http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Mexico , Quintana Roo , Playa del Carmen en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 21:36:39 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 21:36:39 +0000 Scuba diving social and networking club for scuba divers living in or traveling through Playa del Carmen Mexico.Playa del Carmen Scuba http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-782053.html A vacation frequently means that the family goes away for a rest accompanied by a mother who sees that the others get it. Well I couldn39t stay away from you all for too long. TGIF is all I can say.Boy it seems to take longer longer to acclimatize to being back home after each trip away and it sure doesn39t help when it39s 40C with the wind chill. Jaysus Mary Joseph it39s onl http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-768013.html Hi all getting a minute to post a few short videos.Here39s the video of Al39s flambeed Filet Mignon steak flambeed in a BrandyCabernet Merlot sauce cooked at our table at AJUA Maya restaurant. It takes a few seconds to load then click playTo watch password is Ajuahttpsvimeo.com57728716Then there39s two videos of both Greg Lara jumping off a clip in the lagoon of XelHa Park. Fro http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-767268.html OK finally I am posting my pics of flowers tree pictures I took with my new Sony camera I got for Christmas. Thank you Santa It sure paid off to sit on his knee ahem a girl39s gotta do what a girl39s gotta doI39m no Al when taking pictures but I am learning and I know what I like and did my best to capture it. In my own unique way There39s no cropping no photoshopping http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-767257.html Home is the nicest word there is. Hello all how are things I think I last left off on our anniversary dinner on Friday. Overall we had a really nice weekend lots of touring around picking up some gifts souvenirs and taking the time to relax by the ocean eating some great food enjoying some frothy drinks. Just how we wanted to spend our last few days here.All in all I will say it http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-767198.html Hi all click on the link to see Victor and the staff flambee our coffee on the house last night.Three of them did this together with one of the guys on a chair Amazing...what a night. They still make us happy we chose them as our wedding place.Password is Ajuahttpsvimeo.com57751702 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-766924.html Hi all well we finally got back to AJUA Maya where we hosted our wedding here in Playa. AJUA MAYA has moved locations and we weren39t sure what to expect and despite it not being the same feel we had a great night there mostly in part to the wonderful staff who are the same as we had the night of our wedding.What a great night great food lots of laughs and overall probably one of the be http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-766858.html Each day is a new canvas to paint upon. Well good morning all After moving to our new condo early on Friday a.m. Lara I went for breakfast together found a lovely spot to sit and watch the world go by.This might be one of the most marvelous days we39ve had here yet. The wind is light and the waves are gently lapping at the shore. The ocean is particularly happy today it39s multico http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-766847.html We39ve moved condos today and it39s pretty spectacular. We are in the middle of the condo building and have probably the best view of the place. We have a rooftop terrace with a hanging day bed loungers BBQ outdoor kitchen.The decor and the furniture is so cool funky.Here39s some pics including our massage therapist who showed up today. I tell ya Monica can work miracles with her h http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-766785.html Here39s the video Al shot of us swimming with the turtles yesterday. Note the long green fish who attach to the sea turtle39s back feeding off the algae. The turtles pay NO attention to them or us snorkelers for that matter. PS not an easy thing to do shoot video while trying to fight the current stay afloatMore pics of our day are attached.Click on follow link to watch Password is tu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-766636.html Zippity doo dah zippity a My oh my what a wonderful day. Plenty of sunshine coming my way Zippity doo dah Zippity a Song of the SouthWell Wednesday was a 39zippidy doo dah39 day to take a trip to Akumal approximately 30 minutes from Playa. Akumal means place of the turtles and is also known for its beautiful beaches serene location and quiet beauty. However it39s mo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-766513.html OK...you all back from grabbing a coffee a piece of cakeSo this is what a day pass costs for XelHa Waterpark in Tulum.We paid 79CDN per adult and half price for kids up to 12. Kids under 4 are free or under 40 inches is also free.I will tell you this is the best money you will spend at a waterpark. This is what is included all your meals and drinks zip lining rope crossing cliff jump http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-766317.html Let me start by saying we39re all feeling better YAY. More to come on our adventure to a big amazing waterpark yesterday.Attached is a hilarious video in our opinion of Greg and two local musicians we hired to play us a few songs at dinner last week. They were really good and the songs they played were very touching but let39s just say Greg was a bit more into the nacho chips than the m http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-766262.html OK take a deep breath...I know it39s going to be darn hard to believe but we were all actually well enough to have an adventure on Monday And our adventure wasn39t teetering out of our sick beds to go for breakfastWe were never really sick as a group all togther it was more a case of one or two not feeling well at the same time making it difficult to take a day trip. Speaking of bre http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-766151.html Buenas noches guys It39s absolutely glorious today tres caliente hot I should have that phrase on repeat how hot and beautiful it is. I think we could skip the stove fry our eggs on the sidewalk.So after being beat from the feet up from the last few days I slept all the way through the night. But guess who woke feeling sick If you guessed me pass go and collect 200 .I took one of http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-765758.html A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband. MontaigneHappy anniversary honey How does a couple celebrate almost 11 years of togetherness and three children Well they head to Playa del Carmen and get married. And that39s what we did 5 years ago today Jan. 10 2008. Thank you Cindy for getting the ball rolling on that oneIt39s so nice to be back here to celebrat http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-765373.html So getting back to our wedding here in Playa del Carmen after the previous blog Yep we tied the old knot here in Playa on Jan. 10 2008. I will say it was by far one of THE best days of my life next to meeting Al in the first place and then when we found out we were expecting to the births of each of our great gals Lara Raquel 13 Rory Charlotte 11 and Ava Carly 7.Because we waited s http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-764950.html It is not length of life but depth of life. Ralph Waldo EmmersonWell folks we are hanging in there. Lara was next in line to get the flu so it was another eveningnight of me tending to someone sick. I am ready to take off the nurse39s cap thank you very much. She39s not nearly as ill as Rory was in the sense of vomiting and it39s 7 am and she39s sleeping which is a good sign.I http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-764595.html Weather39s here wish you were beautiful. Jimmy BuffetBuenos Dias Good morningWe39re HERE Oops meant to say weather39s beautiful wish you were here DWell this little band of merrymakers arrived in Cancun on Tuesday morning at 945 am 1045 Ottawa time. Our flight left on time at 6 am. Nothing like getting on a plane when it39s dark and arriving to sunshine heat and Pla http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-764228.html Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. A. LincolnWell we39ve made up our minds to be as happy as we can be based on the good time we had on our first day here. If I had to use one solid word to convey our first day it would be FANTASTICOAfter lunch at Yan Ten39s we sat around oceanside for a few hours laughing talking taking in the view and enjoying som http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Playa-del-Carmen/blog-763273.html