Today was a very long day! It began when we woke at 4:00am to grab our shuttle to the airport. The air outside the hotel was so cold it stole my breath. When we entered the chilly shuttle I could barely feel my fingers. The driver told us it was -42 outside with the wind chill. I have never been happier to leave the cold!
We arrived at the airport around 5:00am and made our way through security. I was extra nervous about this part with the current state of the world, but it was quick and easy! Before long we were sitting in a restaurant inside the terminal with a warm plate of eggs, bacon and hashbrowns.
I spent the majority of the six hour flight to Mexico reading a book and laughing with Mike. Every once and a while Mike would nudge me to look out the window. We caught a gorgeous sunrise and admired the fluffy white clouds as we flew. Mike never used to be one to like the window seat, but now I have to fight him for it!
As we began our descent I admired the color of the ocean, the boats beneath us, and the landscape. Once we landed we had to wait on the runway for over thirty minutes before they were able to find a place for us to come in. The pilot joked, "We're on Cancun time now!" After making it off the airplane, and rushing to the nearest bathroom, we waited close to an hour for our bags to arrive on the carousel.
After a slightly confusing time locating the shuttle we reserved, we were off on an hour drive to our resort! At this point we hadn't had any lunch and we knew we would be arriving well after our buffet had closed. The drive was peaceful and scenic. I found myself watching the sun dip low into the horizon and enjoyed watching the sky change colors.
We checked into our room, got our fancy bracelet/room key, made dinner reservations for the week and took in the view from our balcony!
We hardly settled in before making our way to the beach to do a little bit of exploring. We walked until we found the walking path and then made our way to the next hotel over for some dinner. One nice thing about being at a resort is not paying for food at each meal. We were able to eat whatever and as much as we wanted.
In some of the areas that weren't as well lit, you could admire the stars above the palm trees. It was so crazy to go from -42 to 30 degrees within a matter of hours. The warmth felt so wonderful!
Once we had our fill of wandering, we returned to our hotel room and crawled into a ginormous bed for the night! I was looking forward to a full nights sleep and a slow morning for the first time in forever!
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