Everything went so smoothly and Rachael giggled as the plane took off. Joseph fell asleep almost immediately after take off.
The flight was just over two hours and it went so well. Once landing in Dallas we knew we had 4.5 hours to kill before boarding our next flight, so we relaxed and let the kids wear themselves out. This airport was huge so we took our time getting to our departure gate. Riding the tram was a big highlight.
Unfortunately we had to check our stroller in with our luggage so we had to do without that luxury but after finding our departure gate we got lunch, found a quiet empty spot and let the kids play. Thanks to McDonald happy meals toys the kids were entertained for awhile.
Lots of time to make silly faces
Our next flight was only 2 hours and 10 minutes. Once again the kids did so well. We never had any problems while flying and they were all on their best behavior. We arrived at the Cancun airport around 7pm. Once we exited the airport we did not expect what was coming, it had been raining, was dark and extremely hot and humid. Whew, kinda took our breath away as we all had just come from a colder drier climate and had jackets on.
Our shuttle picked us up and drove us 45 min to our resort, the Sandos Caracol Eco Resort near Playa del Carmen. Once arriving everyone was so friendly and helpful. They loaded us all onto an over-sized golf cart and drove us to our suite. Our resort is in the middle of a dense jungle and it was quite dark so thankfully they were very helpful that way, otherwise I don't think we would have found it. We unloaded and more or less went to bed, we were all really exhausted.
The next morning the kids got up so excited. We ventured out and spent the day exploring the resort.
Our first stop was at La Laguna for breakfast. Just outside of the restaurant were these beautiful Macaws.
After breakfast we took a quick stop at the front plaza (the only place with wifi for Aaron to check in on business stuff) and to pick up our welcome package. We were also given 3 dinner reservations so I made those.
As we explored the resort we came across many different animals. Here were two very vocal and friendly Burrows.
After visiting the Burrows we looked up and saw this gorgeous spider monkey in the trees. It was so fascinating to watch him climb around and eat the berries. Incredible how they use their tail to hold them in place. They use their tails to hold them steady so that they can have both hands free to collect food.
We also saw peacocks, iguanas, geckos and turtles throughout the resort.
First stop after visiting the animals was the beach of course! The water was warm and the sand was so fine it was hard to get off. I try to compare it to a texture of something between white sugar and powdered sugar.
The only issue in the water was the current. It was so strong that I didn't dare go into depths past my stomach. Even just a couple feet into the water you could feel the pull. So the kids more or less stayed on shore and jumped around the waves.
From the beach we went to the resort pools (the kids enjoyed this a bit more than the beach) and then had a nice buffet lunch at La Toscana. We then ventured at bit more into the jungle around our resort for exploring. Because of the humidity the mosquitoes were a little crazy. Rachael ended up with numerous bites on her legs that day. Out game the bug spray for the rest of the trip.
Our first dinner reservation was for our first night at La Riviera, a Mediterranean cuisine. We got to eat with view of the beach as the sun set behind us. The food was delicious and the best part is the all inclusive part. It took a lot of getting used to not having a check at the end of meals.
Our first day was so great and we had so much still to come...
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