We're back and getting settled after a WONDERFUL time in Mexico! We would definitely recommend have a week in between the wedding and honeymoon. It was perfect for being able to re-group, shift gears, pack and be ready to relax.
We flew out early Saturday morning, June 6, and arrived in Cancun around 11:30 local time. Everything was really smooth (minor check-in panic when we saw the line for Delta at 5:45 a.m. but it went fine) and we didn't even see many people with masks or anything related to the swine flu.
This is in the main lobby of the hotel. It's actually when we were about to leave, but it could like like a just-arrived picture too :).
This is also on the flight home, but just pretend it was on the flight there :).
The resort had a maze of pools everywhere you went. It was crazy how
perfectly it was made for relaxing. They had these hammocks over the pools in some places, some areas with jacuzzi jets (within the regular water though, not hot tubs), big ledges with shallower water where you could put your lounge chair and slip into and out of the water as necessary, swim-up bars to get your all-included drinks without getting out of the pool, beds and lounge chairs everywhere with plenty of shade
or sun as you liked... And the water was the perfect temperature - cool enough to be refreshing, but never cold enough to make you hesitate to get in.
The water was gorgeous, as you can see here, and the sky always looked like that - deep blue with white puffy clouds scattered throughout.
For a little diversion, we liked going over to the game area, where they had pool and ping pong. I was impressed that there were no balls or paddles or cue sticks missing, especially since you didn't have to check them out from anywhere - they were just there.
My life goal of seeing clear ocean water has been realized! It was a little rocky and seaweedy going into the ocean, so we didn't go in a lot, but it looks pretty here. Also, the sand was really nice and not too hot... we were saying that maybe the fact that it's a little lighter in color helps it stay cooler than, say, SC beach sand - so you didn't burn your feet walking across it, even in the middle of the day.
This is actually the day we arrived - here is Wade with his welcome drink in a melon :). Mine was in a pineapple. The people at the Excellence Riviera Cancun take care of everything! It was a stellar place to go, I'd say.
