It rained pretty much all day on Thursday but we did not let it slow us down. We had a bit of a lazy morning and at noon we headed down the road to the Dolphin Discovery Center. I have always wanted to swim with the dolphins and it did not disappoint. We hopped in to a pool with our guide Julio and two Dolphins Olympia and Rachel. It was awesome. We pet them and held them and played with them. We did a fin pull and a foot push. In spite of the cold and rain we al...

We had a glorious first full day in Mexico. We spent most of the day relaxing pool side sampling cocktails and reading our books. It was just what we all needed to get ourselves on "island time." The town of Playa Del Carmen is an easy 20 minute stroll up the beach. Around sunset we headed that direction not really realizing what we were going to find. It is a combination of street fair and street party with crazy locals and even crazier tourists. There were san...

When I booked this trip way bay back in early May, I could not have imagined how much we would need the break by November. The timing could not have been more perfect. Eric finished his training at TMC and passed his check ride late on the 10th and is now officially a pilot again. He returns to work on November 26th and begins regular rotations. It feels almost like normal life again with him working and us traveling. It has been a long, stressful summer and now ...