Easter Break 2005
Paul, Sue, Hannah, and Lisa Go Sailing....
Cruising With The Kids
Cruising
by boat is a lifestyle that involves living for extended time on a boat
while traveling from place to place for pleasure. Cruising generally
refers to trips of a few days or more, and can extend to round-the-world
voyages.
We went cruising for four days visiting San Diego, Catalina, and
Mexico! Hannah and Lisa Porter joined us for the short but well needed
vacation! Well all had a ball as the ship was ready for fun!
San Diego First Stop
There's a magical place in
San Diego where you can stretch out a
hand to feed a gentle giraffe, rub noses with an endangered rhino or
look deep into the eyes of a California Condor — The San Diego Wild
Animal Park, one of the few places on earth where rare and exotic
species roam free.
Board the Wgasa Bush Railway for a 55-minute tour past herds of
elephants, giraffe, zebra, and other endangered species. Trek through
the Heart of Africa, a 32-acre safari adventure into the dense forests
and grassy savannas of Africa.
Next Stop, Catalina
Catalina, 26 miles across the sea... and a
whole lot of fun! In the 1920s, in an effort to generate tourism towards
Catalina, William Wrigley Jr. tried to convince Gertrude Ederle, who had
just become famous as first woman to swim across the English Channel in
1926, to swim from Catalina to the mainland which was roughly the same
distance. She declined, so he launched the 1927 Wrigley Ocean Marathon:
offering $25,000 to the first person to cross the channel, with $15,000
for the first finisher of "the fair sex." Out of a field of 102, only
one man finished, Canadian swimmer George Young, finishing 15 hours and
44 minutes after the start. The two women who came the closest were
awarded $2,500 each.
Ensenada, Mexico
Ensenada, known as Baja's "Love Boat"
port, is no longer a sleepy resort town. Each year, some 4.5 million
visitors descend on this seaside city 68 miles from the border, joining
325,000 residents. Fishing, processing and shipping have made Ensenada
Mexico's second busiest port. The city is backed by small mountain
ranges. Due to its location on the
Pacific Ocean and
Mediterranean latitude, the weather tends to be mild year-round.
Although the winter rain season is short and the area is prone to
prolonged droughts, Ensenada sits in the heart of a wine country
that is widely regarded as the best in Mexico.