Wednesday was a sea day. It was nothing to write about. Except for the 45 minutes we lost power very early in the morning. Other than that, a totally typical cruise day.

Thursday we saw two great shows. The first was an excursion to Puerto Vallarta. The excursion focused on tequila — how it is made, how to properly drink it, and of course how to buy it. I always thought there were two types of tequila — flavored and unflavored. It turns out that if you want to spend enough money, you can buy high quality tequila. I don’t even like tequila. But it was a way to get off the ship and enjoy the warm, sunny weather. The excursion included a dance show almost as a time filler, but Danita and I enjoyed the show immensely.

The show is called Mayaheul. Mayahuel is the Aztec goddess of the maguey plant, fertility, and nourishment. She is also associated with love, magic, and transformation. The show had the four Aztek elements of earth, fire, water, and air. Never mind that the Azteks never were near Puerto Vallarta. The dance was a riot of fun. Dancers were swinging from the ceiling, running up and down the aisles, using fire rings as hula hoops, and playing loud drums. I tried to get two quick pics. One of them came out reasonably well.

The other great show was the evening entertainment in the ship’s main auditorium. They had an illusionist who put on a fine act. He had rods with LED flashing lights floating in the air, rods turning into scarves, ropes turning into rods, and all manor of entertaining illusions. The illusionist will be back tonight. We’ll be sure to get good seats.

Today and tomorrow are sea days. Sunday we’ll disembark, then take the train from LA to Ventura. I hope this finds everybody doing well.