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Our longtriptoo.com blog cannot be found using an internet search, it is only visible by typing longtriptoo.com into any browser's address bar. If you know someone who would enjoy following us on our trip, feel free to provide them with the blog's address.  We would appreciate your sending us an e-mail letting us know of friends you have invited to view the blog. (genedennis@comcast.net)

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Near the top of the blog is a menu bar that will provide you with more information.
  • [HOME] displays the main page of the Blog and is where you view the daily Posts.  They are displayed with the most recent post on the top.
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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

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December 30th we arrived at our last port of call prior to returning to the USA.  Cabo San Lucas, Cabo as it is commonly known, is located at the tip of the 775-mile Baha California peninsula where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez.  It is one of Mexico's top destinations because of its long beaches, resorts, scuba diving and picturesque coast line. Entering the bay, we passed the iconic rock formation at the southern tip of the Baha California Peninsula.  The arch is locally known as 'El Arco.' T he Viking Sun anchored and the passengers tendered ashore.   Then we boarded an expedition boat and headed for open water looking for whales.  The caravan of outbound boat traffic indicated many other tourists in Cabo were also hoping to see whales. Every winter gray whales swim 5,000 miles from their feeding grounds in the Arctic to breed at Cabo.  Two hours into the tour  a whale surfaced nearby.  Gene was hoping for ...
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Christmas Eve Jan and Gene enjoyed a scrumptious dinner with 8 friends at Manfredi's (Italian) restaurant on the ship.  After dinner a special dessert bar was set up in the atrium featuring everything chocolate!  Christmas was a sea day. In December, passengers who enjoyed singing were recruited and began rehearsing Christmas music.  Mid-day on Christmas, every passenger was invited to the atrium for a holiday sing-along. Both traditional and modern songs put everyone in a festive mood. Even the crew felt the spirit of Christmas. Young and old, the singing brought back memories of Christmas's past. The ship was decorated with gingerbread "cities".   And of course, Santa dropped in from the North Pole.
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