Cancun Paradise

Well, we had to return from Paradise:) Jason and I spent 8 days in Cancun at an all-inclusive adults only resort. It was so nice to be waited on and have no real schedule, we really enjoyed the recharging. The resort was awesome, the food was fantastic and the drinks were great. There are 5 other hotels in the area with the same resort so we toured the other hotels and their restaurants. There was a Teppanyaki Restaurant (where they do all the Japanese food cooking right in front of you), amazing Italian, great steak and Mexican food. We didn't get to the Brazilian restaurant. They also have great shows and activities every night, one show was like Cirque de Soliel another was a variety show with Michael Jackson which was pretty good.

We took a few tours - to Chitzen Itza and Tulum which are Mayan Ruins. Tulum is right on the coast with a beautiful beach. It was really interesting to learn about the Mayan culture. We also did a Zip Line tour which was fun - 10 different zip trips.

We took the local bus downtown Cancun and to get to the other resorts. One night after dinner the local bus driver ran a red light and got pulled over by the police, but no "boletas" (tickets), that was a funny experience.

We were also blessed to meet many great couples enjoying their time together and many honeymooners.

And the most amazing thing - we got to see 3 sea turtles make their way to the beach, walk around and lay eggs (well we actually only saw 1 lay her eggs - it's a 2 hr experience). They came up starting around 11:30 pm. Then at 12:30, we got to release 300 little baby sea turtle hatchlings that had hatched in the hotels nesting area that day. The resort company has a foundation that saves the eggs laid by the mamas and puts them in a safe nest and when they hatch they release them late at night to try to save them from the birds and other predators. They are so cute and small - about the size of the palm of your hand including the little flippers.

So, we loved the experience so much we purchased a membership to the resort and we plan on going back yearly. There are options in Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Riviera Maya and Dominican Republic. If anyone is interested in going, we have alot of weeks we can use - just let us know. There are great kids clubs at the kid resorts so we are excited to bring the boys back.

Hurricane Ike was going through our first 4 days, but even with that, we had a great time and managed to get some serious sun every day. Some were a bit windy, but we made it!!

Check out the pics below for some fun.