After Cabo, we went up the Baja peninsula and stopped in a small village called Pichilingue (near La Paz). We were greeted by their mariachi band.
Stevii Graves and I went on a ship-planned excursion. It was referred to as a “craft” adventure. There was one place we stopped to watch this gentleman weave.
Another place we stopped was a tile factory. We were not allowed to take pictures in the factory but they had some fun tiles. I could not resist purchasing this one.
The next day, we stopped in another small village called Loreto. It was a great little town. It was Sunday, better known as “Game Day”. Joe had on his Steelers hat and shirt. As we were walking off the ship, a local gentleman commented on the Steelers so Joe asked him if there was a sports bar in the area. And guess what? There was. The gentleman who owned the bar, Augie, said he came down nine years ago and never went home! He had the NFL ticket with 4 TV’s and all the games. We sat at the bar, TV above with the Steelers on, and the ocean out the window below. It does not get much better than this!! Great place to watch the game. And, they won so it was a very good day. Go Steelers!!
After the game we walked around town. I understand why Augie never went home.
Another great day and we headed across the Sea of Cortez
With another great sunset.
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While relaxing on the cruise, I read Jodi Picoult’s new book called “Leaving Time”.
As those of you who read my blog on a regular basis know, I am a Jodi Picoult fan. And this book added to my list of Jodi Picoult great reads.
Jenna has not stopped thinking about her mother who disappeared under unusual circumstances over a decade earlier. Jenna lives with her grandmother. She refuses to think that her mother would have left her behind. Jenna has never stopped trying to find information via the Internet and other resources. Jenna hears about a psychic, Serenity. Serenity has an interesting background. She had a celebrity status at one time in her life. She had a TV show and helped many people connect with their deceased family and friends. Serenity gets into some trouble so when Jenna finds her, Serenity is a bit down in the dumps. Jenna is able to track down the police officer who investigated her mother’s disappearance. The officer was also investigating the death of another employee that occurred on the same night Jenna’s mothers disappeared. The three of them work together.
I did not see the end of this book coming which is one of the things that makes it a great book in my opinion. I love it when an author throws me a curve ball, so to speak. I would highly recommend this book.
