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Mexican Cruise Day 1: Los Angeles, California

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By Rebecca Duerrwaechter
We left home Friday evening with plenty of time to spare to get there early Saturday morning, find parking, get checked in, etc. Before we left town we stopped at one of my favorite restaurants and got supper. After hitting the road we went through Tucson and Phoenix with no issues. 


After a rest stop in Phoenix with bathroom breaks and stocking up on food and water we were set to drive across the desert with no stops for at least a few hours. About one hour into the desert (1am) we got a flat tire! A nail was left on the side of the road and punctured our tire. Thankfully my Dad was with us. Jake and my Dad managed to get the doughnut on the car. We tried calling AAA but there was an accident and the person coming to help us got flagged down by the police to help out. 

After getting the spare on we tried finding a tire shop that was open 24 hours. There wasn't one within 100 miles! We drove to the closest one and then they had to help someone else out so no-one would be in until 7AM. We weren't having the best luck. So, then we decided to go to a Goodyear Tire store and fell asleep. We woke up when they opened and they looked at the tire to repair it and put it back on for us but the tire was so worn they said we needed a new one but they didn't have one to fit our car. After many calls we finally found a shop that sold a tire for us but when we got there they were replacing someone else's tire. They didn't put the jack on properly and damaged the car. Seeing that, we decided to take the tire back to Goodyear and have them put it on for us.


After getting the tire put on we were finally ready to get back on the road! At this point we were expecting to already be in Long Beach, parked, and getting ready to check in but we were still about 4 hours away. We finally made it to Long Beach and there was still parking in Carnivals parking structure! We parked the car and made it with our carry-ons and luggage before our scheduled check in time!





Checking in was a breeze and it went by very quickly AND as a bonus our room was already done for us!











After getting to our room we took a quick nap, explored the ship, and then went to supper.
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