Cancun Day 2 - Lazy Sunday 13 MAR

We went to bed last night here at 8 pm.  We got up this morning at 10 am.  14 hours of sleep.  Pretty rare - especially for Sandy.  Yes, we were tired.  Refreshed, we tried to apply liberal amounts of sun screen before hitting the pool.  And at 11 am, we had to take what we could get.  It was crowded.

And just so you know, Cancun does not change time zones.  So while you all in Indiana "sprung ahead" an hour, we did not lose an hour of vacation.  Thus, we are now one hour behind you at home.

We went next door to eat lunch and then back to the pool.  I ran into my SCUBA instructor - the one who certified me.  We chatted about new dive possibilities.  No surprise that Sandy is out.

We laid around, skipped the Welcome Party (although I did walk down and get a free beer), and then headed upstairs at 4 to shower.  We applied sunscreen only once today - which is not a good idea.  We both have places that are tender and red.  It was in the lower 80's today, but the breeze kept us mostly cool.  We did sweat a little, but really are thankful for the breeze.  

We were able to catch the last minute of the Purdue / Michigan State game.  Sad outcome.  Our current room has been remodeled.  We have a new phone, high speed internet, and high definition TV channels - albeit only 5.  Hey, it's more than we use to have.

We took a bus down to La Distilleria for dinner.  Had a wonderful meal.  We will be eating there again.

Came back to the room.  It's 7 pm and still light outside.  Much different than back in December.  It was dark by 5:30 then.  We caught up on bracket-ology.  Not sure how MS is not a #1 seed?  Oh well, the Big Ten is well represented with 7 teams.

Sandy says we should have taken a few pictures today.  Not only was she in the pool, but she went to the swim up bar, sat down, and ordered a non-alcoholic drink.  She said that the swim up bar and sleeping for 14 hours are not normal and no one will believe any of it.

BTW, the swim up bar at happy hour was crowded.  The welcome party, not so much.  There are people here, but it is not nearly as crowded as we expected - only slightly more than back in December.

All for tonight.

The view off our balcony, looking SW over the lagoon tonight.


The view looking SE off our balcony tonight.  People are still in the pool.
Center shot is the swim up bar.  Normally we are on the other side of this facility.

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