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Published: February 1st 2009
Jess on the Balcony
Not so bad for next to nothing!Eh, long time no? It has been, since I've been traveling anywhere but between Tampa, NYC, Charleston and my parents houses. But no longer, boy do I have some travel planned!
And speaking of long times.... the sudden once a decade frost bite that has bitten the deep south this January has run me out. I couldn't take it anymore, and last Wednesday I did some internet desperation searching and came up with a next to nothing trip to Cancun. Mexico. Land of wet t-shirts, margarita's and college aged stupidity. The last time I was in Cancun it was 1995. Yes, I was 21 year old, as well I should have been. I am definitely aiming for Girls Gone Mild this go around though. (sorry - my alcohol limit has really taken a disastrous turn south since 30)
Cancun is different since my visit last century. First, the 'other side of the road' is now one continuous shopping mall. There's a Chili's, and Outback Steakhouse, and a Walmart on the way to my hotel. But thats to be sort of expected, us American's seemingly can't live without some version of a mall around us. The real change is the
beach. Where once lay the prettiest stretch of baby white and powder-fine sand anywhere has been hurricaned away. Some of the hotel fronts sit on craggy bits of limestone rocks. It has its own beauty, don't get me wrong, and the water color is still out of this world, but it is a far cry in comparison to pre-hurricane Wilma. Some sand has been shipped in, sort of white, sort of fine (reminds me of St. Pete, FL) but it's a far cry. That said, if you hadn't been here 2004 or before, you'd still think its an amazing stretch of Ocean. Vegas style.
Oh, and of course, one more thing... I got a 4 star hotel room for less than 100 bucks 36 hours before I got here. And, now that I'm here I see the reason. There is (relatively) nobody here! No heads in the beds! Its shocking. Economic Crisis 1, Cancun, 0, USA 0, World 0. That said, aside from the obnoxiously in love couple I can hear through the connecting doors to my room, having the place to myself isn't all that bad! I have a perfect balcony overlooking a surprisingly rough turquoise and velvet
Carribean Blue
Here's my view without me in it :) Carribean Sea. The breeze as I sit here and steal internet is blowing my little sheer curtains into the room like some sort of commercial. Cecilia (Paul Simon) is drifting on the breeze from the pool area, which I left an hour ago after causing myself enough skin damage and margarita damage for one afternoon.
Nap time... and then go out to see the superbowl... hopefully channeling some Party like its 1999 in the Mexican Rivera. Okay Party like I was the age I was when it was 1999.
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Einar Karlsson
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Comment from Icelan
Hi what was the name of your hotel, we stayed there in March 08 on our honeymoon. We stayed at Le Blanc which I believe I see in the background. We had a great time there, of course being there during spring break is interesting to say the least. Fortunately Le Blanc is an adults only all inclusive a heavenly hotel. Anyhow hope you had a good time. Hopefully we will get a chance to meet again. Einar and Bryndís