I know I'm a little late posting this but I am finally finding the time to sit down with my thoughts.
Yes, you read the title correctly. We were only in Playa del Carmen for a few days before having to head back to Dallas. Our goal for the trip was to get our car and the last of our material possessions to Mexico so that the cat and dog did not have to drive down with us; rather, we'd all fly down together. We had projects and committments to finish in Dallas. End Of October we will return for good...I need to go ahead and buy the plane tickets.
On the Monday night, we arrived in Playa. It was a feeling of utmost joy. It was surreal. Four long days in the car was making me delusional and I could not have been any happier to actually see areas that I was familiar with.
We checked into our hotel, Aventura Mexicana (ask me my opinion on this hotel if you ever are considering staying here), in Playa del Carmen, left the truck loaded and headed out for a MUCH needed drink. "I'm HERE", was all that I wanted to scream. Instead, I took my tired butt to...hmmm...I cannot remember where we actually went...but nonetheless, we had drinks.
Over the following days we kept saying that we would get to the beach or lay by the pool to relax but could never find the time to do so. Crap...is this what my life is going to be like? No time for anything???? Instead, we managed to sleep until 10am each day (we NEVER do that!!!), found storage for our stuff at a friends house in Playacar (Thanks Maureen!!!), bought cell phones (The employees at TelCel at Centro Maya speak English), was able to meet up with other Expats for a day riding ATV's and a cenote swim (Thanks John and Libby, owners of http://www.intheroo.com/) and then on to the Pet Shelter to wash the dogs on our last day (Saturday) http://www.playadelcarmenpets.com/.
Dave and I at the Beer Bucket pre-ATV riding
The Adventuresome Group ready to ride
The Cenote that we stopped to swim in halfway
through the ATV ride. The water was so clear
but it was cold.
Bathing the dogs...Aren't they so cute????
The above pictures were taken by John and Libby, owners of http://www.intheroo.com/
So we woke up Sunday, not really wanting to go back to Dallas but we knew it was only a matter of a very short time before we were back in Playa del Carmen. Hopped a taxi to the airport, $40, only to find out that our flight was cancelled and we would not be able to get a flight with this airline until Tuesday. You see, we booked a flight that had a connection in Houston because it was alot cheaper. However, Ike had just blown through a couple days prior. Hmmm...what are we to do? I called Expedia, bought two more airline tickets for Monday morning, hopped a cab and headed to the Hilton Cancun for one night. Dave and I decided that we were going to spend the entire day at the pool. Only thing was, I left my swimsuit in storage not realizing that I'd need it again before my move. So we hopped on a bus in the Hotel Zone, headed to the mall to find a swimsuit for me. I should have just wore a sweater to the pool! Let's just say...I'm not in the habit of wearing a bikini, I have not in years. But...it was a choice of a bikini or a grandma suite. A bikini it was. $120 bikini and we were off to the hotel pool. Now, I was not feeling so comfortable in my newfound attire, but I attempted to shrug it off. It was a day of relaxation, sun, pool, beach and nothing was going to ruin it for me...not even my new bikini. Well, 5 hours later it was time to go inside and grab some dinner, shower and go to bed. Early to rise in the morning to catch our 7am flight back to Dallas. Dinner...yum. Shower...OUCH!!!!! Holy crap where the hell did this sunburn come from?????? My poor belly, the one that has not seen the light of day in years, finally got some sun! Someone shoot me please...this hurts! A few Advil pm and I was soon okay.
Nite...see you tomorrow.
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