Monday Evening June 30
After an afternoon of epic napping and recovering from the
night before, we cleaned ourselves up and were feeling well enough to head to
dinner. Don’t worry we meant no more drinking--just food and water or soda from
now on. We arrived at the restaurant a little early, so we decided to step on
the beach for a while and play a game of gigantic chess. We shared the same fun
thought of how it reminded us of Wizard’s Chess. It was a very noble battle to
the finish, but I was eventually checkmated into a corner and could not escape.
We went into the restaurant for dinner and were seated
outside with a beautiful beach/ocean view and a lovely breeze. We both tried
some mahi mahi for the first time and it was pretty alright, not the best fish
we had ever eaten, but not horrible. Let’s face it, not everything we tried was
going to be an A+. After dinner we shared a nice walk along the beach and
wading into the water to look at the tiny ecosystems around.
As we were headed back towards the resort area, we noticed
an outside dance party going on outside, so we stuck around to watch. It was
really fun to watch. They played some kids games and there were professional
dancers, then came the adult games. This was a nice and fun way to end our day.
Tuesday July 1
This morning we arose fairly early to catch a bus for our
free trip to the Mayan city of Tulum. It was going to be a hot and sunny day,
so we lathered up the SPF 50 and off we went.
First stop: Lapis Silver Factory and Jewelry Shop
As you can imagine, I was in heaven surrounded by all of the
pretty bobbles that sparkled and shined as they called out one by one, “buy me…
buy me!” My husband was less than thrilled at stopping here. First we had the
chance to watch as they melted down the silver to shape different pieces, then
we were taken into the gigantic show room. We were not prepared for this at
all. Our tour group was broken out into individual couples/groups and given an
employee to guide us around the show room as they tried to make every sale
imaginable. Now I am very impressionable and like a fair amount of the things I
see. I slowly start to notice Nate checking out of this (what seems to be
never-ending) showcase. I pull him aside and we have a little squabble about
what we are really doing here and he agrees to purchase something at no more
than 50 dollars. We decide on a bracelet for 35. There everyone is happy! Now
we are out of there and off to Tulum!
Second stop: Tulum
We were dropped off at a restaurant for lunch and a chance to
put on some more sunscreen, and then were chauffeured off on a train to see the
city. This was also an amazing experience! Again this is a time where I say, if
you ever get the chance to experience any type of world history do so, you will
not regret it. There is so much history attached to the Mayan city of Tulum
that it would be difficult to explain it here, so I will share a few pictures
of the main interesting highlights.
This was a home. The two posts in the middle is where the doorway was.
The palace.
A stone carving on a building of a baby hanging onto an umbilical cord. This was a sign of infinity.
Climbing down the stairs to the beach.
Pretty blue ocean!
After our city tour we were able to swim for about an hour
at the beautiful swimming beach. This was a treat since we weren’t able to swim
at the beach at our resort. I did not want to get out of that ocean. After our
swim it was time to catch the train back to our bus and head back to the
resort.
We ordered some room service when we got back and then had a
nap. That evening we decided to go for a night swim in the pool since we had a
very hot day wandering around outdoors. That was a nice way to close down the
evening.
Wednesday July 2
This was an early morning for us newlyweds. The night before
we had decided to get up early and watch the sun rise over the ocean. 5:30 a.m.
came around and up we arose to make our hike to the beach. It was too cloudy to
actually see the sun peek over the ocean, but the colors of the sunrise were amazing!
After the sunrise it was off to the pool to claim our spot
under a palapa, which was a bed covered by a canopy. Here we spent most of our
morning relaxing and reading and enjoying the cool morning. Once we had had
enough of that it was back to our room for an actual nap. (By this point in
time of our honeymoon we were exhausted.) We then had to prepare for the
evening because we had a nice romantic dinner planned.
We had booked a romantic dinner out on a private dock. We
picked out our entire meal ahead of time and then just had to show up. When we
arrived we were taken out to our own table and seated. As we walked into the
area we noticed the music playing… “O Holy Night” Uhhhh. Are they aware it is
the beginning of July? We just figured that was a little mix up with the music
until another Christmas classic came on followed by another. Eventually we just
asked them to shut off the music. Once that was taken care of, dinner was able
to commence. We then proceeded to have what I think was the most delicious meal
of the trip. We both had a Caesar salad, and filet mignon. We went our separate
ways with dessert and Nate had a coconut passion fruit flan with mango sorbet
and I had a banana almond tart with a scoop of chocolate ice cream. It was a
lovely evening.
Thursday July 3
This was our last full day of our honeymoon. It was a
bittersweet day. On one hand it would be nice to get home to our family and our
own stuff, but on the other hand it would be a little sad headed back to
reality. At any rate we were able to sleep in that morning and take our time
getting ready. There was actually a small thunderstorm that was nice and
reminded us of home. After that passed we went out by the golf course and had
some lunch. Once we put our leftovers in the fridge back in our room, we headed
out for a nice leisurely jungle walk around the resort. We enjoyed the sights,
sounds, and smells as we trekked through the jungle. We then went on a mission
to find the flamingos that one of our resort pamphlets was boasting about.
We finally found them and snapped some pictures. After we
had sat and relaxed and had a talk about if we had done everything we set out
to do that week, we headed back to our room to get ready for the evenings
festivities.
We were on a tram to the restaurant where we had our time-share
breakfast. Our last night there we had booked two seats for the dinner buffet
and the Mexican Fiesta. We thought this would be a lovely way to say goodbye…
and it was. We enjoyed our last bit of authentic Mexican dinner and desserts accompanied
by a mariachi band followed by an amazing showcase of talented dancers and
performers. This truly was a wonderful way to end what turned out to be a
fabulous honeymoon. After that it was back to our room to pack for the morning
and get a good nights rest… We had a long day of traveling ahead of us.
Friday July 4
It was time to say goodbye to our lovely paradise, but not
before one last trip to the beach to express our final farewells… and collect
some beach souvenirs. (sand, shells, etc) As we were about to part I looked
over and noticed a fish that had washed up on the beach like a miniature
beached whale. My initial action was to pick him up and give him a toss back to
the deep water, but Nate got after me telling me I would be all fishy. Next I tried
to nudge him back with my feet. He seemed to get it and got caught in a wave
and headed back out to the ocean, but abruptly turned and swam back toward me
and got stuck in the sand again. So again I tried to push him back out, but the
same thing happened. This fish was dumb! I was about to try for a third time
when this giant wing came whizzing over my shoulder. A giant bird had swooped
in and grabbed that poor fish. I guess one way or another he had a death wish.
And with that excitement all packed into four minutes, it was time to depart
for the airport.
And with that, this has been the lovely saga of our
honeymooning adventures. I can only hope that life has many more exciting
adventures in store for our future together.
Mrs. Imparato
No comments:
Post a Comment