Vacation Time!

Got up at 3 am not feeling well. Not enough covers in room to keep me warm. Took a hot shower at 4:30. Up and down all afternoon. Skipped lunch. Rained most of day anyway. Cooler. Not much sun. Sandy packed things up while I laid on the couch and doped up. Dinner was at the Cove. Plane leaves at 11:30 tomorrow, Heading home.

Not much new. Same old thing. Dinner next door at Islander. Some sun, some clouds, some rain.

Pics from dinner on Sunday. Me and my bride Sunset over lagoon. Sunday 06 Dec 2015

Pretty lazy Sunday. At the pool by 10. Lots of new faces around. Ordered pizza to the room for lunch. Sprinkled just a bit. Lots of clouds today. Not much sun. Went to La Distilleria for dinner. Excellent meal. Watching the Patriots getting a beat down by the Eagles. We hope. Took pictures on my phone. Will attempt to post them.

Today is my bride's 48th birthday. No better place to celebrate than in Cancun! Winning. The maid got Nick and I up at 0900. The girls were already up and having showers. We ate some leftovers for breakfast and then Nick and I checked them out - 45 minutes worth of waiting. The rain has still not left. We waited for a break and then hit Paco's Tacos for lunch.  Nick and Shelby headed for the airport about 12:30.  As soon as they left, the sun came out. Sandy and I put on sunscreen and hit the sun deck. I slept for a while. It sprinkled once, but we stayed out until the last dying rays of sun dropped behind the hotel. We have not seen the sun in two days, we soaked it up! We took showers and then grabbed the only cab to Lorenzillo's. Strange, only one cab. As we left the hotel, we found out why, there is a half marathon tonight. The south lanes are closed. The race starts in downtown Cancun at the Capitol building, then goes along the hotel zone to the airport and back. No s

Not much to say today. Rained all day again today. Lunch was here at the hotel. Girls lost at cards again 2-0. No surprise there. Went back up to Cambalache for dinner. Finished shopping.  Came back to try and watch football, but could get no games. Hoping for better weather tomorrow.

Up about the usual time today, but it was raining.  Girls went to the art shop and painted. Seems like that was the thing to do as they were crowded. We walked next door to have lunch at Xkat-Il, you know, the place with the awesome corn chowder. We sat there and let the rain stop, as it has been off and on all day. Came back and played cards. The girls finally doubled their win tally to 2, as we split today 1-1. Should make the good guys up about 10-2, or somewhere in there.  And to be honest, you should have heard us whine when we did not get the cards and lost a game.  No sympathy from the women. We read books, played with our electronic devices, and took showers. Lazy, rainy, day in Cancun. The Indians are getting restless. We headed for the Captain's Cove for dinner at 6. The rain is over.  We figure we will get no sympathy from anyone not here in Cancun with us- aww, it rained all day? Yep.  But it was still 75 and rain on the beach.  Still winning. Came back and watched the

I forgot to mention last night that for the first time in 20 years, over 30 trips to Cancun, we had a female taxi driver. Never before has this occurred - we've always had male taxi drivers, usually over the age of 50.  Not sure why.  Also, the taxi trip up to and back from Cambalache was the slowest, smoothest, and least wild ride we've ever had in a taxi.  We are guessing that the policia have cracked down on speeding and quick lane changes. No other reasonable explanation fits our story line. The speed limit here is 70 kilometers per hour or 43.5 mph. I suspect we were under 40 the whole way.  Nick was suggesting we go faster so he could get uncramped from the back sooner. Too bad.

We all got a late start today. Nick didn't make it to the pool until 11.  Lunch was back over at Paco's Tacos. It was only 86 degrees today but felt hotter because there was no wind to speak of. We hit the sun deck after lunch. Nick and I hit the ocean. Showers and then dinner up north at Cambalache. Excellent as always. We shopped at the mall afterwards. Back to the hotel for ice cream and pictures by the Christmas tree. Cards again.  The girls came close, but got stuck at 49. We came back from about 20 points down to win on bidder goes out. Boys won two more tonight, and still wonder why they keep playing. Nick and Shelby by the Christmas tree. Goofing off by the Christmas tree. Sandy and me by the tree.

Caught the blocked field goal by the Ravens to win MNF. Wow. Up and at the beach. Girls 0900. Boys 1000.  Lunch here. Back at the pool.  Very light breeze. Hot today. Called it quits by 3.  Showers and then cards before dinner.  Boys up 2-0. Dinner next door at outside restaurant. No clue the name, but authentic Mayan fare. We all had corn chowder for Kathy.  Not really, just me and Shelby.  Sandy and Nick had shrimp cocktail. Shelby and I had the pork. Nick ate coconut shrimp and Sandy had tequila shrimp. Great food. Even better price. Pictures are a bit grainy because it was getting dark, so I apologize for the quality. Nick and Shelby at the outdoor restaurant. Me and Sandy before dinner. Looking out over the cove during dinner. Corn chowder was awesome Kathy. Shelby said she's bringing home ten gallons for the two of you. Came back to hotel and got some gelato.  More cards. Boys up again 2-0.  The girls just ain't getting any cards!  Wow, that's like 9-1 for the week.