(Edited by Cynthia)

Cancun is hot and humid. It condenses in drops and rivulets on our air conditioned windows. This should not be a surprise since it’s 85 degrees. It’s the perfect temperature for Cynthia.

We are not buying a timeshare, but I see why people like it. The view from the room we have is amazing.

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Playing in the breaking waves is amazing. The pool with swim up bar is amazing.

We went to the orientation this morning and welcome party this afternoon and drank free beer and rum ‘n coke. Our personal concierge gave us insider info for our tours here. We’re gonna get less ripped off than most..

We’ve been to two restaurants for dinner so far, the first good, the second better, both Mexican. We tried to go to a Chinese restaurant tonight, but it was no longer in existence. I expected things to be cheaper here – prices are the same as they are at home. The only good deal at the resort is when drinks are half price at happy hour (which thankfully starts at 3). Also, apparently couples in their late 20’s do not buy timeshares, because we are the only ones who aren’t teenagers or baby boomers here.

Yesterday we braved the bus and went to Walmart – just like Walmart in Folsom, but everything is in pesos. They still use the dollar sign, so a bag of chips looks like it’s $24. We got some stuff for “Mediterranean lunch” – salami, prosciutto, cheese, bread.

They have free sailing for a hour per day on the resort’s Sunfishes, and went for a short cruise today. Cynthia took the tiller for a while and dumped me into the lagoon on an inadvertent tack. We will go sailing again. There is a regatta on Friday, and we will try to win it. I will drill Cynthia hard. I’m not sure she has the strength to hold the main sheet though, and there’s not enough time for the proper conditioning. (Cynthia thinks Pat is an arrogant jerk).

Tomorrow we’ll chill at the Isle Mujeras and maybe do some snorkeling (we practiced in the pool today and learned it was comically easy). Tuesday is Tulum and more snorkeling. I’m also strongly considering paying an obnoxious amount of money to fly fish for bonefish as well.

Dance lessons, boogie boarding, and tennis also on the docket..

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