YOU CAN tell it's Mexico because of all the cactus growing in the wild. That's a joke. Part of a cruise around the Sea of Cortez aboard the Holland America Line ship Veendam. Fun. Kiyomi was arguably the youngest adult passenger. Very brief port calls. The ship disgorged a herd of elderly passengers who milled around aimlessly for a couple of hours in the sun before retreating to the ship. Ports: San Diego, Mazatlan, Loreto and one other place I've already forgotten. Great food in San Diego and Mazatlan. I hit Mexico (some border town next to Brownsville when I was 25. It was hot and I was drunk. Still hot but at least I was sober this time.
