On Monday (day after Ironman) we lounged by the pool, met some other Ironmen and significant others, looked at Tyson's blisters, sunburns, broken goggles, and aero bars for his bike.
On Monday night we took a taxi into town for the award ceremony and dinner. Tyson also did a little shopping at the Ironman finisher store. :) After the dinner/award ceremony, we went back to the resort to indulge in the all-inclusive drinks!
Tuesday was spent by the pool in the morning and then a spa day!! We BOTH got massages, manicures, and pedicures. We had the opportunity to spend an hour in the jacuzzi and sauna before our massages. I was pretty much forced into the sauna (a little senorita escorted me there). After sweating out every ounce of liquid in my body and burning my feet, I opted out of the "relaxing" sauna and sat in the jacuzzi. Tyson stayed in the sauna.....but kept coming out for air and water.
Tuesday night was spent like most other nights....dinner and drinks :)
Wednesday was a crappy day. We headed out to the pool, despite the fact that Tyson told me it was cold. We were in Mexico and we were spending as much time as possible in the sun. About 20 minutes into our "pool day", it started raining. And it did not stop....and it rained harder. Finally we gave up and ran to our room. We spent the rest of the day napping and trying to translate Mexican television.
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| He's sad about the rain |
We didn't want to go out in the rain for dinner, so we ordered room service. Too bad they don't deliver drinks....although I don't think we asked...
Thursday was another beach/pool day. We wanted to go snorkeling, but it was a red flag day so we couldn't do it. After we had soaked up enough rays, we challenged each other in 2 games of horse...yes, the basketball game. Tyson won one and I won one. Although after I won he told me he didn't like my rules....sore loser! :) This was followed by another night of food and alcohol! :)
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| I'm wearing my "newlywed" swimming suit but forgot to get a picture! |
On Friday, we took a ferry over to Playa del Carmen. The water was really rough and I was feeling a little sea sick. The ferry ride was about 30 minutes. We did lots of walking, lots of shopping, a little eating, and a little drinking before we took the ferry back to Cozumel. We spent most of the day in Playa del Carmen. The ferry ride back was not much better....only this time I was afraid of throwing up the strawberry daiquiris I had had. We made it, but even Tyson was feeling a little woozy. The was was really rough!
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| The ferry |
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| Now Tyson thinks we need a pet monkey |
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| He begged me to take this |
On Saturday, Tyson rented us a scooter (or in Tyson's words: a Mexican Harley). We drove it to the east side of the island....no electricity, a few bars/restaurants, and the best beaches for miles and miles!!! We drove past everything and stopped at the very last bar. Then we worked our way by to the west side, stopping at bars and also found one GREAT beach spot. We had it to ourselves and I FINALLY got in the water! We both agree that this was the best day in Cozumel!
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| The Mexican Harley |
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| Making our mark at Andale's |
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| Like our helmets?? |
We headed back to our resort to catch the sunset for our last night in Cozumel. We both practiced our photography skills :).
Now, remember when I said Tyson always has bad luck flying? Well, it happened on our way back. We left Cozumel (flying to Cancun) 45 minutes late. No big deal right? We thought we were supposed to be on the Chicago flight at 1:30. So our flight left Cozumel at 10:45 (it's supposed to be a 15 min flight). We circled and circled and circled some more. I finally closed by eyes because it was making me sick. We finally landed in Cancun AN HOUR later!! We grabbed our bags, hopped in a shuttle, and were taken to the other part of the airport. We went up to the AA desk and the polite lady told us our flight was currently taking off!! I started to panic a little. Apparently our flight had been changed a couple weeks ago?? Anyway, we wouldn't have made it due to the delayed flight anyway. The lady begins checking flights...nothing, nothing. Finally she says "we are completely booked. Worst case scenario, you can either stay in Cancun or Dallas overnight and you'll be home tomorrow." WHAT?!! I have school tomorrow! Now I need a sub and we didn't pack our laptop!! I need to email my team for lesson plans!! I have nothing ready!! Ok yes....I freaked out a little, but it all happened in my head. I didn't say any of that out loud :). Except for maybe to Elizabeth as I frantically sent her a text message asking her to get me a sub and alert my team that I would NOT be returning tomorrow. So about 20 text messages later......at 50 cents each (it was important!) we got it all figured out.
We found a hotel when we landed in Dallas, got a good night's sleep, and finally boarded our flight on Monday at 2:30. We made it home safe and sound (with much colder temps and snow) around 8:00pm!
Now...when's the next vacation?!?!
We went with Morgan and Josh to the other side of the island when we were there. We ate at this little place (all outdoors) where they had the best tacos or burritos ever. You could sign your name on the walls... is that the same place you were? Did you see "The Malcolm's 2007?"
ReplyDeleteIt might have been the same place. I'll show you a picture of what it looked like. Names were written everywhere and I didn't think to look for "The Malcolm's"
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