Cancun part one

We had been planning for months to go to Costa Rica after Christmas...but when one of us broke our hand we weren't going to be able to do a lot of the things we had planned on (surfing, white water rafting...).  Then our friends who were coming with us were flying standby (she works for Jet Blue), and all the return flights filled up so they weren't going to be able to go.  So they offered to give us buddy passes and we all went to Cancun instead!  We flew on 6 different flights, spent 16.5 hours on airplanes, and 27 hours in 4 different airports, but it was all worth it for 7 lovely days in Mexico!! And we're still doing our Costa Rica trip in August

  

We stayed in a condo on the beach.  Most hotels are hundreds of dollars a night but this was extremely affordable and still nice.  (We'll give you the info if you're interested!) Most of our time was spent at the beach.  Doug and Tyler bodysurfed while Stephanie and I soaked up the warm sun.  

Tyler and Doug bodysurfing

this adorable puppy (with his equally adorable owner) was our friend on the beach

here is doug holding me up in a wave

this is after he pushed me into the wave. trouble.

at the very end of the beach we found some fun tide pools and this blow hole

-We got really comfortable with the bus system but drivers there are CRAZY!  Especially the bus drivers- weaving in and out of traffic and merging whenever they feel like it.  I'm glad we weren't driving!

-I hated the food.  They try to make "American" food but it doesn't taste the same.  And they don't cater much to vegetarians, so I ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for almost every meal.

-We were at a restaurant on new year's eve and got to participate in a fun mexican tradition: everyone gets 12 grapes and at midnight you eat a grape each time the clock chimes and make a wish on it.