Cancun

Steve and I were able to get away from the snow, and chill on the sunny beaches of Cancun last week. We weren't sure we were going to make it there at first. We got a flat tire on the way to dropping the kids off at Steve's parents house and it set us back a 1/2 hour. When we finally got to the airport every high school kid in Utah was apparently going on a spring break international trip. With the huge school trip the line was so long. Once we finally made it up to the counter we realized that my passport has not been changed into my married name. I didn't bring any id except for my passport, so we had to pay 50 bucks to change my name back to Brandi. We are however grateful that we did in fact make it safely to Cancun.

The weather was beautiful, in the high 80's all week. I saw people swimming as early as 7:00 am in the ocean. The nights were very warm too. While we were there we did two different tours. We went to chichinitza (sp?) which is some of the ruins near by. They took us to a sink hole and an modern day Mayan village along the way. The sink hole was just this beautiful hole in the ground that opened into a large well. There were tons of foliage, birds, and fish; it was awesome. We got some bad information and was told to not bring our suits, so I was bummed when we saw everyone swimming in it. Chichinitza was amazing! I just kept thinking about the lamenites and Nephites the whole time we toured it. Our tour guide really new his stuff and I was just amazed at how creepy the Mayans were. It seemed like everything involved human sacrifices. Some of it was pretty gory, but in the same note they were very intelligent people. There architecture was amazing, and there understanding of math and astronomy was remarkable. I couldn't believe how many of their structures are perfectly in tact after all these years. It was very interesting and we really enjoyed it.

A few days later we went on a snorkel tour. They took us to a reef that was 1 1/2 hours outside of Cancun by boat. It was located a few miles off of a little island now used as a bird sanctuary. I was so scared of sharks, but really excited to do something that to me felt so crazy. The boat had to anchor 100 yards from the reef as to not disturb the habitat. It felt so far away. I kept thinking 100 yards is far away when say a shark is circling around you. Of course nothing dramatic happened, it was a lot of fun and we saw lots of interesting sea life, including a sting ray. Steve happened to see a shark and an eel resting underneath a reef. I however missed out on such a rare spot, it's probably better that way. Steve had a really good time also, and we have decided to snorkel around the world. (Actually my idea, Steve just smiled and nodded his head when I mentioned it to him) After the snorkeling they took us to the bird sanctuary and gave us a tour of the island. They also cooked us lunch, which was probaly the best meal we had the whole trip. They smoked some kind of Bass, it was delicious. The water at the island was so calm, hardly any waves at all. A Manta Ray kept swimming by the shore, and our guide went out and petted it. We really had such an amazing day.

The rest of the week was spent laying by the pool or the ocean just enjoying the serenity. Steve went golfing one morning and I tagged along and drove the cart and read my book. We went and walked around downtown Cancun a few times too. We had a great time together, and were really excited to see our boys once the trip was over. It was a really nice break for me, I didn't even get upset when Kyle randomly pooped his pants last week. I am glad I have such a wonderful and fun husband, and great kids. I think Cancun could help me remember that again, say sometime next year, anyone want to come.

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