I will never forget the feeling when we first arrived. The air was so warm (and coming from WA in February it was SO NICE), Country music was playing on the speakers, the palm trees were rustling in the breeze, and even though we had to wait forever for our shuttle, we were so happy and excited!
Finding a good restaurant in Mexico was a bit of a challenge for us. We had mostly mediocre food with a few gross and a couple that were super yummy.
Paying for water everywhere we went was a bit annoying...and caused me to drink more soda than I ever have in my life!
We ended up getting McDonald's twice...which tells you a lot about our selection...here we are driving home with our Sundaes.
I loved 5th Ave...and Tyson hated it. It was a tourist trap, but souvenir shopping is always my favorite. Unfortunately I left without the starfish bracelet I wanted...regrets!!! The people who worked at the shops were super pushy and tried everything to get us to get braids in our hair or to get fish to chew on our feet!!
The gelato was amazing.
Every souvenir shop was filled with tequila (even with tequila bottles shaped like shotguns--yikes), braided bracelets, shirts, blankets, key chains...and one had these creepy statues.
Driving through Mexico was quite the experience. Luckily Mike was willing to drive because traffic was kind of crazy. There were no lanes drawn in a lot of places and the roads flooded every time it rained. As soon as we drove outside the resort, we would drive through such poverty. Drunk people on the streets, stray dogs everywhere, kids sitting in yards of dirt with bare feet and dirty clothes.
At stop lights people would jump on your car and start washing your windows, hoping to get a few dollars.
There were tons on these bikes riding around full of either things to sell or just random garbage or belongings. There were also ton of puck up trucks just full of people in the back, even some sitting on kitchen chairs drinking from giant bottles of pop!
The kids did amazing traveling. On the way down we flew through the night and Summer slept the entire time. Coming home seemed a lot longer, probably because we had a 3.5 hr lay over in Houston. But the kids did well. Summer had a bit of a hard time on the final leg but she eventually fell asleep. We got home late Tuesday night and all the kids were up bright and early for school the next morning.
It was a fantastic family vacation that we will remember always!!
(Well, Summer may not remember it--haha)
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The pictures are all beautiful, as well as the scenery, and of course all the people!!!
It looks like you all had a good time.
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