Cancun - Saturday, 25 NOV 2023

 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 the ocean before joining the others at the pool.  Yes, you read that correctly - Sandy went in the ocean all the way past the first break (water to her waist)!  We stayed out on the sun deck until 1730 before returning to our rooms for showers.  Dinner was at the buffet here in the resort.  

Back to our rooms for some college football and an early bed time.  Sandy was passed out before 2100 (9 pm).  

Looking forward to a week of relaxation.  Weather looks good with very little fluctuation in temperature with highs of 83F (28C) and lows of 77F (25C).  

Tonight’s view off our balcony.
Yep, it’s going to be a tough to handle this for a whole week!




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