November 5th - 9th 2001

Carnival Cruise Lines - Ecstasy

Monday 11/5 - board ship

Tuesday 11/6 - Catalina Island

Good morning and welcome to Catalina, California.

Wrigley Summer House is on the top of this hill. Much of the island is still owned by the Wrigley family.

The Casino building in Avalon, Catalina.

Ben at the Catalina Airport snack bar.

Cute little airport, this is the tower.

This is the bus that the kids on one end of Catalina have to take to get to the other end. It is a 4x4 and the ride takes 2 hours each way!

The afternoon we were there we went on a Zodiac Ride out to see some of the sealife. Had a face to eye encounter with a Pacific Grey whale that I unfortunatly didn't catch on film. It was awesome.

Gotta love those double chins you get when you take a picture of yourselves. Ben's beard took care of his.

This natural hole in the rock is shaped just like Catalina Island

Tuesday night was the Captain's Dinner and they took lots of professional photos. Here are the ones we got. Kinda fun to get all dressed up to go party all night.

Wednsday 11/7 - Ensenada, Mexico

Getting off the ship to see a bit of Mexico and do some wine tasting.

This is Alebrije artsork from Mexico that I picked up in Ensenada

We visited L.A. Cetta Winery outside of Ensenada.

The smell inside the room with the casks was delightfull!

L.A.Cetta family bullring

Ancient wine jugs

Thursday 11/8 - day at sea

The day at seas you float around in a big circle and spend the day eating, drinking and gambling. Also you can pose for numerous pictures.

Friday 11/9 - disembark

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