We just got back from a week-long vacation in Puerto Morelos, Mexico, which is a little fishing town located between the two bustling resort cities of Cancun and Playa del Carmen. The Boyer family joined us in our travels, allowing Olivia and Evelyn lots of play time, opportunities for babysitting swapping and just being near each other without the busyness of daily life. We had a great time of doing basically nothing - eat, swim, drink, nap, build sandcastles while looking at the amazingly turquoise water, etc. It was great.
Steven and I went on a two-hour snorkeling trip and saw the best corals, anemones and fish I've ever seen snorkeling. I love being able to see the world under the water. The first time I ever went snorkeling I was hyperventilating, because of the amazement of it all. So yes, I really do love it. We also got to follow a spotted eagle ray, which was pretty awesome. Bryce and Steven later went scuba diving together and saw a sting ray, lobster, a giant barracuda, among other things. It sounds like the dive was pretty exciting.
We all fell in love with the pool and spent a lot of time there. Evelyn got really good at swimming with the minor assistance of a floaty-suit. By the end of the trip she was kicking her legs and 'flapping' her 'wings' enough to keep her head above water and go back and forth a few feet from her Daddy and me. She was feeling like a little superstar.
Sitting at the beach was by far my favorite thing about our trip. The water is spectacular in that area and being able to look out while listening the the gentle waves crash upon the white sand of the shore is something I could spend most of my life doing.
Ah, but one of the best things about traveling is coming home again. It is good to be back in Colorado and the U.S. I always appreciate all I have that much more after being away for awhile. We came back to trees full of lush leaves and flowers blooming in our yard. It is good to be home. But, I sure wouldn't mind looking out my window and seeing that Caribbean water again every morning...
