Great memories...

This is going to be a long post, so get ready. Well, we are back from Cancun. I can't even begin to tell you how wonderful it was (and much needed as well). We began our vacation on Monday morning (Aug 6) and flew into Cancun with no problems. We were taken to our hotel, RIU Palace Las Americas and our mouths were wide open as we pulled up. We had stayed at a RIU hotel in Playa del Carmen for Xmas, but we had no idea how nice the "palace hotel" was going to be.

Everyone at the hotel was SO friendly. We were greeted with fresh pineapple juice and it was sooo delicious. We got to our room and were pleasantly surprised. We were upgraded to a ocean view suite--the view was breathtaking.

Obviously, we sunned a lot and ate a lot. Our resort was all-inclusive, which meant all our drinks and food were taken care of. We had some of the best seafood and guacamole. I'm sure my cholesterol is sky high now!

On Wednesday, we took a trip to Xel-ha, which is a natural aquarium. If you get a chance while you are in Mexico, GO! you will not be disappointed. It truly is something that you need to see while you are there. We opted for the all-inclusive package to Xel-ha, which included transportation, all food and beverages and entrance into the park. It was a little more expensive, but worth every dime.

While in Xel-ha, Robert and I biked in the jungle, napped in the hammocks, snorkled (I saw a stingray, sea turtle and clown fish) and just took in all the natural beauty. I have never seen water so clear and beautiful. You could literally see all the way down to the bottom!

On Thursday, Robert and I got shiatsu massages at the resort. I've never had one of those before and boy, was it an experience. I guess it would be incorrect to label it as a massage. It is actually a technique they use on your pressure points and a lot of stretching. My masseuse/strong arm man was so strong! I felt like he was hanging from the top of the ceiling and then dropping himself down on me! It was quite painful but refreshing! Robert had a female masseuse. At first, I questioned her abilities, but I looked over at one point and she was walking on Robert's back and digging her toes into his butt! He said that he was scared she was going to break something because she was so strong!

We were scheduled to leave on Friday afternoon. We got to the airport and found out that our flight was cancelled. Luckily, they put us up in another all-inclusive hotel for the night. There were so many people that were really upset about it, but, at least they put us up and didn't make us hang out in the airport all day!

So, now were are home and back to the daily grind! I miss it already! I truly love Mexico and all it has to offer. There is so much rich culture there! People always say they fall in love with places they travel to. I truly love Mexico! I love the food, the people, the culture. I can't wait to go back!

I've sent most of you pictures from the trip. Once I figure out the Picassa thing, I'll put a link on here.

Here are some links though to the hotel and Xel-ha. I highly recommend all the RIU resorts (we stayed at the RIU Yucatan for X-mas).

www.xel-ha.com
www.riu.com