Road Trip

 We got up early….well early for me and went to the buffet for breakfast.  I enjoy the buffet. Mostly I enjoy getting my omelet, fruit and the most important chocolate covered donut.  Art always gets his three eggs over easy.  We are pretty predictable.

After breakfast we met up with our friends for a trip to Playacar.  Art and I went to the presentation so that we could get a private ride to Playcar.  We invited our friends to go with us.  We had a great drive.  We were dropped off at the hotel there.  We checked out the hotel then we walked to one of the markets. It was really humid but it didn’t rain on us.   We had a late lunch at the hotel and then back to our hotel.  It was a great day.  Art told our friends a story about my dad and they laughed so hard one of them had tears from laughing.  We were tired from so much walking so we sat on our little deck when we got back to rest up.   It was nice until the rains came.  When it rains it dumps buckets.  Fortunately, it stopped by the time we went to dinner.  

We had a lovely dinner then tucked ourselves in for the night.  We started watching the football game but we are so tired from the day, I don’t think we’ll be able to finish it. 

Tomorrow we get to go to the spa……..woohooo! 

  

Today Went By In a Blink]

Today went by in a blink.  Of coarse I did sleep in so that does shortened the day.  We got a call this morning from our guy who made arrangements for us to go to Playa and he asked to come see him before breakfast.  We agreed but when we arrived he was with another couple so we went to breakfast. When we went back, he told us they are no longer doing the presentation at the Playa resort.  It was fine we can still go to Playa but we had to do the presentation here.  No problem…… we attended our last presentation.  They actually made us a great offer for updating our membership.   We had already decided we aren’t going to be coming back after January.  We really want to start going to other places.  It was a little bitter sweet turning down the offer.  

We were able to sit on the beach for about an hour before we had to be at the presentation.  The ocean is really muddy from all the rain.  It definitely isn’t the beautiful Caribbean blue green that it normally is.  

We met our friends for dinner.  We had a great meal with great friends.

We stopped for a nightcap and now are back at the room to relax before bed.  Luckily it only rained a little late this afternoon. 

Back To Paradise

 Well we returned a very wet paradise and the forecast is more of the same.  So hopefully we will find some sun in between the rain storms.

We got up early early early.  4:00 am to be exact.  Our sweet MK came and picked us up.  Thanks so much to her.    She dropped us off for our fun adventure.  The airport was a happening place.  Who knew so many folks get up that early.  The regular line had less folks than the precheck line.  It was tempting to go through the regular line.  But we didn’t.  We didn’t have to sit too long before we got to board the plane.  The flight to Dallas was great.  

We landed in the B terminal and our outgoing gate was in the A terminal so we hopped on the skylink train and when we arrived we found out there was a gate change …of coarse …..it was moved to the A terminal.  Back on the skyline we went.  The nice thing is, you don’t have to wait a long time for the skylink.  It is pretty efficient.  We had enough time to go to the Admirals Club for a quick drink and cookie/brownie.  When we got to the gate they were boarding so we got right on the plane.  The flight was great.  The pilot asked the flight attendants to pack things up early and take a seat as there was supposed to a lot of turbulence flying into Cancun.  But there was no turbulence.  It was as smooth as smooth could be.  I am not a big fan of airplane food.  The breakfast was pretty typical airline food but the lunch was really good.  I ate most of it as it was so good.  

The gate we landed at was the very last spot at the very end of the terminal.  As a result we had a very very very very very long walk to get to customs.   Customs was a breeze.  We never had to stand in line, we sailed right through. My bag was the very first one off the plane.  That never happens.  I was so excited.  Poor Art……his was the last one off the plane.    When we walked out of the airport, it was raining.  Not the  nice warm weather we usually get but it is still great.  

We have a nice room on the first floor right by the pool.  It will be great. Our friends from home are also here.  We got together for dessert and had a great visit.  We’ll see them again tomorrow.  Art and I stopped at the open lounge so he could have a night cap and now we are tucked in ready for a good nights rest.  Excited to see what fun tomorrow brings.

What a Blast This Week Has Been

 Thank heavens it warmed back up a little.  It wasn’t nearly as chilly as it was yesterday.  I wasn't sure though when we first got up,  it was pretty cloudy….. just like yesterday.  But the clouds blew away and it turned out ok.  The weather was never hot this week but it was warm.

After breakfast , Art rested on the lounger by the pool.  Caesar reserved our spot again today.  Trixie,  the Ol Coonster and I got in an uber and went back to town.  We found some left over Christmas decorations that the town still had left up so we took pictures of the ol Coonster.  We found out 4 cruise ships had come in to port and there was people everywhere .  There were no bargains to be had  that’s for sure.  We did find one store that was running some promotions.  

After town, we had some lunch at the pool.  Then Trixie and I got in the pool for a little while.  My goodness it was so cold when we got out.  

We went back to one of our favorite restaurants for our last dinner.  Not only was it delicious, the service was great!  We had a special dessert for Trixie and the ol Coonster‘s anniversary and the waiter gave Trixie and I a rose.  It was soooo sweet.  

We stopped by the jewelry store and Trixie got a really pretty emerald ring and matching necklace.  It will  be stunning on her.

We visited a little while then got packed up.  To bed now as tomorrow will be a really long day with traveling. The week just flew by.  They say time flys when you’re having fun and I had an absolute blast this week!

Chilly Day

This morning started off with a therapeutic massage and eye lift treatment for Trixie and I.  It was 2 hours of pleasure.  Talk about a great way to start the day off right.  

Art is feeling better but not 100%.  He was able to go to breakfast with the ol Coonster and sit for a while at the pool,….well snooze at the pool.  He even managed to go to lunch with us all.  Trixie and I were done in time for lunch.  

As promised our pool guy Caesar reserved our loungers for us.  The weather was on the chillier side today.  It was definitely too cool to get in the pool.  Not long after lunch Art gave it up and went back to the room to rest.  A  little while after that Trixie and the Ol Coonster went to their room. Shortly after that, there was a mass exodus.  Hardly anyone was still at the pool.  I stayed til late afternoon but on my way back to the room, I stopped by the sweet shop.  

After dinner, we all went back to our room and visited a little and now we are tucked in to bed.  Hope tomorrow is warmer. And Art feels better.

 

Sadly Art got sick in the night.  Seems like every time he eats any kind of fish, he gets sick. He ate fish and chips and lobster bisque.  Poor guy!  I feel so bad for him.  He missed out on so much fun today. He spent it all in the room…… next to the bathroom  

The weather today was absolutely stellar!  The Ol Coonster, Trixie and I all went for breakfast.  We did the restaurant instead of the buffet. Poor Trixie ordered some toast (gluten free).  It looked lightly toasted on the outside but the inside was completely frozen.  She sent it back and the manager brought her another piece and apologized.  But you know gluten free bread isn’t the most tasty.  It was edible.  She had some crumbs from it on the table and brushed them on to the floor.  As soon as the crumbs hit the floor, a little bird swooped down and put a piece of crumb in his mouth, then immediately spit it out and hopped over to me just a squawking.  I looked at it and said “I know gluten bread isn’t any  good”.   We got to see a mama whale and her baby swim by.  That was really cool.  We also aw some dolphins throughout the day. 

After breakfast, we went to the same loungers we had  yesterday.  We were among the very few people at the pool.  In fact, we got in the pool and we were the only ones,  It was great! The service at the pool was awesome.   We got in the pool a couple times but only this morning were we the only ones.  The pool water is so nice and warm.  This afternoon Trixie and I tried out the hot tub.  When we first got in there were only a couple of folks in there but it soon filled up so we didn’t stay in very long.  

One of the pool guys here is just so much fun.  If you have watched the show Acapulco you will understand if I tell you this guy is Hector.  We just love him.   We found out from visiting with him today he lived in Boise, Couer d’Alene, and, Sandpoint  What a small world!  A lot of folks arrived today and they are expecting  more tomorrow.  The hotel should be pretty full.  Our pool guys said he would reserve our loungers for us the next few days.  That will be so great.

Poor Art is so sick so I went in search of crackers for him.  I had no luck but on my adventures I met a lot of new friends.  The elevators are really an adventure here.  You meet some of the funnest people.  I was invited to karaoke but more than one person.  I am not a karaoke person but I enjoyed getting invited.  One of the workers helping me find crackers told me he thought I was gorgeous, asked me if my hair was real and waved his hands in front of me telling me he loved all it.  Made me laugh!

Before dinner, we went to one of the loungers to watch the game…… pitiful.  You guessed it our team lost.  Some of the folks we met in the elevator were at the restaurant we had dinner.  The woman jokingly asked if we were stalking her and we were joking with them when we heard a deep male voice chiming in and realized that one of the men at a table behind us had been in the elevator too……. I am telling you the elevators are so adventurous. We had a lovely dinner until I realized, my meal had raw shrimp in it.  I sure hope I don’t follow Art in the sick bed from it.  Oh I really hope!

Tomorrow Trixie and I are scheduled for a spa appointment….. I can’t wait! 

   

Great Day

 Today was a great day! It started with  a great breakfast.  We went back to the buffet.We decided to get loungers up at the pool instead of the beach.  Trixie and I had a spa appointment.  We had fruit facials.  I have had a lot of facials and I would say today’s was in the top 3 best.  It was really great.

After our appointment, we all went to lunch.  It was so yummy.  It was at the same place we had breakfast.  We all loved our lunch.  After lunch, we got in the pool.  The pool is heated and it was so nice. Poor Trixie went to sit on a stool at the swim up bar but decided last second not to sit there and in all the motion she lost her footing and went down.  We all got a good laugh and fortunately she didn’t get hurt. 

We made it three meals in a row at the same restaurant …. Yep …. We went to the restaurant we had breakfast and lunch.  The waiter tried hard but service was pretty slow.  The food was good but not as good as the other meals.   After we went to the fire tables to listen to an other violinists.  The music was good but the people watching was even better.  

Now we are tucked in bed ready to do it again tomorrow.