Eating is one of the great pleasures of life. ~ Tuesday night I was so tired. How tired was I you ask? ;) I was so tired "my get up and go just got up and went". (Sorry but I LOVE those old comedian jokes!) But I had a grand sleep and woke feeling very refreshed yesterday. We decided breakfast on the town was on the menu so we went to this little cafe right outside our condo. Weds. morning was rather dark and threatening rain but it turned around later in the day. The cafe had a special; 50 Pesos ($3.60 CDN) for coffee and orange juice, toast and a choice of hot cakes, eggs & bacon, or a fruit platter. Not too shabby and quite filling. Al and I took a tour up fifth ... read more

Well we're here in the moment RIGHT now at Xpu-Ha Beach. This is a private beach that only takes reservations. We took a 20 minute cab (very cheaply to this place) and you get a palapa/cabana for the day, includes white shirt waiter service at your lounger. There's only 12 palapas for rent, and they are spread apart and very private. This is JUST what Al and I wanted. We are all alone! It's quiet, no crowds, no loud music, no drunken idiots(yet ;) and what a tropical vacation should be. We have already enjoyed a crispy duck salad with a soya ginger vinaigrette and fresh grapes and salad from their garden. Al had stuffed peppers with goat's cheese and pesto sauce. This private beach club is isolated. There's probably 2 miles of beach unoccupied, although ... read more

Quick note, last night we got into a rousing game of cards called President and Asshole (there are no kids reading this...) so I can say "asshole". (I even said it twice - yahooooo!) Being on a trip, we don't have all the many splendid hats we usually wear, but Lara did bring this cute little pink knitted hat from home. Unfortunately Ray ended up being the assh*ole so guess what he had to wear??? He looked pretty darn good in it. Frankly, I suspect Ray wears a similar hat like this at home...Or when he visits Paris cause he did rock it! Kids got a great kick out of seeing grandpa wearing it!! :) For those of you who know how much Bill enjoyed this particular card game, and how he could rock the worst ... read more

"Como es tu dia" (how is your day?) Well, where did we leave off? OH, Martha. Well Marth had quite the deep sea fishing expedition! She was taking out by Captain and the skipper (Gilligan)....OK, it wasn't Gilligan (hee hee) but there were two of these professionals and they worked hard to get Marth her big catch! They have a line with a big lure with a single hook on it. Then they drop it down to the bottom of the ocean (around 300 feet) and then they JIG. No, that doesn't mean Irish dancing on a boat ;), it means pulling up the line sharply about 20-30 times by reeling in the line. Those guys were sweating up a storm. This is to attract the fish's attention. Then if you're lucky, it lunges at the ... read more

It was another glorious day in paradise...for those of you at home suffering through freezing rain and snow, well gosh that just sucks. I won't tell you how warm it is here, but I will tell you someone had the dang nerve to say it was too hot last night when we were out listening to live music. I'll have you know we beat them with a big palm tree leaf...the nerve of it all ;) We woke a little later yesterday morning (must have been that last margarita at the fire show that did us in!). We enjoyed coffee on the patio while watching the girls swim in the pool. At 7 am Nanna and Rory were out walking the beach collecting seashells. (We're going to need our own plane to get all those dang ... read more