Mexico - Part II

Most of the following pictures are taken around the pools and on the beach, which were where we spent our time when not eating ourselves silly. We didn't leave the resort once, despite our plans to travel to a few tourist spots. The main reason was because our girls were a bit too young to enjoy Coba with the highest pyramid in the Yucatan Peninsula (over 40 M high) or seeing Chitchen Itza which was a 2 1/2 hour drive away. The other issue we faced was what to do with the car seats when dropped off at the site. In the end, we figured we'd explore the sites when the girls are old enough to participate and not complain too much. :) Though we can't say the routine of spending day after day bouncing back and forth from the pools, the beach and the restaurant ever got old. The girls even got their own water park to play in.

The Water Park

The main pool

A loving hug from daddy

Playing on the beach

Loving the sand

Daddy lending a hand (doing all the work)

The result before Godzilla I & II destroyed it in a wave of giggles

Jacqueline & Catherine on one of the many trips to the ocean to get water for sand castles

Jacqueline & Sonya enjoying the ocean

Mommy & Sonya / Poppa & Catherine out for a swim

Sonya taking a nap

Catherine during one of her "naps". This portable DVD player was a god-send on the plane rides, bus rides and nap times. A good investment.

Enjoying the sun

Our traditional "Feet in the ocean" picture

Poppa & Catherine playing on the bridge at the water park

Sonya trying out the slide

Wheeeee!!! She loved it!

Getting dried off with Daddy & Momma

Conference at the bridge

Another side of the park

Mommy & Sonya enjoying the ocean

Taking a stroll in the sand

Sonya enjoying the warm sand

Jacqueline & Malcolm basking in the sun/shade

Glen enjoying the sun

Sonya pointing out a bird (she LOVES animals)

A walk around the water park

Daddy & Catherine relaxing in the room

Momma & Sonya enjoying the sun

Sonya giving her belly button some juice

Catherine having a rest

Glen & Malcolm enjoying a Pina Colada

Sonya & Daddy having a swing

The girls playing on the slide

Poppa & Catherine

Our daredevil. It took force to get her to even sit on the slide. She did go down a smaller one a few times at our first trip to the park but after that, she was content to simply walk around in the water and go up and down the stairs. Sonya had no qualms about anything, even after submerging on occasion.

Catherine & Poppa on the bridge

Enough hair for Pig tails!

A nice empty beach all to ourselves

Malcolm & Jacqueline

Sonya having a swim with Mommy

Our last dinner at the resort was at the other Japanese restaurant, Balihai. In the center of each table was an area for your respective chef to come and cook dinner. It was quite an entertainment for everyone.

Glen & Malcolm

The beginnings of dinner

Our chef making an onion volcano

The walk back to our room

This was the last picture I took while we waited for the bus to take us to the airport. We can honestly say it was a very fun and warm vacation, without too many temper tantrums. It was mostly blue skies the entire time. We can't even claim more that a few drops of rain for our stay. We liked the Barcelo Mayan Palace enough to say that we might venture there again next year.