1st anniversary

playa del carmen, mexico

We took a trip to Playa del Carmen for our anniversary to bask in the sun and live the all-inclusive lifestyle for a few days. We spent the first night in downtown Playa and spent the rest of the trip at the resort living it up and getting sunburned. The weather was warm--in the high 80's--but the wind was pretty strong which caused the waves to kick up more sand than usual and turn the really clear-blue water at the shore into a sandy mess. Lots of clouds, but still tons of sun--enough to thoroughly burn both of us.

From Dallas, Cancun is such a short flight and the prices are so reasonable that we're already trying to figure out when we want to go back.


view from our hotel roof (Hotel Kinbe) the 1st night

same as the last, with a different setting

Janet by the stairs heading to the roof

seating at the Blue Parrot bar - all sand floor

5th Avenue that night

Janet enjoying a lime at Yaxche over dinner & drinks

Taylor sipping his cocktail like an idiot at Yaxche

courtyard at the Blue Parrot hotel

beautiful hotel entry off 5th Avenue

5th Avenue looking north

5th Avenue looking south at our hotel's cross street

looking west from 5th Avenue toward the sea - Hotel Kinbe entry way are the wavy stairs on the left

the north wing of the resort and the non-heated end of the pool

view of the sea from the pool bar

lower lobby level pond with turtles - game area in the background

view of the front drive at the resort taken from the north side facing southwest

taken from same spot as last pic, just looking to the left into the side lobby entry

view down the main lobby corridor - main lobby is on the right at the pillars

looking down on the lower level pond from the lobby stairs

palm tree island in the pond w/turtles

walking to our room looking southwest - trees are damaged from the hurricane

spa backyard & the pool are beyond

same shot, just looking straight at the pool, pool bar, seaside grill, & ocean

pretty easy to find an empty palapa with a couple lounges by the ocean

our room - everything is marble: floors, entire bathroom

looking into our bathroom through the "drive-up" window

looking back through the "drive-up" window

view from the left side of our balcony

as we burned on the beach - wind made the shoreline very murky with sand

one of the snorkeling boats waiting offshore

a lizard we saw each morning taking his stroll to the beach

watch the lizard get down
(video)

the lizards view as he walked

a hurricane-devastated restaurant south along the beach

another shot

looking back north to our resort

footprints in the sand

there he is again, crazy little lizard

sunset over the gulf flying home

sunset over the gulf flying home 2

sunset over the gulf flying home 3