Cancun 3
Thursday 4/12
Another excellent day. The kids and Andrew slept in and I read on the balcony. We went to the breakfast buffet for the last time (sob). The pastries are so delicious I've been condoning a "pastry breakfast" for the girls, and for myself. Then off to the pool, another gorgeous sunny day with a light breeze but no crazy wind. We had perfect poolside chairs. We drank pina coladas, played Bingo, ate lunch, played in the pool, jumped in the ocean, searched for treasures washing up when the tide started changing. We stayed out all day, until 5pm.
We had dinner at the Mexican restaurant again, our favorite of the resort's restaurants, and it did not disappoint. Andrew and I had margaritas, lobster, a cheese platter, ceviche, and pinto bean soup. Delicious, all of it. We ate so much.
L&G were nearly comatose with exhaustion, but they insisted they still wanted to go swimming at night one last time, so we did. They love this nighttime dip.
Turndown service had been completed while we were swimming, so the girls got to open their final "little boxes" when we got back to the room.
Then Andrew and I had to pack up to prepare for our departure in the morning. Sob.
Friday 4/13
Departure day. We had time for a quick breakfast before we were taken to the airport. Since we'd used miles for the plane tickets, they weren't ideal, and we had a layover in DC. The first flight was horrifically bumpy on the descent. Lucia didn't throw up, which is a miracle, but she was almost comically green, and Andrew kept the air sickness bag in front of her even as we began walking off the plane. Ugh. Awful. Then we had to maneuver through the huge lines at immigration, then get our bags, then recheck our bags, then walk a hundred miles to our next gate, then get on another plane. Not good. Especially when we boarded the plane on time...only to then sit on the runway for over an hour. Definitely not good. Fortunately Lucia was absorbed in watching The Wizard of Oz on the iPad, and Greta was absorbed in Tom and Jerry cartoons on the seatback TV, so they didn't make a peep.
Then, finally, we were home, our wonderful spring break behind us. I feel certain we'll return to Cancun, for a longer stay next time so we can do an excursion or two to snorkel and see some Mayan ruins. What a great trip.
Finally able to add some pictures!
Another excellent day. The kids and Andrew slept in and I read on the balcony. We went to the breakfast buffet for the last time (sob). The pastries are so delicious I've been condoning a "pastry breakfast" for the girls, and for myself. Then off to the pool, another gorgeous sunny day with a light breeze but no crazy wind. We had perfect poolside chairs. We drank pina coladas, played Bingo, ate lunch, played in the pool, jumped in the ocean, searched for treasures washing up when the tide started changing. We stayed out all day, until 5pm.
We had dinner at the Mexican restaurant again, our favorite of the resort's restaurants, and it did not disappoint. Andrew and I had margaritas, lobster, a cheese platter, ceviche, and pinto bean soup. Delicious, all of it. We ate so much.
L&G were nearly comatose with exhaustion, but they insisted they still wanted to go swimming at night one last time, so we did. They love this nighttime dip.
Turndown service had been completed while we were swimming, so the girls got to open their final "little boxes" when we got back to the room.
Then Andrew and I had to pack up to prepare for our departure in the morning. Sob.
Friday 4/13
Departure day. We had time for a quick breakfast before we were taken to the airport. Since we'd used miles for the plane tickets, they weren't ideal, and we had a layover in DC. The first flight was horrifically bumpy on the descent. Lucia didn't throw up, which is a miracle, but she was almost comically green, and Andrew kept the air sickness bag in front of her even as we began walking off the plane. Ugh. Awful. Then we had to maneuver through the huge lines at immigration, then get our bags, then recheck our bags, then walk a hundred miles to our next gate, then get on another plane. Not good. Especially when we boarded the plane on time...only to then sit on the runway for over an hour. Definitely not good. Fortunately Lucia was absorbed in watching The Wizard of Oz on the iPad, and Greta was absorbed in Tom and Jerry cartoons on the seatback TV, so they didn't make a peep.
Then, finally, we were home, our wonderful spring break behind us. I feel certain we'll return to Cancun, for a longer stay next time so we can do an excursion or two to snorkel and see some Mayan ruins. What a great trip.
Finally able to add some pictures!
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