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 ...

We have been having a great vacation. It's been a little hectic and pretty loud but super fun. The sunsets from our deck are really pretty and the family time in the evenings to go with the sunsets is nothing short of extremely entertaining. Eric and I wandered off on our own today to hike around Linville Falls. It was a nice little park area with lots of overlooks to see the falls at different angles. The woods here are very lush and almost have a rainforest f...