Blogs from Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

The adventures have begun, we flew out of Gatwick at 9am on Monday April 2nd and arrived at our Hostel in Cancun 19 hours later. We went staright to the shop and grabbed some Coronas and chilled out with fellow travellers, nothing much happened, we were all too tired to function having had no sleep for 26 hours. On Tuesday we went straight to the beach which was about 20 minutes on the bus. Like true English people we were fooled by the clouds and all successfully managed to burn ourselves on various parts of our bodies. I heard that it´s a great look to have at the strart of your holiday. We then boarded the bus back realising we couldn´t really remeber where we got on as it all looked the same and ended up ... read more

We arrived in Playa del Carmen around lunch time. It was blisteringly hot. The bus termnal was on 5th ave, the main pedestrianised street full of shops and bars. We dragged ourselves and our stuff around the corner, with no clear idea of where we were going, until we found the taxi rank. It was only a few blocks to the hostel, but with my sunburn, all our bags and with it being the hottest time of day it would have been tortuous. The hostel was bright blue, with a large open space in the middle of it with double height ceilings. The walls and floors were brightly painted and decorated with flags from around the world. The reception had a thatched roof and the balconies which surrounded the communal area were made of wooden logs. ... read more

Hello everyone... missed me??? (heh heh) NOT! Our first full week back had its challenges to say the least. However, "one" can't complain can "one' when "one" gets almost 3 weeks away in paradise. I had intended to send a last blog which I still have yet to send but I have been sick with a bad cold. Normally I scare those "things" off but this one gave me a really good shake this time. In the meantime, a little update. During our stay at Luna Encantada, Tonya (Playa Beach Condos) asked if we could take photos of the condo we were staying in, as the pictures she has of the condo doesn't do it justice. So Al took out his super-duper camera and spent a lot of time staging these great shots of the condo ... read more

We're sitting by the ocean having our last breakfast in Playa. It is the most marvelous day, ocean is sparkling, waves are crashing and it's very humid and warm. Last check it was 25 with a humidex of 34. Trust me, we are sliding off our chairs this morning! We have already packed our bags, and reserved our pool-side chair. The girls got a lot of sun yesterday despite the tons of sunblock we put on them. We'll have to watch them closer today. We will do a bit of final shopping and are meeting Louis one of our favorite beach servers for a drink by noon. It's his day off and he's going fishing first. (Marth he's going fishing with the lads that took you out; I'm trying to network for you for next time) ... read more

It's hard to believe how fast 2 weeks fly by when you're having fun. Yet though I say that, we enjoyed each and every one of those days with a peaceful laid-back feeling. (finally a serious blog right; none of my antics here, you'll have to read my other blogs for that) Our accommodations were great being oceanfront with a pool. And the staff helped to make it one of our best holidays ever. We enjoyed swimming in the ocean, shell collecting, reading by the pool, eating delicious food, sipping pina colodas & margs, and sunrises and sunsets. Nights were fun on bustling 5th avenue or on the beach listening to music. Vacationing with a big group can be tricky; however, everyone was very respectful of each other, and we all agree we had a fabulous ... read more

Sunday (Domingo) was our 13th day here, and it was a banner day. Hot, sunny but with a light breeze - the ultimate tropical day. We all had an extra bounce in our step and it just might have been our best day here weather wise. After taking a walk with the kids to an off-the-beaten-track bakery (excellent raspberry jam stuffed croissants) we stopped to have a smoothie. They made nanna an "engery" smoothie, with yogurt, bananas, mango and granola. After that smoothie, nanna was lifting small cars over her head on the way home!! Once back at the condo, our loungers & umbrellas were set up and ready to go! It was hot so I high-tailed it off to Yan's next door for those 2 for 1 drinks we've been enjoying. While I was waiting ... read more