Cancun, Mexico

Earlier this year John decided that we all needed to go to Mexico for a vacation. So, we did!
We arrived in hot and humid Cancun on Sunday, June 6th and stayed in a condo just outside of Playa del Carmen.
It was a relaxing vacation with just a couple of trips to the tourist attractions, and lots of time spent walking from our rooms to the pool and back again.
We visited Xaret and floated down their underground river. I think the idea was that we would snorkel down the river, which we did some of, but it was more fun to be above water and listen to the kids laughing and teasing each other. We saw quail chicks hatch, went into a bat cave (which freaked Savanah out), watched dolphins play, saw sea turtles, a jaguar, leopard, and all sorts of animals.
The highlight of the day was a show that featured 'native' ball games being played. One of them was kind of like hockey with a flaming ball instead of a puck. The other was played on the same style of court you see in the ruins like Chichen Itza. The players in the second game could only use their hips to move the ball. It was very interesting to watch.
We also went to Chichen Itza to look at the ruins one day. It was miserably hot and muggy! (John and I had been there before, but there weren't vendors everywhere like there were this trip.) We also weren't allowed to climb the pyramid where we could before. Anyway, it is an incredible display of history. I would have liked to taken a tour and heard more about what the buildings were used for, but I don't think the rest of my family has the patience....
Great trip and as always, it felt wonderful to be on American soil. We arrived back home on June 13th, our 24th anniversary. Happy anniversary to the whole family!