Friday it's Acapulco

 This is the Promonade at the Atrium.  It is a great ship! We spent Thursday at Sea also.  It was a relaxing time - although Keith got his internet connections hooked up and spent most of the day working.  I wandered, went and checked out the Lotus Spa, the Workout areas, and the pools again.  When he finished his working, Keith came up and we did more exploring... mostly of the buffet and the dessert carts (boy do they have the desserts!!) but also found the Grill and the Pizza spots.  We also found one of our favorite spots in the entire place... the Ice Cream Bar!! Whoopee!!  Now I know where to find him any time he is AWOL!!   We were eating breakfast by the pool as we sailed past Puerto Vallarta

On Friday morning we landed in Acapulco.  What a beautiful view!  We had the City Tour booked so we headed out to the busses and were totally ready for our scenic drive.  We had a really good tour guide and I really enjoyed watching the scenery while learning lots and lots of facts and history aobut the area.  Our tour took us beyond the single bay on south to the smaller bay and to see the homes of the 'rich and famous' that reside there.  We saw the stark contrasts between the have and the have not's - as in any country it is sad that some have SO much and others have almost nothing. 

The Federales were very much in evidence all thru the tour.  We were told of the war that the government is seriously fighting with the gangs and the cartels.  It is sad that so many innocent people are being affected by the greed and terrorism of these people .  After making our circle on little narrow roads (thanks to a great bus driver!) we headed back through the center of the old city of Acapulco towards the Cliff Divers. 

This shot was right after 3 at a time dove from a dizzying height.  We were watching from quite far above the dive sight so this was as close as I could get for pictures.  It was a great show and these talented dare devils deserve all the applause they get!

Then it was back thru the busy city and back to the ship to.....and this is the view of the city from the front buffet dining area.

and again, we were to full to go to the dining room - so we opted out of that and went on to the Comedy Act and then off to bed...

Another very full day!