the margaritas and food are great too.
If you are adventurous, I recommend a couple of different ziplines in PV (Los Veranos and El Eden. They filmed our Governator's movie The Predator at El Eden). If this doesn't interest you, let me know what you like.
I have some great links in my favorites on my computer at home and will post them later.
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Posted: Tue Jan 29th, 2008 03:24 am | 53rd Post |
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Family Man wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: mrdawson wrote:
LOTS of changes in downtown SD in the last 20 years..where are you staying? The Holiday INN is RIGHT across the street from the cruise terminal on the waterfront and easy access to lots of stuff downtown
That is where we are staying. I had read many comments over on CC about the HI and it's location. When I was first booking a room nothing was available so we booked the Westin just up the street but I kept checking back and finally a room opened up. We are supposed to overlooking the port.
The Holiday Inn is definitely a great location and we thoroughly enjoyed our dinner at Anthony's in November 2006.
Gordon, we love Pipi's in Puerto Vallarta for great Mexican food, HUGE margaritas, and freshly made guacamole right in front of you. The waiter brings a little table to you and custom makes guacamole for you with whatever ingredients you want. It is awesome and the margaritas and food are great too.
If you are adventurous, I recommend a couple of different ziplines in PV (Los Veranos and El Eden. They filmed our Governator's movie The Predator at El Eden). If this doesn't interest you, let me know what you like.
I have some great links in my favorites on my computer at home and will post them later.
Thanks Tim. Pipi's sounds great too. I think that I have dining all wrapped up in the ports.
Not sure about the zip line. Heights and I don't get along very well. I would probably have to go back to the ship and change my shorts.
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Posted: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 01:33 am | 54th Post |
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Mike, stupid question here but do you remember what brand bottled water was on the ship? Please tell me it was not Evian as I can't drink that crap. I asked on CC but did not get a direct answer.
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mrdawson
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Posted: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 04:07 am | 55th Post |
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RCIcruizer wrote: Mike, stupid question here but do you remember what brand bottled water was on the ship? Please tell me it was not Evian as I can't drink that crap. I asked on CC but did not get a direct answer.
Thanks, G
I can't remember the name...but it wasn't Evian..it was some off brand I had never even seen before...not sure what they put in their water! 
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Posted: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 04:36 am | 56th Post |
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Thanks. As long as it's not Evian I should be okay.
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Posted: Tue Mar 4th, 2008 01:19 am | 57th Post |
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RCIcruizer wrote: Thanks. As long as it's not Evian I should be okay.
What if it's worse than Evian? 
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Posted: Tue Mar 4th, 2008 04:24 am | 58th Post |
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hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: Thanks. As long as it's not Evian I should be okay.
What if it's worse than Evian?
I don't think that anything could taste worse than that stuff. I will find out Saturday.
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Posted: Tue Mar 4th, 2008 04:34 am | 59th Post |
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RCIcruizer wrote: hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: Thanks. As long as it's not Evian I should be okay.
What if it's worse than Evian?
I don't think that anything could taste worse than that stuff. I will find out Saturday.
It tasted like water to me....but then again so does the stuff that comes out of my tap!
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Posted: Wed Mar 5th, 2008 12:40 am | 60th Post |
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RCIcruizer wrote: hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: Thanks. As long as it's not Evian I should be okay.
What if it's worse than Evian?
I don't think that anything could taste worse than that stuff. I will find out Saturday.
So soon? Well, have a wonderful time! 
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Posted: Wed Mar 5th, 2008 02:42 am | 61st Post |
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hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: Thanks. As long as it's not Evian I should be okay.
What if it's worse than Evian?
I don't think that anything could taste worse than that stuff. I will find out Saturday.
So soon? Well, have a wonderful time!
Thanks and will do. Be back in a few weeks.
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Posted: Wed Mar 5th, 2008 02:54 am | 62nd Post |
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RCIcruizer wrote: hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: Thanks. As long as it's not Evian I should be okay.
What if it's worse than Evian?
I don't think that anything could taste worse than that stuff. I will find out Saturday.
So soon? Well, have a wonderful time!
Thanks and will do. Be back in a few weeks.
Weeks? Where the heck are you going? Around the world?
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hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: Thanks. As long as it's not Evian I should be okay.
What if it's worse than Evian?
I don't think that anything could taste worse than that stuff. I will find out Saturday.
So soon? Well, have a wonderful time!
Thanks and will do. Be back in a few weeks.
Weeks? Where the heck are you going? Around the world?
Nah, after the cruise, gonna play around in LA and Vegas!!!!!
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RCIcruizer wrote: hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: Thanks. As long as it's not Evian I should be okay.
What if it's worse than Evian?
I don't think that anything could taste worse than that stuff. I will find out Saturday.
So soon? Well, have a wonderful time!
Thanks and will do. Be back in a few weeks.
Weeks? Where the heck are you going? Around the world?
Nah, after the cruise, gonna play around in LA and Vegas!!!!!
Woooo hoooo! Good luck buddy!
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hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: hstrybuf wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: Thanks. As long as it's not Evian I should be okay.
What if it's worse than Evian?
I don't think that anything could taste worse than that stuff. I will find out Saturday.
So soon? Well, have a wonderful time!
Thanks and will do. Be back in a few weeks.
Weeks? Where the heck are you going? Around the world?
Nah, after the cruise, gonna play around in LA and Vegas!!!!!
Woooo hoooo! Good luck buddy!
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Posted: Thu Mar 6th, 2008 04:04 am | 66th Post |
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Uh Ohhhhooo...... Momma needs a new pair of shoes Gordon....
Have a great cruise and enjoy LA and Nevada.....
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seawitches wrote: Uh Ohhhhooo...... Momma needs a new pair of shoes Gordon....
Have a great cruise and enjoy LA and Nevada.....
Thanks Sheila. Will do. Much needed right now.
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Posted: Sun Mar 23rd, 2008 06:12 pm | 68th Post |
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mrdawson wrote: RCIcruizer wrote: Mike, which deck were you on? We are deck five aft corner. Anything that I should know about HAL? Do I need to get my hair permed with a slight tint of blue????
Also, what do you suggest to do in the three ports? My first time on the Mexican Riviera.
In Mazatlan you MUST go to Tony's on the beach for lunch....make sure you get the right one though..there is a Tony's you pass on the way to Tonys on the Beach and some taxis try to take you to the first one....There are 2 things you have to order...the Lobster and Shrimp platter for 2 and the Steak Mocahete....we had both of these between 3 of us and were stuffed and had leftovers..My wife and I agreed it was the BEST food we have ever eaten in Mexico..if you go to the Mex Riv board on CC and search Tonys on the beach you will see much info on it...when you get out of taxi it looks like an abandoned office building but walk thru the passageway and go all the way to the back to the beach and there it is...the staff are awesome, accomidating and act like you are their old friends as soon as you arrive and NOT just to try to sell you something, they really want you to eat and enjoy!
All that food, 3 beers, a couple of maggies and total damages was around $75 US oh and with the Loster platter you get tortilla soup or salad..get the tortilla soup...it is GREAT!
Mike, thanks for the tip on Tony's. Outstanding. We had the steak and chicken Mocahete. I could not believe how inexpensive it was to eat there. Cost almost as much in cab fare as it did to eat.
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Posted: Sun Mar 23rd, 2008 06:22 pm | 69th Post |
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| Glad you liked it Gordon! Tony's will be on my "must do" list everytime I'm in Mazatlan now....did they plow you with free tequila shooters after lunch?
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Posted: Sun Mar 23rd, 2008 06:23 pm | 70th Post |
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| Sooooo..... what did you think of HAL???
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Posted: Sun Mar 23rd, 2008 06:42 pm | 71st Post |
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mrdawson wrote: Glad you liked it Gordon! Tony's will be on my "must do" list everytime I'm in Mazatlan now....did they plow you with free tequila shooters after lunch?
No shooters but there were a bunch of spring breakers who more than made up for it. I just stuck to Corona's.
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Posted: Sun Mar 23rd, 2008 06:44 pm | 72nd Post |
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mrdawson wrote: Sooooo..... what did you think of HAL???
We liked it. Loved that corner aft cabin but we had some crappy cool weather that made using it hard. The ship itself was a little Carnival like to me with it being dark. Food and service was good. Love the attention to detail that one gets on a ship that only carries around 2000 passengers. Would do HAL again though.
I think that I could live in San Diego. People very freindly and we really liked what we saw of the area.
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Posted: Sun Mar 23rd, 2008 06:53 pm | 73rd Post |
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RCIcruizer wrote: mrdawson wrote: Sooooo..... what did you think of HAL???
We liked it. Loved that corner aft cabin but we had some crappy cool weather that made using it hard. The ship itself was a little Carnival like to me with it being dark. Food and service was good. Love the attention to detail that one gets on a ship that only carries around 2000 passengers. Would do HAL again though.
I think that I could live in San Diego. People very freindly and we really liked what we saw of the area.
We love San Diego too and could retire there if only if was as inexpensive to live as it was when I lived there in the 80's
I havent done Carnival but I thought they were all bright and wild with all the crazy color patterns on their ships??
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Posted: Sun Mar 23rd, 2008 07:08 pm | 74th Post |
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| Gordon, glad to hear you enjoyed your HAL cruise! How about the itinerary? Enjoy the rest of your vacation!
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Posted: Sun Mar 23rd, 2008 07:23 pm | 75th Post |
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hstrybuf wrote: Gordon, glad to hear you enjoyed your HAL cruise! How about the itinerary? Enjoy the rest of your vacation!
Vacation is over as of tomorrow morning. Back to work. Came home with a nasty upper respiratory infection. Flight back home was hell with my ears. 
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