It's been quite a while since I've done any updating to my blog.....winter ended, we went to Mexico, my dad is doing well, and spring has finally arrived! Time just flies by like always. For many years, I have posted detailed trip reports on various message boards, about our holidays to Mexico. I will post them here as well, a permanent spot for me to look back and dream a little when the snow starts to fall again........and one of these days, I will post some highlights of the Chicas Only holiday from October '08!
Isla Mujeres 2009
“Pinch Me….am I really here!?!”
Well, I’m a little slower than usual getting this trip report started…..life just gets in the way sometimes! I was tempted to skip a report this year, but decided that after doing these for 10 years, it might be bad luck to stop. So, here goes…not a lot of detail as I did not take any notes at all. Hope you enjoy a little of our fun….
We flew with Alaska Airlines….used our Alaska miles and got our flights for a grand total of $204 for the both of us, Canada to Cancun return…awesome! We did have to stay overnight in Seattle on both legs but we always enjoy our short visits there and get in some shopping too.
Our flights were on time and we landed in Cancun…a bit of a wait at immigration, but that meant that we didn’t have to wait for luggage. Another wait as we have to load our suitcases into the x-ray machine and then….green light…woohoo! Now, we’re really here! Outside in the warmth, the AGI Tours driver is waving a card with our name and after a short wait for him to fetch the van, we are off. ( http://www.agitours.com/ )No wait for the ferry as it is there and we just make it on…whew….sorry that Vince is out of focus…he must have been giggling with glee….
Isla Mujeres 2009
“Pinch Me….am I really here!?!”
Well, I’m a little slower than usual getting this trip report started…..life just gets in the way sometimes! I was tempted to skip a report this year, but decided that after doing these for 10 years, it might be bad luck to stop. So, here goes…not a lot of detail as I did not take any notes at all. Hope you enjoy a little of our fun….
We flew with Alaska Airlines….used our Alaska miles and got our flights for a grand total of $204 for the both of us, Canada to Cancun return…awesome! We did have to stay overnight in Seattle on both legs but we always enjoy our short visits there and get in some shopping too.
Our flights were on time and we landed in Cancun…a bit of a wait at immigration, but that meant that we didn’t have to wait for luggage. Another wait as we have to load our suitcases into the x-ray machine and then….green light…woohoo! Now, we’re really here! Outside in the warmth, the AGI Tours driver is waving a card with our name and after a short wait for him to fetch the van, we are off. ( http://www.agitours.com/ )No wait for the ferry as it is there and we just make it on…whew….sorry that Vince is out of focus…he must have been giggling with glee….
As we disembark on the new dock, I notice that there is no click clack sound of the suitcase wheels…kind of missed that! As soon as we reach Rueda Medina, I take in the sights, sounds and smells….we’re home again. We quickly find a maletero to take all of our bags…hey, we’re here for a month, but I really do have to learn how to pack less! We are staying at Xbulu-Ha
( http://sites.google.com/site/hotelxbuluha/Home ) for our first few days and then moving to our home-away-from-home at Casita William, Villa Makax Townhomes
( http://www.villamakax.com/ocean.htm ). I’ll post photos of our room in a later report…I highly recommend Xbulu-Ha….clean rooms, convenient location and exceptional staff.
Super quick, we toss the travel clothes and get into our comfy Isla attire. Although it’s not really our favourite restaurant, it is our tradition since our first Isla stay in 2003, to have our first meal at Rolandi’s. So, there is no discussion about ‘where shall we eat’, as our feet lead the way to Hidalgo. It’s not overly busy and we find a table right on the street. Vino blanco for me, cerveza for Vince and a Hawaii pizza for two…..ahhhh, we’re here!
The service is, as usual…okay….the food is, as usual…okay…the fact that we are on Isla enjoying it….Priceless! It’s amazing how quickly we can get into the ‘Isla vibe’….there must be something in the air.
Tummies satisfied, we meander down to CoMoNo’s to see if Lee and Chen are there tonight….no luck, so we walk a few feet, feeling the magnetic pull of Miguel’s Pom Pom Margs, as I call them. Deadly but so sweet and yummy!
It’s great to see Miguel again…he puts on his game face, assuring me that he will not be telling Vince all about the fun that the Isla Bomba girls had here in October. Thank you Miguel! Whew! Not that we did anything that we shouldn’t have, right chicas?! We didn’t do anything like this did we?
That’s why they’re two for one! No sooner do we get settled slurping away, when we see Kathryn and Bruce ( http://www.kathrynstravel.com/ ). And after another drink, or maybe 2, who comes along, but dear Cuzin Frank! He’s pulling his suitcase, having just arrived, and on his way to Los Arcos. Awww, c’mon back and join us Frank. Sure enough, in just a few short minutes, he is back…guess he just couldn’t pass up on some fun! And what fun we had!
It was a great way to start off our holiday! Back to our room much later, where we quickly fall asleep, dreaming of more fun to come….
