Day 4
This was probably Maisie's favorite day. We basically stayed at the resort. We did take a mid morning sojourn down the street past several resorts to go to a sister resort to ours as we were on the hunt for Spider, and especially, Howler monkeys. By the time we arrived to the Riu Yucatan, Maisie was a hot sweaty mess. Once away from the shore the humidity and heat was slightly oppressive. We strolled the grounds and saw lots of signs of the monkeys, but they were not to be found. We did see Agoti and Maisie got to cool off in a cave for a few moments. We then went to the pool and sat at the bar. Because we were guests at a Riu resorts we were able to drink for free. So, 11 am we all had strawberry daiquiris-one sans alcohol. This set the tempo for the day. We took a taxi back to the hotel and spent the rest of the day at the beach/pool drinking pina coladas and having a beach bbq. We finally discovered that the pool with the swim up bar was only three feet deep so Maisie could easily go in that one...how convenient! Maisie made some friends, did the resort kid group activities including the mini disco at night and generally we all relaxed. The one blight on the day was a near altercation with one of the overzealous and socially rude parents at the mini disco, but even that has become a good story.
Day 5
We went home. We did enjoy our outdoor breakfast and a last walk to the beach and around the grounds before we hopped on the van for Cancun. We rode on the van to the airport with a very cheery marine biology student from Missouri. The airports were more hectic to navigate coming back into the states and the flight personnel were less friendly and helpful. The nicest people we met were in Newark if that indicates anything. We got off the plan in Portland at 11p.m. into freezing cold temps and a foot of snow. It was good to be home though.
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| Agoti |
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| bar on the beach at sister resort |
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| cave dweller (yes, that is sweat) |
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| Mini Disco |
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