Non-cruise vacation

Hola.

You may recall that our last blog mentioned that we would have some renovation updates after our vacation. Well, I don't have a reno update yet but we did take a vacation. It was't exactly like we had planned... in fact it was nothing like we had planned. Ten months ago we booked a Panama canal cruise with Princess cruise lines leaving Monday Sept 24th. Our bags were packed, our house sitter was arranged, our shore excursions were booked, we were eager to leave. Six days before sailing, Brenda receives a call from our travel agent. The cruise has been over booked. Would we mind not going? What do you mean would we mind not going. OF COURSE WE WOULD MIND! We would mind a lot. Ten months of anticipation worth of mind. THEN she dangled the carrot. Most of our money back AND a free cruise with extra perks at a later date. Being Mennonite, we naturally said of course we wouldn't mind not going, thank you very much.

All of a sudden we had vacation time booked with nothing to do except stay home and work on the house. So with that thought in mind I called Flight Center on Friday and we left for Cancun on Sunday. We had a great time in Mexico. Here are a couple of pictures of our non cruise fill in holiday.

This is where we spent most of our time. Beats renovating.

We spent a whole day at Xel-Ha snorkeling, tubing, sunning, and swimming. Lots to do at this all inclusive water park.

This is a view of our resort from the pool. A 4 star all inclusive in Playa Del Carmen. It was nice to have lots of lawn and trees. Our hotel was on the north end of 5th ave which is a street about 34 blocks long of pedestrian trafic only, lined with shops, restaurants, street vendors, all open to midnight. Brenda had a great time. She shopped til I dropped.

Another day we took a bus, taxi and catamaran to the Isla Mujares. We rented a golf cart and toured the whole island which is only 4 km long and 1/2 km wide.

Between long walks on the beach and lots of swimming during the day, and the sights and sounds of Mexico on 5th ave by night, it turned out to be not a bad vacation for Brenda and I after all. Not exactly what we had originally planned but we have found that anywhere we go together is a great holiday.

Our best vacation is still coming up. We are off to to Saskatoon to see Brad and Karla and Carter in November. Now there is a holiday worth waiting for.

Bunny's Nacho's (my spanish needs work)