The cab came, uneventful ride to the airport, easy check-in and security, and then Chili's for breakfast. Their pancakes were surprisingly good. Zach and I walked up and down the airport to stretch before getting on the plane. Half-slept for a bit on the plane. Zach was sleeping during take off, which was good because he hates that part. Besides the crying baby, the flight was pretty good. The entertainment system kinda sucked because you had to use your phone with an app. No snacks on the plane - just drinks. Thankfully my mum had brought things with her. 

The flight was actually 45 minutes early getting in. Beautiful, but humid when we got off the tarmac. Even though we arrived early, our bags (my bag in particular) took forever to get. It was a bit hard to figure out where to find the bus, but eventually we were on our way. Quick 20min ride to get to the resort. Pretty similar to the Gran Bahia Principe we stayed at in Mexico, so very nice. 

A little drink when we arrived, and it took a bit of time to get rooms sorted. We dropped our things off at the room (big, king bed, balcony that looks onto the pool) then went for first drinks (rum & coke) in the lounge. By this point we were pretty hungry, so we went in for the buffet. Got fresh coconut drinks! Lots and lots of food. All of it tasty. Deserts were good too. 

Unfortunately, even though we'd changed into our swimsuits, the pools were closed. So we walked down to the beach to look at the main pool and the beach. Went down to the waves and stuck our toes in. The sand is silky and the water warm. Tomorrow's going to be fantastic. (Zach also got offered drugs by a guy walking on the beach) Zach and I took the tram to the main lobby again for a drink before bed. (Also, had a monkey sit on my for pictures. He was really cute)




 February 11th:

 Up early this morning to go into school with Zach. Was downstairs in the lab before 7am. I was made even earlier because I picked up my parents last night. I could have used a couple hours extra sleep, but I had so much to finish before we leave tomorrow. So, I spent the first hour doing data entry for lab work. Then I started work on my research proposal outline for myself and identity class. That's the assignment I was most worried about. I headed over to my classroom early so I could set up. The prof usually just rambles, so I didn't feel too bad working on my assignment in class. 3 hours of work time really helped and I managed to finish before the end of class which meant I could spend a bit chatting with Kelly. I ended up sitting at a lone desk in the psych wing to finish some other assignments for Dr. Kuiken's lab and getting homework ready for travel. Ruby and I were supposed to have a meeting with Don, but when we showed up, he had already left. So Ruby and I sat around and talked for a bit. Since we didn't have to meet and I had pretty much finished my homework, I went to find my mum. Checked her office, no luck, but found her in the break room. Had a couple cookies, sent off an assignment, then we chatted with my mum's old work collegues until dad picked us up. We went home where I tried on my swimsuitto make sure it fit and grabbed some of my beach clothes from where they're stored downstairs. Obviously we don't go to warm beaches very often. I decided hat since I would be wearing lots of shorts I should go to lush and grab some chub rub. Zach wanted to go see if he could get an extra pair of swim trunks, so we waited until he was home fro work before all heading out to WestEd. We checked swimco first and Zach found a couple pairs of shorts he liked and I found a swimsuit I liked, but even on sale, it was still $100, which I wasn't really willing to spend on a second swimsuit. So we walked over to Simon's where there were much cheaper swimsuits and I found one that fit me well for $40. Good deal. Then we went down to lush quickly so I could pick up my stuff. We were all really hungry at that point, so we argued over supper and finally decided on Tropika. Supper was Pad Thai, Beef stuff, laksa, and Sambal bunchies. Went home so Zach could go out and see his parents - mostly to give him mom a key so she can take care of the cats. My mum helped me finish my assignment, and I started packing about the same time as Zach came home. Had a shower to shave and so I could pack my shower stuff. Packing seemed to take forever, and when all was said and done, it was 11pm and we had to be up at 3:30 am. Short sleep.