Vacation Time!

 Not many people looked at yesterday’s post and I slept in this morning, not getting to Wednesday’s update.  Don’t feel guilty about any of that.  We are still alive and well in paradise… At the pool deck by 0900 as usual.  Kinda cloudy and lots of wind.  We held off until right after lunch and then decided that we should just make today a shopping day.  So we loaded up and hit La Isla shopping mall to buy vanilla and stuff for the grandkids. Back to the rooms before taking sunset pictures and then going off to dinner here at the resort.  We’ve had some laughs, as you can see from the photos below. Today’s Sunrise photo.  Awesome. Another sunrise shot. This old dude was wearing shells to protect his eyelids. What the shell? Alex and I found these two shells in the ocean and Kathy did a reenactment. Who wore it better??? Sunset over the lagoon from the top floor of our resort.

 Sandy and I walked out on the deck this morning and made a comment about how it’s a bit more chilly than previous days… And then we laughed.  We were claiming to be “chilly” in shorts and t-shirts while it feels like 5F (-15C) at home!  True, this morning here there was more wind, there were more clouds, and the temperature was not as high.  However, it was still just good enough for us to head for the pool!   Same as days before… pool, drinks, lunch, naps, pool, drinks, showers, dinner, sleep… Enjoy the photos. Just before this photo was taken, Alex was also under his towel. We were laughing because Kathy is usually the cold one and both Alex and Lorra were under their towels. The obligatory selfie that these two sent back to their office mates Alex holding two bowls of soup at dinner tonight. His laugh is due to the shape of the bowls and what they could resemble. This is my dessert being prepared tonight And here is the result. Yep, it was pretty delicious.

 Out on the pool deck by 9.  Headed for bar at 11.  Lunch was at Noon.  Quick re-slather before going back out.  Hot today so lots of pool dips.  Alex and I hit the ocean again.  Mostly full sun today.  Clouded over a bit in the evening.  Dinner at resort.  Watched some football before calling it a night by 11 pm. Temps today ran in the mid-80’s (29C), but it felt like mid-90’s (35C).  It was quite warm.  Not complaining.  Not at all.  Just stating the facts.  In fact, look below.  You can see we are suffering. Big Red coming up over Big Blue this morning Kathy & Lorra enjoying their Coco Loco drinks in the pool. Nutritious and Delicious!  Flexing in the pool during one of our cool off periods. Probably on our way to the pool bar! Nailed it.  Collecting drinks at the swim-up bar Alex, Kathy, and Sandy in the pool. Photo probably taken as proof that Sandy was actually in the pool. Sun setting over the lagoon This photo was actually taken last night This was Kathy’s specially smoked

 Up at 0700 after catching 10 hours of much-needed sleep.  We skipped breakfast and joined the others at the pool.  Alex and I went for a swim in the ocean.  We grabbed lunch at the pool and returned to our chairs for naps. While at lunch, we met with our concierge and made reservations for dinners, including tonight’s.  We came back to the room about 4:30 and showered.  We read until time for dinner at Hacienda Sisal, right here on the resort.  Back to the room for some football and another early bed time. Storms rolled in about 7 pm.  Lots of lightning and thunder but very little rain actually fell.  Weather has been exceptional otherwise.  Very pleasant.  Not suffering much at all, especially since snow flurries fell at home!   The ocean view, looking NE, from the top of the pool deck. Sandy’s sandy feet facing E toward the ocean, where I’m out there swimming somewhere. The view from our second story balcony during the daylight Lorra and Kathy at dinner tonight Notice the sad faces…

 Ah, yes.  “Welcome Home!” is the greeting we receive when stepping out of the shuttle van upon arrival at our condo down here in Cancun.  Certainly Cancun is our home away from home and we are always happy to return to the land of sun, sand, and ocean (and pool and drinks and relaxing and reading and…). We did not get much sleep as we left home at 0530.  The drive was easy and we only saw a few deer on the way.  Traffic was light.  We parked and then checked in.  The airport was not busy at all and we breezed through Security.  Our direct flight was probably half full, but the Clossin and the D. Lahrman families were on the flight with us (people we know from little ole Mulberry).  We were first in line at Immigration but we all did get searched at Customs (we were due as it has been forever since we’ve been stopped). We got to our condo at 12:30, checked in and then went to the pool deck for lunch. We changed into our swimming suits - Sandy & I headed for the beach and swam in th