I got home last night at like 2:30am, which was way behind schedule. My luggage got lost somewhere in America (of course my family’s things are all okay, but all of my stuff is missing). They made me stand in a line for lost luggage for over an hour, only to tell me that they don’t have it, don’t know where it is, and that I need to call tonight to find out where (if anywhere) it is. It's really weird, because all of our luggage was put on the conveyor belt at the same time, but only mine is missing. Oh well. Luckily I only brought shorts, and it's colder here, so I have pants; and I did bring a lot of nice shirts, but I still have a lot at home, so it's not like I have nothing. Plus all of the stuff that I bought in Mexico is in there too. Not much I can really do about it now though; hopefully it finds its way back to me eventually.
Last night I hung out at Senior Frog’s in Playa del Carmen, which can only be described as a crazy bar full of drunk teenagers; I’d never been to anything like it before, but it was pretty cool. I also went to a lot of small shops and just had a good time. It’s crazy the things that they can sell here, out in the open: crack pipes, prescription drugs, etc. I didn’t get back to the hotel until after midnight, and so I slept in today, and then had a big breakfast, followed by a nap on the beach and a lot of swimming. I miss talking to everyone back home, but I really love it here, it’s so detached, relaxing, and calm. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately; what I’m missing back in NJ, who got voted off American Idol, if anyone is going to read this, and if reincarnation exists. Anyway, there’s not much more to be said. I won’t be online at all any more before I get home late Saturday night (unless the Miami airport has free wireless and I have the time between flights). Talk to everyone soon. Buenas Noches.
It’s been a tiring week so far, and I don’t want it to end. I’m writing this as I wait for the rest of my family to get ready for dinner tonight. After dinner we’re going about 20 minutes north to Playa del Carmen where there are a bunch of shops and bars and all that good stuff. I’m hoping we don’t stay out too late; I’m already pretty tired. Today we went snorkeling in the second largest coral reef in the world (behind the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, of course), then rode ATVs through the “jungles” of Mexico, and then rented a small speedboat and rode around in the Caribbean for a little while; it was all a lot of fun. While snorkeling I saw a lot of cool things and took a lot of pictures which will hopefully turn out nice, on the ATV I saw a baby alligator, and on the speedboat I saw a huge sailboat full of nudists. The past few days have all sort of blended together. I’ve done a lot of sleeping and relaxing on the beach, swimming, and eating (all inclusive = awesome). I’ve picked up some Spanish, but that will surely fade from my memory before I get home (although it would definitely help at Kohl’s). On Monday we went to another resort about 45 minutes from here, which we could do for free for one day because they’re affiliated with where we’re staying. Among other things, I saw the largest pool in Cancun as well as a Michael Jackson impersonator (not quite as good as the original though). Last night I slept on the balcony in a hammock, which was surprisingly comfortable and very nice. It’s almost time to go, I’ll write more later.
Sunday April 8, 10:32pm:
They have two computers in the lobby here, and you're supposed to pay $5 for a half hour of internet service (not too bad, really), but I decided to come over here after I got some ice cream, and found that someone left it logged in, with free internet; only downside is that some webpages are coming up completely in Spanish. Anyway, today is gorgeous, 89 degrees, sunny, and not too humid. I slept on the beach for a little while and went swimming as well. There are some pretty cool fish here, and no seagulls, thank God (and while we're on the subject, Happy Easter!). The food is delicious and never ending, as are the drinks and pretty much anything else you want. After my day of stuffing my face and sleeping on the beach, I decided to work out for about an hour...then I went to dinner and ate some (okay, alot) more; the main restaurant had mostly Japanese food tonight (it varies from night to night). Not much to say, this place is huge and very nice. Everything is all open too, and has a very spacious feel to it. As I said in the post from yesterday, the resort is not actually in Cancun, bet very close to it, and not crowded at all. Hope you're all having a nice spring break so far, and to those who don't have it this week, have fun in school tomorrow. I'll talk to you all soon enough.
Saturday April 7, 2007, 10:13pm:
The resort is gorgeous. It’s pretty big but not crowded at all; there are 300 rooms here spread over a spacious resort, and there are currently only 200 people staying here. The food is great, the beach is beautiful, the entire place has just amazed me so far. I’m really tired, and don’t have too much to say. I love it here, though I miss talking to some people. I’ve gotten a lot of really nice pictures already, which I will upload once I get home unless I find an easier way to get on the internet before then. Can’t wait to get up tomorrow and chill on the beach where it will be 90 degrees and sunny and just plain beautiful. Sometime this week I plan on getting up for the sunrise, there’s also scuba-diving and windsurfing, and a bunch of other things to do. I hope everyone is having a nice week so far, and have a happy Easter.
Saturday April 7, 2007, 3:41pm:
I’m writing this in the car going from the airport to the resort…
4 hours and 9 minutes from New York to Cancun. That’s faster than I can drive from New York to Boston. The flight wasn’t that bad, I had my iPod and my laptop, both of which made it through the entire flight without dying on me. I’m proud to say that I got a lot of homework done on the flight, which is good because I probably won’t get any more done the rest of the week. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was incredibly boring, not unlike The Dubliners. I downloaded all of the Sparknotes before I left though, so that’s going to help a lot. Until today I’d never been out of the country, Customs are just plain annoying, end of story. Only complaints are of some fellow annoying passengers, as expected. Ever run in to that guy who believes that he can determine an entire flight path in the first 3-5 minutes of the flight? “Oh honey, looks like we’ll be following the coast all the way down.” Right. Oh well. Anyway, enough bitching for one vacation, I’m sure it will only get better. Oh, and it’s funny to see Mexicans with real jobs and that can speak English.
Saturday April 7, 3:57am:
It's 4:00am and I'm leaving for the airport to go to Mexico in just over 3 hours. Despite being pretty busy lately, I can't sleep. I know what you're thinking, it's because I'm so excited...doesn't feel that way to me-trust me, I can't wait to get away, but I'm not overly excited either.
I don't expect to have any cell service or much (if any) access to the internet, but if I do get on at all I'll post updates here so check back to see what's goin' on and leave comments on here if you'd like.
Have a good spring break everyone!
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