I think the pictures will say it all, for the most part, but what a great day! The weather was unbelievably beautiful, so much so that we ended up staying for about 7 hours! We're usually only there 3-4 before we're all complaining about how hot it is, getting some ice-cream and then heading home! This year we saw all the animals, the kids built a tool box, pet a cow, got to be little farmers...it was a great day!
Oh, by the way, there are more pictures on my facebook account...if you don't have an account, get one! It's fun! It's a lot easier (well, faster) to load pictures there so there's a few more. Just request to be friends with me (how sweet!) and then you'll be able to see all the pictures I've loaded there.
This is a conversation that D and I have all the time.. She says "Dad, do you know what?" and of course my first response is "No, but I now who" and although in the beginning she got frustrated when I said this, she has come to play along. It was funny, we were going through this yesterday in the car and she doesn't even have an inkling of who Abbott and Costello are/were we actually successfully had a "Who's on First" type conversation. So much so in fact that when Jennifer came out of the store, she said "Mommy, listen to what daddy and I can do".
So in celebration of this, I have decided to post one of the original videos of Abbott and Costello performing their famous "Who's On First"
Enjoy!
Sorry for the delay in posting but we were having so much fun we didn't have the time to get on the PC and update the blog. Also, our schedules have been crazy since we have returned and I am now just getting to the point where I have a few minutes to let you know how everything was. In short, IT WAS AWESOME!!
Moon Palace Resort and Spa is by far the best resort we have ever stayed at. The actual resort is broken in to two separate resorts; the Sunrise side and the Nizuk side. Our ocean front room was on the Nizuk side and it was fabulous. Over the course of the 4 days we were there, we participated in the following activities at no additional cost:
1. Unlimted food and beverages 24-hours a day
2. Relaxation by any of the 20 fresh water pools
3. Relazation by the ocean (thatched cabannas included)
4. Non-motorized water sports - we enjoyed sea kyacking and we both attempted wind surfing and let me tell you, that is a work out..
5. Snorkeling excursion - This was a 5 hour excursion where we went out on a 55-foot catermeran to the snorkeling site, where we then spent a good 45 minutes in the water. The fish were all around us as our guide brought food to entice them with. Our guide also caught a lobster, conch, and various kinds of starfish, all of which were passed around so that you could hold them and see them up close.
6. Wet and Wild excursion - This was another 5 hour excersion which took us by boat over to the Wet and Wild water park in Cancun. On the way over the crew put on a bit of a show but for the most part it was pretty mild. In the park we enjoyed (or should I say I enjoyed) the various water slides (Jennifer didn't realize how scared of heights she was until she attempted to walk up the stairs in order to go down the slides), wave pool, lazy river, and of course the all-you-can-eat food (DANG that Salsa was HOT!!!). We were worn out so we caught the early boat back to the resort and boy was that an experience. It was the same crew that brought us over but it turned into a drinking frenzy as they passed our cold beer to anyone who wanted it and then they pulled out the tequila and started pouring it into the passengers mouths. It got a bit wild but the crew was all dressed up and it was pretty funny a Mexican Beetlejuice (see the pic below and you'll know what I mean.
7. Did I mention that we ate.... We enjoyed some of the best food we have ever had, vacation-wise that is. This hotel offered it all. For dinner we ate at the following types of restaurants: Brazilian, Italian, Japanese, Mediterranean, As for breakfasts and lunches, they are all buffet style and again and spectacular.
8. For those Starbucks lovers out there, the resort had a coffee shop that was to die for. Jennifer and I enjoyed the hot cappuccinos all week long, 2-4 each per night (and we wondered why we couldn't sleep) but during the day it was the cappuccino frappe's and virgin banana daiquiris that helpped us keep cool in the hot Mexican sun.
I know that I'm not doing this vacation justice with my synopsis of what we did, as I know that I am leaving some of it out, but I would give this vacation a score of 10 on a scale of 1-5. Check out the pics below.
Well all, we made it!! Jennifer and I arrived at the Indy airport at 4:00AM since we were flying stand-by for 1/2 the cost (THANK YOU JOSH). Although we arrived early, we were unable to catch the first two flights, but that was not an issue since we caught the third one to Atlanta and then flew out an hour later and arrived in Cancun at 2:30 PM local time (Central Timezone)
After arriving we checked in at the hotel which is held in a ballroom where they serve you drinks (pina colada which we shared) and had a spread of snack food. After checking in we walked over to the guest service counter where we signed up for our free excursions. Since we are only here for 4.5 days we decided to only partake of a couple. First on Tuesday afternoon we're going to enjoy a catamaran ride out to the world's 2nd largest coral reef where we will enjoy snorkeling and lunch. The second excursion will be Wet n' Wild on Thursday morning.
Now that we had a chance to check-in there was still about an hour or so before we could get into our room, and since we hadn't really eaten anything all morning, we decided to checkout one of the restaurants. WOW what a lunch, this hotel has by far the best food of any all-inclusive that we've stayed at previously.
(Pictures will be added later.)
After lunch we enjoyed 3-4 hours in the pool, laying out, and just enjoying the beautiful weather here in Cancun. After our relaxing afternoon we showered and went off to dinner at the Brazilian restaurant which served meat on spears (YUM). The food here didn't disappoint either, although some of the meat was juicier and more flavorful than others. The chicken was by far the best I have ever had.
After dinner we enjoyeda couple of cappuccinos in a piano lounge area near the main entrance and retired for the evening.
What a wonderful beginning to a GREAT Anniversary and Vacation!
As for what tomorrow brings, only time will tell, well of course this website will tell as well ,but not until tomorrow.