After spending the day at the Zoo we drove to our "Stay and Fly" hotel as we were flying out of General Mitchell Airport at 5:52am. Lucky for us the two girls had been getting up staying up late and getting up early the last couple nights, so we were able to get them into bed by 7pm for our 3:30am wake up call. At 5:30 we were boarding our plane and Sarah and I were praying that the girls would either sleep the entire flight or at the minimum be unnoticeable by the other passengers. The first flight as a 2 hour flight to Houston and went without a hitch. The girls were perfect. After a 2.5 hour layover in Houston and then we were boarding our second flight. The girls again were good. Delaney had a minor outburst as we approached Cancun and they announced to turn off all electronics and we needed to turn off our iPad. Delaney did not want to give it up and she made it known. The outburst only lasted a minute or two and finally we were in Mexico! After an hour ride to our resort and a total of 12 hours of traveling, we finally made it to our resort.
We've been staying at the Riu Tequila just south of Playa del Carmen in a small community called Playacar. As we were checking in we were told that we would be getting a free upgrade. I was a little skeptical at first, but as we made our way to our room, which we booked as a standard two queen size bed room, ended up being a large family suite. The room had a large living room, two queen beds, a foyer, and a large bathroom with a separate room with a toilet and bidet, and two sinks. It was super nice and made us happy that we chose Riu hotels for the second time. For the remainder of the evening we changed into our swimsuits and walked around the resort to scope out the area and then went to the pool before dinner. The resort grounds was full of wildlife, we saw Coati (similar to raccoons) and an animal similar to a wombat. The girls loved the animals.
The next day we all slept in after a long day of travel. We went to the breakfast buffet and then headed to some local shops which were a couple blocks away from our hotel and got the girls' hair braided. They loved it! Then it was straight to the pool. We spent the day poolside and Maya and Delaney made friends from England. After lunch we took the girls down to the beach. The girls LOVED the beach. They loved playing in the sand and the continuous waves crashing up on the beach. We made reservations for our first night at a Mexican themed restaurant. Delaney slept right through dinner as she did not take a nap at all and Maya was a perfect dinner date. After dinner, we went to the show at the outdoor theater. Both girls were entranced by the music and dancing.
On day 2, we left after breakfast to go into the city of Playa del Carmen to 5th Avenue to do some shopping. Personally, I absolutely love Playa del Carmen. We spent the day shopping for various souvenirs and and such. We had to stay inside a couple times due to heavy rains. But they would come and go and last no longer then 15-30 minutes. It definitely put a damper on the day but it only really rained twice. After the second rain we were back in the streets. We covered most of 5th Av. and got gifts for just about everyone in our family. We stopped for lunch right on 5th Av. and had a man serenade us after lunch. Delaney lvoed the music and demanded us to get her out of her chair and onto the floor so she could dance.
Even though it's been a cloudy, wet, and rainy vacation thus far, its's still been a great get-away with just the 4 of us!
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