In transit - Mexico

WE´RE HERE!!!!

(Please excuse the punctuation, I cant find all the buttons!) Yesterday was a long day of endless travel. We flew to Dallas at 8:45am, then on to Cancun. AA was a painless airline with very friendly staff, love those southerners! I sat next to a very nice American gal from Illinois who actually still supports Bush. Wow, they re out there! She was also very impressed with Joe saying, ¨I never knew there were Canadian farmers.¨ We had a good laugh!

As we were approaching Cancun, the flight attendant gave us some instructions on the customs forms. She said ¨on the back of the form there is a foreigner box, YOU are the foreigner, sign your name here.¨ Then in politically correct fashion she said ¨If you make a mistake, cross it out, they don`t care, they just want your money¨then she added ¨and your fun¨ in an awkward and gramatically incorrect ending! Lol, I thought it was hilarious. Do travelers frequently get confused and think that Mexico is their homeland?

We arrived at 7:45pm with no plans and decided to catch a bus to Playa del Carmen about 2 hours away. We must have walked through 40 people in blue shirts trying to sell us packages. Like sharks. We arrived in TOURIST TOWN. Nina-it was like a cheapened Dahab (in Egypt). McDonald´s everywhere, cheap souvenirs and expensive everything. We opted to stay at some hostel just off the main strip that left much to be desired! Our ¨private room¨ was literaly a queen size mattress on the floor that took up 3/4 of our room. I wont describe the sheets!

We settled in and went touring on the strip. I felt embarassed for all the drunk partygoers, sloshing around and throwing money everwhere. Although the ones we talked to were really nice. The sticky humidity everywhere is so gross, but you get use to it! We are right on the ocean and the breeze is really nice.

We dinned at some food cart with the locals, eating little tortillas stuffed with meat and onions. Really good, but different. I will try to upload pics later.

We finally made it to bed around 1am after drinking a couple of margaritas at a local swing bar (a bar where you sit on a swing and drink). Very cheesy, but cute too!

Good night!