What Happenned Down in Mexico - Part Dos

More photos of our dreamy Mexican vacation.....

View from our "Ocean View" room

This is my only complaint about the whole trip. We upgraded to an 'Ocean View' room and this is our view. Don't get me wrong... the fountain is absolutely gorgeous. But it isn't the ocean. We complained but they said this is classified as an 'Ocean View'. I beg to disagree. But I didn't want to push it because we wanted to enjoy our vacation, not gripe about a room that still had a pretty room. We had a wonderful time and this minor blip wasn't a problem... though a refund of our upgraded money would've been nice. Oh, well.

View of the cruise ships from the deck. There was usually a didn't ship in the harbor each day. One day there were none and on this particular day there were two.We rented a Jeep and drove up the Pacific Coast to the beautiful scenery of desert meets ocean.

We stopped in a little town called Todos Santos and visited the Hotel California. Don't worry - we didn't check in.

Lunch 'in the courtyard'So we spent most of our vacation relaxing and I failed on my duties to take lots of photos. So our last hour there was spent hurrying around trying to get all the photos I missed all week. Haha! So here we are in one of the resort courtyards and enjoying the breathtaking views.

I have an underwater camera with pics from our kayaking and snorkeling. I hope to get those developed this weekend and show you some highlights from that excursion next week.

Also, Megs at Mmmboppin' has asked my opinion on cruising vs. all inclusive resorts. I dare say that there are probably many more qualified people to explain the pros and cons. But I'm going to give it a shot next week and tell you what I loved and didn't love about each. Stay tuned.

It feels good to be back blogging again. Thank you for not giving up on me during my extended vacation. :)

What Happenned Down in Mexico

I have been a bad blogger lately. I had lots of work to catch up on when we returned from Mexico then I was off again to watch the Davis Cup in Birmingham... neglecting my alreaedy neglected housework and leaving myself with more work to catch up on. I am getting back into my daily pattern and even started doing some laundry last night. But it will take me a little while to get back into the swing of things and get my blogging going again.

Until then, I'll leave you with photos of Cabo!

Our first afternoon in Cabo on the beach.... the first and last photos of the first day.

Piña Coladas

The best thing about an all-inclusive resort: mimosas for breakfast. Why not?
Lunch on the beach
My dreamy Latin husband
El Arco - The Arch
Sailing on a Catamaran
Land's End - the tip of the Baja PeninsulaSailing along the Pacific Coast

Whale Watching - mother and baby whale

More pictures tomorrow.

We're Back!!

I don't know why that title looks so enthusiastic. I am missing the warm beaches and luxury of eating and drinking anything I want at any time. Aaaah..... Mexico!

So I'll tell you all about our wonderful trip later!

Apparently it snowed here in Bama while we were away. We picked a pretty darn good time to high tail it out of here then. We brought a little warmth back with us (still a good 30 degrees cooler than Cabo) and Lucas and I (and the geese) rekindled our Picnic in the Park tradition with Subway on a bench of our beautiful downtown park.

Notice the tans? :)

Welcome to Miami

Once back in Miami we had a rental car waiting for us...
And we were off to enjoy South Beach for a while
Really, in all honesty, South Beach is nice but it really isn't as glamorous as it is made out to be.

The next day we set out for more adventures in Key Largo...

Kayaking in the ocean and through the mangrove canals

(Note to self: ocean kayaking is actually very difficult)

And a must for any trip to the Keys: Key Lime Pie.

The next day we visited with an old friend (he's been a friend of Lucas's for a long time.. he isn't old... well, not any older than Lucas anyway) on the beach.


Then he took us out that night to enjoy Miami nightlife.
Wow! It really is different down here.
Quick question: why are women always barely dressed and men fully clothed?
Hmph. Well, it was still a good view. Haha!

I hope you enjoyed our little first anniversary vacation recap. I hope to be back soon with lots of good pictures and stories from CABO!!

Love you and Miss you!!!

Next Stop - Grand Cayman

So we made it to the Cayman Islands. We loaded up on another boat and went out to snorkel!

It really was beautiful there and the water was so clear!

So clear you could see the few little rocks that lined the ocean floor! I mean... I guess I am spoiled from snorkeling in the Keys but there really wasn't much to see here.

We still had a great time.

Then we were off to venture through the city. We looked to buy Lucas a nice watch because apparently that is what you are supposed to do there (that or open up an offshore bank account). Apparently, Lucas's tastes are still too rich when he is bargain hunting. Sorry, babe!

But I did find some nice rocks.... nope not those kind. Just plain old rocks. We stopped at a little ocean side cafe to enjoy a drink.
And boy we really tried to enjoy them at $20!

They Caymans were beautiful and if I had a lot more money might be a great jewelry shopping mecca. But did you catch that 'if'? That's a big IF. It was fun to say I've been there and good to walk around for a few hours but I wouldn't plan another trip here really. I'm glad it was a shorter stop than Jamaica and we just stopped in for a little visit.

Another problem with the Caymans? There are a lot of pirates here....
Oh, my! There's two pirates!Hehe! Aww... he's holding his hook.

In no time we were sailing again...

Tomorrow - a quick look at our time in Miami before we headed back to the real world.

Musical Mondays: Oh, give me a break. You know!

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I'm sorry I had to do this but I promised a friend I would. Haha!! I'm having a great time in Cabo! I'll fill you in on all (well, at least most) of the details when I get back!



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Oh, my! That's a bit embarassing. Haha! MOM - we're married, it's okay. I'm sorry! Haha! Oh, Lord........



Oh, and if someone wants to hop on over to Jori or Diane's place and add me to the little linky doo thing that would be great. I'm a little busy right now. Haha! Wow! Was that over the top? I think so. Sorry 'bout that.