Week one is nearly complete and I'm starting to get relaxed. The kids have been loving the buffets in the hotel but they haven't had to branch out much yet. Some of my new favorite foods include fajitas (just never tried them back home) and chilaquiles rojo for breakfast. Mmmmmm... I'm not minding the cebollas so much (but promise me you won't tell anybody.)
The beachfront outside our hotel is great. The water is such a beautiful carribean blue when the sun is bright. Since it's winter here, we walk around in shorts and Ts but the wind can be a little brisk and the unheated pools are unpopulated. There is a big warmer pool though that we've spent a lot of time in.
The kids have really taken to the on-site kids club which has allowed Liz and I to have some time to ourselves. It's been a total blessing but I realize that we're not going to have anything like it for the rest of the trip. We took a romantic walk on the beach and ended up spending time combing for trinkets. We've found some amazingly colorful shells, so very different from the kind I typically find on the Oregon coast.
Next week we titled "The Cocina" because while we're staying in Merida we're going to check out some food related destinations: a chocolate shop, a liquor distillery, look for another Mexican wine to sample and Liz would like to take a class on making some authentic Mexican food. Merida is to the West of Cancun, is a Spanish colonial style town, but not so close to the water so it will be a different experience.
Pictures: Otis finding joy at the Plaza Isla. Liz looking radiant at dinner.
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