so where was I...sorry it took so long but I had to spend all day at the beach.

OK...sorry...So, meet back up with EPM folks and this one chick is raging mad at us..¨Where have you been??? We have been waiting forever for you guys¨....well, the driver told us 5:30 and it is 5:25 now....Thank you again Sir Speedy but he was well tipped since I only had a $20 for our $12 fare...Happy Birthday Sir Speedy. so, said girls then says well, he told us 5:20...Oh horrors, we are 5 minutes late...hey, aren´t you on vacation...got some place to be chick. She pouted and snarled at us the whole way back to the hotel and asked us 3 times why öur boat¨was so late...we never told them what happened.

ok...so not at my best...

Dinner at the French..Chez Isabel was marvelous as all the food has been. Very nice for an all inclusive I must say...even though we didn´t come for the food.

Wedneday:::
Can´t believe it is Wednesday...We did as little as possible today. Last night we confiscated 2 rafts and took them to our room so we had them today...bliss! All I can say is oh la la...vacation is so amazing! Met some fun folks from Raleigh and they found us today and we spent most of the day with them. Fun couple.



Hope everyone stays safe from the storms!
Buenos Noches!

I tried to tell you...

Yesterday Beth and I decided we´d take a trip to the Isla Mujeres...which is where Beth has thought we were going the whole time. It is a little private island off the coast of Cancun...only 7 miles long. I was a little confused to begin with since our resort is called Excellence Playa Mujeres...totally different place. We are on a little pininsula away from Cancun at the tip of Mexico....across the water from Isla Mujeres. Mostly I went along with that as where we were going becasue it sounded safer to my Mom and Mimi. People still warned us and said we should be real careful. Our resort I am happy to report is through 3 gates...armed gaurds
24/7...very safe and we re the only ones down here.

So we book a trip much to Beth´s displeasure to Isla on a 20 person sailboat....sail, snorkle, lunch on the beach, shop a little, sail some more and open bar....sounds nice. They pick us up at teh door at 9am...early start after a not so bad night on the balcony on the couchette....lots of things out there make noise..Beth reminds me I like neither snorkle or sailboating but I ignore her and insist this is the way to go. Two hours over, 2 hours shopping, 1 hour lunch, 1 hour snorkle, 2 hours back. Well believe it or not 15 minutes into the trip we both were wondering how much longer. We neither one got sick but it was not enjoyable. I voted to abandon the ship...lol. We told the guide we couldn´t go back but we´d meet them for lunch and take the ferry back. The island itself is...ummm...authentic Mexican...make sense...nothing too exciting. We rented a golf cart for the day and saw the whole place in about an hour. Went to a tutle farm....shopped and waited for our boat to get to the lunch place. A tip learned from ¨The Amazing Race¨I asked the cab driver to return for us in an hour. and gave him an extra dollar on the 4$ fee from downtown to the beach area for the lunch. The boat people arrive and ¨Luis¨ has a map with times and fees for us to get back to the mainland. Very nice...One hour on the dot later the cab returns and takes us back to downtown. After shopping around...don´t worry I got you something...we look at our watch and realize it is already 3:57 and the Ferry we need leaves at 4:00...oh no! We bolt down there but see nothing so the lady just says you must take the 4:30...come to find out 4:00 did not run. So hurry up to wait. Got back to mainland, took Speedy Gonzales Taxi...thank you Speedy because the Ferry was late. We had a private driver just for our hotel and we needed to return by 5:30. We get back and meet up with other EPM (Excellence Playa Mujeres)

opps...our dinner bell is ringing...having the French Restaurant tonight! More later..

Monday - Day Two

What a day! Lots of sun, drinking, eating and reading...not necessarily in that order.

This morning at breakfast I had just finished going through the buffet line and as I was walking back to our table I came across Sally at this little beverage cart with a bottle of champagne/sparkling wine.  She is trying to open the bottle and suddenly the cork shoots off into the air.  As I stand there wondering what she is doing the cork plops onto my plate of food and she proceeds to fill a very large glass with the champagne. Wish I had a picture for you.  "Ooopsie, I was just getting this for you!"  Now that we have the attention of everyone in the restaurant I quickly take that glass and rush to our table outside.  For the next 30 minutes or so most people who leave the restaurant look at us on there way our and laugh, obviously a witness to Sally´s champagne opening skills.

On our way to the beach we meet Victor from the Grill who insist that we come have lunch in his station, over looking the ocean and pool.  We find a wonderful spot on our private beach area and Louis comes by quite frequenly with a cold drink.  The water is a little cloudy today but still cool and inviting.  After a couple of hours in the hot sun and a nice walk down to the marina we head back to the Grill to have lunch with Victor.  It is only his 22nd day working here but he is very attentive and lots of fun.

After lunch we head to the spa to see about getting appointments for messages.  Then to the concierge desk to see about setting up a tour to go to the island .  With our massage appointment set for 5:30 we head back to the pool to find a float.. no such luck but we do find more champagne and a hammock - not the most comfortable so we opt for the private pool outside our building.

The spa is a new experience we start an hour early with a marina wellness circuit.  There are 8 stations and it is quite intensive.  The first stop was the steam room we were suppose to stay 5 minutes, Sally lasted about 2 it is hard to relax in a steam room when you have the giggles.  Next was the lower back jets, then the roller bar bed with jets of water pulsing below you.  Next was the bubble chamber, you stand in this little alcove and water jets out of the ground all around you, sounds simple enough but not really there are bars to hold onto and it was necessary even for an avid swimmer.  The other stations are more water jets and such I guess to loosen you up for the massage which was nice and very relaxing. 

We had hibachi for dinner tonight with Canadiens, New Yorkers and a couple from Phoenix.

Tomorrow we are going on a Sailing Cruise to the island. Time to find some more Champagne!

Yes I did survive the couchette on the balcony, Sally is going to give it a try tonight.. I give her two hours, before she climbs in the bed with me.  I may have to head back to my couchette.

Sorry not many pictures today we´ll try to get more tomorrow.

"Buenos Noches"

We Made It!

Whew! We had our ride come at 6:00 this am which was oh so early...but worth it. Got Business Class upgrade so our baggage was free...actual a saving all in all. Our flight was great. Our steward was wonderful and helped up get our money worth.
The resort is so much nicer than we even thought. The pictures do not really do it justice. We are in the Executive Class...or Excellence Club and we get all kinds of perks. When we arrived they wisked us away with champagne in hand to a private check in room. Free internet is also here...along with top shelf drinks, special snacks....when we got here they had lamb kabobs, chicken fingers and beef carpacio. We also have our own little beach area with extra fluffy towels, our own beach cabanna boy and a special pool just for the folks in Excellence Club. Our room was ready when we arrived so we quickly changed and headed on down to our special beach.

view from our room....Beth wants to sleep on the bed tonight...go right ahead! This is not a private pool but obviously a secret one...right below our balcony. We haven´t seen a soul out there.

We stayed almost all day lazing by the beach...then we moved to the lazy river pool.

Ha a wonderful dinner at the Lobster House and I guess you are wondering at this point what is left for tomorrow...I have no idea either but looking forward to finding out!

Ohhhh...just discovered the midnight...or 9:20p.m. snack is homemade truffels! Wish you had one...so yummy! This place really is amazing!

24

This time 24 hours from now we'll be sitting on one of these chairs.
Miles to go before I sleep...and it won't be a very long sleep at that...Limo arriving at 6:00 a.m.

time is running out...

OK, so between now and 6am Sunday morning I have this to do...

haicut
grocery
Target
yarnstore
REI
dinner with friends
drinks with friends
change sheets on bed
finish laundry
finish packing
lunch with mom
take Lily to Decatur
stop at church to see flowers
bank
Shoe Center
Walmart
pedicure
make returns to Belk
confirm travel plans
leave

Good...it doesn't seem so bad once it is all written out.

Two Days and Counting

Another Blog?? Probably will be as popular as the last one. Mom and Warren and ...well, that is about it. Hello Mother, Hello brother.
So two more days and we're off. The name of our resort is Excellence Playa Mujeres. Apparently whenever you ask someone.."How are you today?" ..they answer "Excellent"
We are both so excited. I feel ready...almost! Beth worked like a dog during tax season and I'm really busy during Lent as well. This is usually the perfect time for a tirp. I think people at my work still think i am taking a cruise. Well, in their defense we  have been on one the last 2 years. So happy it was time for an All inclusive but missing the thought of a cruise too. I don't think I will but I hope I do not get bored.

Dave and Linda went to this resort for their anniversary a couple of years ago and said we should go. Never thought we would but this place just kept showing up in our search results.

Can't Wait!
I'll try to keep you posted!