Cancun Day 8 & Last - Friday 03 DEC 2021

 Blah, blah, blah...breakfast

Blah, blah, blah...sundeck

Blah, blah, blah...lunch

Blah, blah, blah...drinks

Blah, blah, blah...sun, beach, dinner.

Got tons of photos to upload, but the internet is being problematic tonight.  We have checked out and are starting to pack.  The other 4 leave at 0500 tomorrow morning.  We roll out of here at 8:30.  They do beat us home, but at least we get a little more sleep.

In the mornings, we hear quite a few bird species - like doves and Mexican crows.  But by mid-morning and for the rest of the day, we do not see any birds.  We figured out why.  There are people walking around with animals - like iguanas, parrots and the like.  They want you to pose with the animals while they take professional pictures and charge you $30 each for them.  Well, we see a guy and a gal walking around with a Harris Hawk.  We figure pictures.  Nope.  They are flying the hawk around to keep all the birds away.  Genius!  Cuts down on all the bird poop.  

Today, no hawk.  And what happened?  Lots of seagulls flying in to steal food.  The hawk really works!

I'll try to upload pictures later.  No guarantees.  

The Harris Hawk used for bird control

The hawk flying around our hotel.  Beautiful bird.

You can see the tether under the hawk.
Look at the people ducking to get out of the way.

A view of the beach today.
That's the beach volleyball court.  The white stripe is the top of the net.

Sandy called this Snorer's Row

Throw three darts from a random range - light plastic darts.
Win a prize ONLY if you hit the bullseye.

Kathy's random distance was closer than mine.
It mattered not - there were no prizes handed out that I saw - ever.
Sandy also threw darts - but I could not work her phone to get any pictures.
All I got was a very close-up photo of my left hand.







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