Vacation Memories - Playa del Carmen, Mexico

There is one word which summarizes our vacation to Playa del Carmen, Mexico:  AWESOME!!! We had a perfect condo with perfect grounds and perfect pool right on the perfect stretch of beach with perfect weather. Did I mention it was perfect? Seriously, we had an absolute blast. We started our trip sharing time with our neighbors from Savage, the Moore family, who just happened to stay a few hundred yards down the beach from us in a private home. It was a fun couple days before they had to leave and the kiddos thoroughly enjoyed taking on the waves with the boogie boards and playing in the sand. Of course, the adults had to toast with a few margaritas and cervezas :)

Our experiences included loads of sunshine (SPF 70 was needed), swimming at the pool with new-found friends, swimming in the ocean, surfing with boogie boards, shopping on 5th Avenue and the local markets and taking in a few shows, dining at fun restaurants (our favorite was right on the beach in the sand), bungee jumping, snorkeling at Akumel with sea turtles, painting pottery poolside, getting hair braided poolside (girls), and taking in a day at Xel Ha which was an AMAZING highlight! Our day at Xel Ha was filled with lots of snorkeling in coral reefs with colorful fish (Dave saw an eel), swimming and sliding into a lagoon pool, zip lining, relaxing in hammocks, holding tropical birds, watching the dolphins play and swim and sipping on refreshing tropical drinks. 

Now it's back to reality....6 inches of snow in April! Huh??? Anyway, we look forward to next year and are definitely planning for a return visit to Mexico. Check out our photos on the Shutterfly link on this blog page (in the right column). Here are just a few: