Monday, April 13, 2009

Adios, ciudad del hedor...

My apologies for the lack of updates this past week. I happened to be occupied. It was an interesting experience, staying at an all-inclusive resort; it was fun, no doubt, but it almost felt like we didn't belong there. As if we were interlopers...

The time-share pushers were a bit flummoxed by us, not understanding why we'd prefer camping in MN to hanging out on a beach with a swarm of entitled Americans. I think I'll remember their looks of dismay forever...

It was a good time, and a nice change of pace to not worry too much about planning and being frugal. They still tried to rip us off a few times, but luck turned in our favor, and there were no worries. In the end, a bit of snorkeling, a lounge bed on the beach, sunshine, free drinks, and a good book were all that mattered.

I'll give some more details once I get my photos up.

2 comments:

Andrew Vieau said...

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Mackis said...

Yup... that pretty much sums it up.

My favorite was the Mexican dude who tried being "honest" by repeatedly saying, "Do I have your permission to be myself today?"

And then he assumed we were honeymooners:
"No, we've been married almost a year."
"Oh, where did you honeymoon?"
"California."
"Where did you stay there?"
"We went camping."
"..."

The look on his face was priceless.