Last week, Paul and I dropped our kids off in Carmel and headed to Cancun, Mexico for 5 days...just the two of us. As any parent can attest to, little trips away from the kids are so good for our marriage and give us a break from parenting so we can come back ready to give our best to our family.
Needless to say, we had a wonderful time. We stayed at an all-inclusive Excellence resort called Playa Mujeres about 30 minutes north of Cancun. It was our first visit to Mexico and our first try at an all-inclusive resort. It was a little taste of paradise.
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| Driving up to the resort |
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The lobby
where we were met with a wet towel and a glass of champagne |
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| LOVE palm trees! |
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| The view from our room |
It was SO nice not to worry about money on the trip. We definitely indulged in life's finest...fancy meals, fruity drinks, breathtaking views...all the perks that go with an all-inclusive resort...without having to worry about the price of each event.
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| Dinner outside at the French restaurant, Chez Isabelle |
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| At the Mexican restaurant, Agave. |
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| Sipping on a watermelon margarita. |
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| The many tapas we tried for dinner at The Flavor Market |
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One of our favorite drinks, the Iceberg
...corona with Margarita on top |
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| The beach |
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| One of the pools |
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| The cute little umbrella huts along the pool |
Our favorite daily activities were definitely the hammocks resting right on top of the water and the lazy river.
It doesn't get much better than that!
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| He looks stressed, doesn't he ;) |
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| The lazy river flowed right by our room |
We did do some active things too. We sailed the hobie cats, we kayaked, Paul tried wind sailing and played water volleyball, we played ping-pong and tennis, tried pellet gun shooting, and practiced our dance moves at the night club.
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| A hobie cat |
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| Paul playing water volleyball (he is on the far left) |
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| Wind surfing |
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| Chess, ping pong, and pool |
Since more than 50% of the guests at the resort were from the US, they put on a special 4th of July dinner and show in honor of our Independence Day. There was a buffet, a fire show, a live band, and a fireworks display. It was quite a night!
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| The fire show |
The weather was perfect, we didn't really get burnt, we got plenty of rest, and tried some new activities. What a trip?!!!
We can't wait to go back.
We are SO grateful to our families for taking good care of our girls and making this trip possible. We can't thank you enough!
Hugs!
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