2 posts tagged “cancun”

This year we decided on a land-based vacation for Christmas. We stayed at Coral Mar, a condo resort on Laguna Nichupté / The Caribbean Sea.

Saturday was a travel day so we spent Sunday unwinding at the pool and "beach." It didn't take long to get the hang of it.

On Monday we took the ferry to Isla Mujeres, a small island just off the coast. We rented a golf cart and tooled around the island all day. (Adam loved that he could drink beer while driving. Is that wrong?) We had lunch at Playa Lancheros, explored the Sea Turtle Farm and took a break at the famous Playa Norte. It was an awesome day.
Here's Adam performing a (seated) sobriety test in front of the sculpture at Playa Norte. As you can imagine, there's never a dull moment when travelling with him.

That night—Christmas Eve—I got horribly sick. Someone in the complex was having a raging party so I got to listen to blaring Christmas carols while barfing all night. I don't want to hear another Christmas song for a long, long time.

I was worried that I was ruining Adam's Christmas, but he managed to make some friends down at the palapa bar. He came back with "hilarious" stories about angry wives paying huge bar tabs. Somehow his tab got paid in the mixup. Here he is, in tears, eating a pavo sandwich, trying to tell me all about it.
I was still sick on Wednesday so Adam went scuba diving. He's SO happy when he gets to dive...
We went to our belated Christmas Dinner on Wednesday night—Frommer's Choice: Laguna Grill. I couldn't really enjoy the meal (still queasy) but the sunset was beautiful.
Thursday, we went to Xcaret, Mexico's Ecopark. We stopped in Playa del Carmen for breakfast on the way.


Surprisingly, my favorite part was the cemetery. It's the spiral-looking thing in the aerial shot above. The graves are elaborately decorated and reflect the person's life. On November 1-2 the Mexicans celebrate the deceased with Dia de los Muertos. It would be so cool to be in Mexico for that someday. I LOVE the sculptures. They're so happy and fun!
The señoritas in the horse show were amazing too. They have incredible control over the horses and they do it all side-saddle. Also, they are gorgeous.