Babymoon Cruise: Days 6 &7

Ensenada, Mexico

We had to be ready for our excursion as soon as we got the all clear to get off the ship! My parents booked a "winery tour" for us way before I found out I was expecting. I figured it would be interesting, so I decided not to cancel.

Seals or sea lions (dont know which one) were everywhere!

 The first winery was La Casa de Dona Lupe. It's a small, organic winery that served only reds and dessert wines.

punch card for the wine tasting

cheers!

really thirsty! ha!

they served the best Mexican pizza. I seriously could have eaten the whole thing!

dessert wines

We stayed at the first winery for a bit, but had to move on to the second, much larger winery. We actually got to tour the facility and it was quite interesting seeing the process. This winery let us sample both white and reds. I had a sip of a sweet white and decided I had to have a bottle for next year! They also made Extra Virgin Olive Oil here and it was yummy too! I got a huge bottle for my assistant for less than 3 bucks! Total score.

our tour guide

look at all those vines

the owner of the winery likes to entertain VIPS with bull fighting

the left overs...stems and skins...they feed this to the cows.

lots 'o wine in very expensive barrels

some of the samples

B enjoying the red

They bless each batch of wine before they market it!

 

 

After sampling and purchasing our wines, we headed back to the ship. The wineries are in the Country, so it was about a 40  minutes bus ride. When we arrived back on the bus, we were given FREE bottles of a Malbec blend, which Ben loves! Score!!

We got on board, ate some lunch and then headed to the hot tub to relax. It wasn't too much longer before we had to get ready for the evening. Unfortuantely, we also had to pack and get ready to go home. Boo.

Before dinner, we stopped at one of the lounges for a drink. I was tempted to ride on the mechanical bull! ha!

B's Malbec.

chicken and mushroom in a puff pastry...yum!

my chicken alfredo in a Parmesan bowl!

The maitre d and the chefs during the Baked Alaska parade

Harry (asst waiter) with the baked Alaska

After dinner, we said good bye to our sweet table mates from Scotland. We exchanged information and I hope to keep in touch!

baked Alaska

We ultimately, called it a night soon after supper because we had to get up early to get off the ship.

The next morning, we ate breakfast in the main dining room (with 2 elderly couples who were a interesting!) and then waited to be called to leave. Our trip home was uneventful thankfully!

I had an amazing time on this cruise (even w/o alcohol!) and am already planning our next one!