Cancun Mexico 09

Dan and I took a trip to Cancun for a week with out kids. Yes, I made it without calling once! We want to tell you all about it.

Our first day we arrived to our hotel @2:00 pm threw our bags in our room and walked main street the rest of the day. We ate at the best little restaurant, Santos Mariscos, (we defiantly recommend it) Dan had Sea food casserole with squid, octopus, shrimp bay scallops, wow was it good. I had Oyster Guacamole with chips and salsa. We also stopped and checked out Chocolate City, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, had a Starbucks coffee and walked around unitl late into the night.

I have posted pictures of our Hotel, Me Melia. The beach area, Maxium Beach, is rated one of the best in Cancun, it was very beautiful. The pool had wonderful beach cabanas to lounge on, white sand, and the water 85 degrees, you can bath in it! Dan could not get enough of the waves,I couldn't get enough of the sun shine!


Friday we had Brunch and hung out at our hotel. The pool had a swim up bar and tile lounge chairs inside the pool.
We ventured to the Royal Plaza to have lunch on the beach, also a great place to eat Fish tacos were a hit.

We then waked to the famous market 28 ( I do not recommend this ) I was looking forward to it, you know me I love to bargain, but they were just to pushy and it overwhelmed me. We managed to get some fun souvenirs for the family. We headed back to our hotel and quickly dressed for our lovers cruise on the Columbus Cruise ship. It was very romantic and the weather PERFECT! We watched them grill our lobster and steak while we drank champagne and cruised the Ocean. A dolphin followed us a long the way.

The next day we took a walk to a local restaurant for a Mexican breakfast, Dan had Cactus juice, yummy. We hooked up with a local for some advice on what to do next and he recommended Isla Murejes. (we originally had our trip planned for this Island, but due to swin flue it was cancelled). So we took of to the island on a cruise boat and rented scooters for the day, it was a blast. We went to Tortuga (turtle)Beach, Iguana Reef, where took a rest, shared some coconut milk, and hit the local shops. We were able to go from one end of the island to the other. This day was my favorite.
We took the boat back that night and had a nice dinner at the Lorenzillo's Lobster house. Good food, rude people.

The next morning we took off to the Cenotes and Chichen Itza Tour, WOW! It was amazing. Jorge, our tour guide, was the best, we recommend asking for him if you ever take this tour. Of course my Photographer, Dan took plenty of pictures to share. The ones I am posting are not his, they are mine, I know his are better ;)

An added bonus we went by the Aguava fields(this is the stuff they use for tequila:)

Our first stop was Cenotes, or sink hole. It is a natural underwater spring covered in stalactites. Dan took a dip in the water, I had my reservations and just took pictures. It was beautiful the sun came through the hole at the top of the cave and just lite up the water. We then took a little rest in a hammock, enjoyed the Lime trees and chatted with the locals.

We then ventured to lunch at a very Mexican buffet. We had some live entertainment with the young kids that danced while balancing bottles full of water on their heads. Then we did a little shopping in village.

We arrived at the final destination Chic hen Itza. The stories of this 5Th wonder of the world was awesome. Our guide had a lot of knowledge of this place to share with us and we took it all in.
We took a little nap on the bus ride back to our hotel. We then went out to the beach for a night swim in the warm ocean.

The next morning we were up and ready at 6:30 Am for our day of deep sea fishing. We caught 3 Barracudas, 2 Bonita Tuna, 1 red snapper, 1 grouper, 1 trigger fish,1 Nemo and 1 banana fish. It was a full day and very fun. The crew took our fish and cooked it up for us.It was delicious!

We then spent time at the beaches of Playa Del Carmen on the Mexican Riviera. We spent the day snorkeling and finally resting. We went back to have a nice dinner at La Habischuela, we also recommend this place. We had the pleasure of seeing a baby crocodile on the water while dining.

It was a great trip, Dan and I had some good rest, some great fun, and reconnected as a couple. I love him so much, I am grateful for such a wonderful husband,friend and father. I look forward to another fun 10 years together!