This week has been a very enjoyable week for us because we spent the entire week in Cancun. We left on Sunday morning and got home on Friday night. On Sunday we left at 9:00 am and got to Cancun around 1pm but it was really 3 pm Cancun time. When we arrived in Cancun we got on a shuttle which took us to our hotel. We stayed at the Beach Palace, which is 1 of 3 palaces in Cancun. When you stay at a palace you are able to use the facilities at the other palaces. When we arrived at the hotel we went up to our room and it was AWESOME! We had a Jacuzzi right next to our bed, and a balcony that over looked the laguna and part of the ocean.

After we checked out our room we went down to eat dinner. We ate at a very nice Italian restaurant. After we ate we went and checked out the pool, the ocean, and the sky lounge. Then we headed to the room for the night.



On Monday morning we went to Chichen Itza which is an old Mayan ruin. It was interesting to learn about it, and to look at the old ruins. This was an all day tour. We left on a tour bus at 7:30 pm arrived at a shopping center at 8:45am and then arrived at Chichen Itza at 10:30 am and walked around and listened to our tour guide until 3pm. It was really hot and humid there. Alan and I were sweating so bad….We tired to stay in the shade as much as we could, but it didn’t help. We finally got on the bus at 3pm and headed to a restaurant to eat a later lunch. We arrived there around 4pm and ate and headed back to the hotel. It was so nice when we finally got home because we were able to rest. However, Alan got a migraine from the heat and I ordered room service for dinner. I ordered fruit, spaghetti, and a chocolate cake. The food actually wasn’t to bad!

On Tuesday morning we were able to go to Playa Maroma to go on a speed boat and on an ATV. We got to sleep in a little bit because we didn’t leave until 9am. When we got to Playa Maroma they took us out to the speed boats and Alan and I shared a speed boat. We were out on the ocean for 45 minutes with 4 other boats and a tour guide. After we finished the speed boats we went over to the ATV’s and road those for 45 minutes. Alan was able to drive it and I rode on the back. We went through a jungle on a dusty road. When we were done our faces were covered in dirt, but it was really a lot of fun. After the ATV’s we had a little lunch which consisted of beans, salsa and chips. The salsa was a guacamole salsa that was delicious. The tour bus came and picked us up at 1pm and we headed back to the hotel and we took a little nap and then headed to the shopping malls. We walked down to a mall and it is quite funny because everyone wants you to come in their shops and make a deal with them on something to buy. Its really hard to just walk out but you have to. We also went to a market place and those people are even worse they almost drag you into their store! Haha.. But you just have to keep walking. We finally got back to the hotel and had dinner, and then watched what they called it a “Mexican Show.” Women were dancing in dresses, and men were playing instruments and singing.

On Wednesday we were able to go on a tour that took us to Isla Mujeres. This is an island that is about 40 minuets off of Cancun. There we were able to go snorkeling. This was the second time I had gone snorkeling (the first time was in Catalina Island) and this was the first time Alan snorkeled. It was really a lot of fun. They took us out to a reef where there were gray and yellow stripped fish, and blue fish. It was neat to be able to get so close to the fish. The tour guide threw food out to the fish and they would come right up to you and touch you to find their food. After snorkeling we went and had a nice lunch and then lay out on the beach until it was time to go back to the boat. When we got on the boat we headed toward another part of the island which was where the shopping was located. When we got off they told us the best places to go shopping. We found a nice jewelry place which had real silver stuff. My mom gave us money to get her something so we found a really nice jewelry set for really cheap, so we got it for her. After shopping we got back on the boat to head toward Cancun. The tour guides on the boat said “This is a party boat; no one leaves without drinking Tequila.” I was thinking, “Yes, I will!” As they came by with the drinks you just said “no” and they just passed you by and went to the next person. When we returned back to Cancun we went and ate at the barbeque patio. Again the food was very good. That night the show was “the perfect couple.” I did not want to get picked to be on the show, thankfully, we didn’t get picked.

Thursday Morning we went to a place and was about to go on a zip line. I had never done it before, and I am scared of heights but it was actually very fun! We went from tower to tower zip lining. We were able to go to 12 towers and the zip line went over swamps and forest. After that we went and had lunch, and got to lay out at the pool. We only swam a few times while we were in Cancun. After we went swimming we went shopping and then to a night show, which was a fire show.

Friday morning we woke up and went and had breakfast at the Cancun Palace and took pictures out on the beach. Then we headed back to our hotel and packed up our things and headed back to the airport to come home.We really had a nice time in Cancun. You may hear that it isn’t a nice place for vacation, but it really is. The people there serve you like a princess or prince and do everything for you. Anytime you needed help or assistance they were there to help you. From June to first part in August is the hottest time to go so done go during those months. We didn’t know it would be as hot as it was. The hot didn’t bother us as much it was the humidity that really killed us. It was just to much. However, we really enjoyed being there and would go again if we got the chance to go again.