Emong is born.

Today I was born. My Human needed to work on a project for a craft swap she was involved with on Craftster, so she brought along some bits of fabric, thread, scissors, etc. and while Auntie Helen was lounging beside her catching some rays, My Human started sewing me.

My design was made up on the spot with a few things that were symbolic. My back is made from a star pattern, so I can always find my way. My shirt is shamrocks - not just a nod to the Irish - but also for luck that I won’t get lost, ripped, misplaced or blow off into the ocean.

My very first trip was when I was only a day old. We moored in the coastal town of Cabo San Lucas. I couldn’t wait to go ashore - all I had ever known was the sea. my Human and Auntie Helen waited in line and took me aboard the tender - our water transport to shore - and the fun began....there was so much to see!

Our first stop was to see a baby lion. My Human got some photos, but I was a little too scared to pose with the big kitty.

Next was to the market to check out the local merchandise, then onto a restaurant where Auntie Helen wanted to grab a beer. I tasted my first Corona, salsa and guacamole. It was good. We watched the numerous vendors plying their wares on the boardwalk, then made our way back to the tender. I was a bit sad at first to go back aboard - but soon had forgotten that when I made my debut at Gatsby’s bar on the ship.

Marcelo, Richard and Evangeline made me feel like part of the family - and I got to taste my first martini!!! Marcelo let me play hide and seek in the vodka bottles and we took all sorts of fun pictures so I could remember it. After our stop at Gatsby’s My Human wanted to take me around to see more of my birthplace.

We headed to the Carousel Bar where Auntie Helen let me sit on the carousel horse. Then we went back to one of the smaller bars and I got to play with the Wii!!! We bowled and played tennis and laughed a lot. Milan was our host from the ship during that time and he was a good sport about how bad I am at holding the controllers. We also got to meet Romano, a juggler from the ship who was a great conversationalist and kept popping back and forth between an American and a British accent which was kind of funny. Milan and Romano let me take a photo with them even though they did not quite understand at first what I was all about. On the way back to our room, My Human stopped in and wanted to show me the casino. I played the slot machine but didn’t win anything. My Human said that was pretty typical and I should never gamble more then I can lose. I think it was fun and might have to try again one of these days.

It was then off to bed for another fun day ashore in the morning.

Check out the photos here.

Night!