A little stretch of heaven.

Somewhere near this post should be a picture of the beach at the Palladium Grand Resort about 60 miles south of Cancun on the Riviera Maya. Those are my toes that you see sticking up. We have vacationed there three years in a row now. We are currently starting to plan our next trip, probably to the same hotel later this year.

If you haven't been to the Riviera Maya region you should go. You can get some great deals on trip packages from WWW.applevacations.com. Funjet also has good deals at the hotels in this area. We have always used the all inclusive option which includes the flight down, the hotel, all transfers and all food and drinks at the resort. Since the resort is not located right in Cancun, it is a great place to relax and just enjoy yourself. If you want to hit the nightspots that can be arranged. We have been content to enjoy the hotel facilities and doing a few day tours to some of the wonderful Mayan ruins, like Chichen Itza and Talum. There are free daily snorkeling tours from the hotel or you can purchase more exotic snorkeling, fishing or scuba diving expeditions. The operators will pick you up and drop you off at the hotel. We went horseback riding along the beach on a 1/2 day tour one day. That was a lot of fun. You could even swim on horseback if you wanted.

The beach at the hotel is about 3/4 of a mile long. There are palapas (sun shades) to lay under and also the beach is well populated with palm trees for shade also. You can always have full sun if you want it. And the food was excellent. 7 different restaurants to choose from. If you go hungry it's your own fault. 11 bars, a huge lake size pool plus two smaller pools located closer to the rooms, a snack bar on the beach and if you bring the kids there are all day activities for them.

The place is very large and you will never feel crowded. You can be busy with a bunch of people or you can be as alone and private as you want. We saw and met folks from Nova Scotia, New Foundland, all over Canada, Spain, Germany, Poland, Russia, and England and France while we were there. The buffets offer fare for all of these varied tastes.

Paula wants to retire and get jobs there. She wants to be the lady that tends the flowers all day. I could be the flamino wrangler, someone has to do it.

Well its a great place and we're looking forward to going back.

Sunburning my toes on the Riviera Maya. 

Added Links

I think I have figured out how to add links to the blog, with a little help from my daughter.

Picture This!

I just love easy technology. Give this old man time and I'll figure anything out. Guess what? Posting pictures is easy. It took a whole 2 minutes to post the picture of me at Chichen Itza and my wife's blooming amarylis. So now I have an excuse to take lots of interesting pictures.

Not much to report from the heartland. It's February, it was 60 degrees today and sunny - what's wrong with this picture? I bet we pay for it before the month is out. I'll try to come up with an interesting post in the next couple of days. For now - enjoy the picture of the flower and don't be scared by the old guy in Mexico.

Blooming wonder. 

Me and a close personal stone friend in Mexico.