Carnival Spirit visits Manzanillo, Mexico

The next morning when we arrived in Manzanillo, Mexico at 7:00am. This would be our last stop. ( Well almost - but we will get to that later. ) Once again the sun was out! And once again we were docked. It make getting on and off so much easier.

The city of Manzanillo had a population of about 112,000. It is also Mexico's busiest port, as measured by total tonnage and volume of containerized cargo. The city is also well known internationally for deep-sea fishing and the green flash phenomenon during sunsets. Unfortunately we did not get a chance to see the green flash ourselves.

 Once again several in our party had signed up for shore excursions.  We opted to go into town with another couple and do some exploring on our own. First stop was to have a Bloody Maria at a street side restaurant.

The the ladies wanted to do some shopping.

One of skills needed in Mexico is bargaining over the price of a purchase.   If you pay the asking price, you will pay way too much.  On the other hand you can also insult a store owner by making an offer that is clearly way under the value of an item.

We were back on board way before the 6:00pm sailing time.  At six be said farewell to Manzanillo and started the return leg of our trip.