"People say you can't live without love, but I think oxygen is more important." ~ Good Wednesday (Miércoles) morning. Another sunny day at the outpost. A few fluffy clouds in the sky, and the birds are singing and the palm trees are gently waving. It's been cool in the morning, but it manages to warm up to 25 and then off goes the sweatshirt. We're heading out shortly for our first breakfast on the beach and to see one of our favorite waiters, Juan. They make a wonderful breakfast & a very bubbly Champagne & OJ (happy dance). So here's a bit of a geography lesson. The Riviera Maya is considered the jewel of Mexico, and occupies 70 miles of beautiful coastline, adorned by white sand beaches and turquoise waters unique to the Caribbean Sea. From ... read more

"Blue skies, smilin' at me, nothing but blue skies do I see..." (Ella Fitzgerald) For those of you wondering, we arrived safe & sound in Playa today after taking a 5:45 am flight & arriving nice & early at 9:33 this morning. Walking out of the airport to beautiful weather; 25C & that's without the humma-ditty. (I can hear you all grumbling right now at the mere mention of warm sunny weather). It was gusting snow & bitter when we left the house at 3:30 am. It's hard to believe you leave -20 degree weather and a little over 4 hours later the warm sun envelops you in its glorious arms. It's wonderful to be back to our old stomping grounds, being met by our wonderful driver Jaime. It is also wonderful to have mom join ... read more

Friendship must be built on a solid foundation of alcohol, sarcasm, inappropriateness and shenanigans. I can vouch for the fact the above statement is so true!!!! Lots of shenanigans!!! (Very little alcohol...hahahaha) Other than relaxing on the beach and eating good food and sharing good company, we've just overall been enjoying our girls' trip. Lots of laughs and lounging. The condo allows for everyone to have their own space whether in the condo itself, or at the pool, on the beach or walking around town. Sunday we did enjoy beach BBQ and the food was excellent. We sat there for hours feeling the breeze sitting under the palm trees. The beach club was having a wedding, so we stuck around to see it. The bride was beautiful, and the beach side setting beautifully decorated. It reminded ... read more

See you later alligator, after a while crocodile, Bye-bye butterfly, be sweet parakeet. See you soon raccoon, blow a kiss goldfish, Take care polar bear, so long king kong. Toodle-loo, kangaroo. Ahhh good-byes are hard. Al, Lara, Ray & Pat left on Thursday to go home. As mentioned, Marth, myself, Rory & Ava are staying on till July 25th, with my girlfriends coming to join us. With Ray and Pat out west in Alberta, it's always hard to say good-bye. It's hard for the girls too, not to see their grandparents, then get 2 solid weeks with them and then have to say goodbye again for at least 6 months to a year. And it was hard to say goodbye to my marido (husband) and Lara, but as I said, let the good times roll with ... read more

BBQ rules: Don't touch another man's "grill". Where there's smoke, there's flavor. It's acceptable to eat with your fingers. "Sauce" happens! Moaning while eating is considered a compliment. Things I love. Beach BBQs & the unmistakable smell of charcoal... I think it's safe to say we all love the smell of BBQ & charcoal and we got to bask in some charcoal BBQ yesterday. As mentioned Sundays are big here in Playa for beach BBQ. We met the gang on the beach to enjoy BBQ/lunch at the Indigo Club; a bali themed/exotic beach club with a couple of big barbecue's smoking, and chefs in white top hats putting out some really good grill. This beach club is part of a very high end condo hotel (Playa Beach Getaways manages properties here) and I think some of ... read more