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Mexico Adventure: Day 1 – Day 2 – Day 3 – Day 4 – Day 5 – Day 6 – Day 7 – Day 8
We were up early today to prepare for our cooking class. Since there were no tenders to deal with, we walked off the ship and caught a bus to the hotel. It was a short drive down the shoreline.
The entrance was quite impressive!
We walked through the lobby and into a large open air room adjacent to the pool! A table full of margaritas greeted us!
We were greeted with unlimited margaritas!
We examined the table but were warned about the heat from the serano pepper. I took a bite of one while the girls screamed at me; it was no hotter than a jalapeno!! The serrano pepper is a type of chili pepper that originated in the mountainous regions of the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo. The Scoville rating of the serrano pepper is 10,000 to 25,000. The name of the pepper is a reference to the mountains of these regions. The pepper is commonly used to make hot sauces.
Oh my, we are makiing salsa.
Time to make salsa or should I say magic. The surgeon went to work. I chopped and she used the mortar and pestle to mash the ingredients into what looked to be salsa. A mortar and pestle is a kitchen tool used to grind, smash, and mix ingredients. It’s a versatile tool that can be used for many cooking tasks, including making marinades, sauces, and spice blends.
She is about to use her magic.
Each table had to vote on who would be the table captain whose job it was to keep the table under control after all the margaritas were downed. I was voted in and had to wear a blue hat!
I was voted “Table Captain”
They made the mistake of asking if any of gthre table captains knew how to dance so I put on my best move and showed my best side.
Go get um big boy. Mary ran up and put a dollar in my waistband! She also asked for change!
They needed volunteers and it was based upon how close was your anniversary! Jon and Sarah won and provided a great demonstration.
Dang, they look good.
It is so easy to make margaritas you can do it blindfolded they said.
This could be a problem.
We made five different salsas during our visit. It was quite easy and we bought their cookbook so we can do it at home; No more “out of the jar” salsa for senior and senorita Liles!
We lost count of the number of margaritas we downed!
Jon tries the hot peppers and he agreed, they were not hot at all.
Go Jon, Go!
We departed the Royal Villa hotel around 2:45 pm.
The hotel was quite nice.
The kids were watching out for us all day just to make sure Mary does not get into trouble. I, on the other hand, am a lost cause! I have decided my middle name is “Trouble”.
The dancrers all yelled “Jon!!!”
We walked through a shopping area and Mary found some treasures.
Going home!
We could see our stateroom on the tenth floor.
We could see our room.
Mary and I headed for the suite lounge and met up with a new friend. We drank wine and saki the rest of the afternoon.
Time for dinner and we were doing “Dinner With The Chef”! We got to meet the chef that prepared each individual course. We met new friends also.
Mary counted the glasses and got worried.
Oh my! There were a lot of glasses we had to dirty before dinner was over. Hic!!
Wine with every course including dessert.
The kids are not kids, only in our eyes! They were delightful dinner partners and great conversationalists with everyone around the table.
They were on their best behaviors.
Each course was like a display of modern art.
Each course was beautiful and delicious.
Everyone was done for the day when dinner was over. We went VFR to our stateroom and crashed! Another wonderful day in Mexico.
Mexico Adventure: Day 1 – Day 2 – Day 3 – Day 4 – Day 5 – Day 6 – Day 7 – Day 8
