Well there was no twisting my arm to join Jack for a conference in Playa De Carmen after all the stress the house had brought me. And how thankful I was for my dear friend Angela to insist on taking the kids when I hesitated to even go. What a great time we had. We planted ourselves at the Fairmont in Mayakoba which was perfect. We played golf, enjoyed the beach and pool, biked around the grounds, and enjoyed good food and great weather! Our driver who picked us up at the airport told us we had just missed a long streak of rainy days...so glad to have missed that. We may have come from the Sunshine State but that didn't mean we'd be ok not going to one.
Our first couple days we spent on the golf course. Neither of us played particularly well but we sure enjoyed the scenery...And yes, that is a sand trap! The best part was the PGA was arriving in a week so we were literally some of the last ones to play on it before all the pros arrived. The greens were definitely the nicest we had played on.
Of course the hotel grounds were equally as nice as the golf course. Beautiful pools, a nice private beach and even a river you could cruise through!
When Jack was busy with meetings, I was busy enjoying someone else waiting on me for once... ha!
My wheels for the week!
One night Jack and I took a cab into town to see Playa's version of 5th Ave. Stopped for dinner and have to say these were the biggest smoothies we had ever had.
The highlight of the trip had to be the day we spent at Xplor. It's basically a jungle full of all sorts of adventurous activities, including zip lining, all terrain vehicles, rafting, and underground rivers. It was set up like an all inclusive where you could eat at any time and the food was fantastic. We especially loved the smoothie stands located around the park. All we kept saying was how much the kids would have loved this place. When you first check in they offer a photo package which normally I would have passed on having the GoPro with us but the way it's set up is there are cameras throughout the park that connect to your helmet every time you pass one so you never have to worry about asking someone to take a photo for you and they are able to capture some great shots that we'd never be able to get. It was definitely worth it. Now we just have to return with the kids!!!
We did the zip lines first! There were two different routes with about 7 on each one. So fun!
At first we didn't know how fun these vehicles would be but they actually were a blast. You'd go over bridges, through caves and across rivers.
From exploring underground caves to paddling and swimming in underground rivers...
And even a hammock zip line!
This was definitely a trip we'd like to repeat. So grateful for a short flight from Orlando and good friends who made it possible for me to escape for a few days with Jack!
