Mexico - December 2018 - Parte Dos

After a few full days of travel and excursions, we all arrived at the Iberostar resort tired and hungry.  The staff was fantastic and helped us get all of our reservations resolved as quickly so we could get to our rooms and start exploring.  The boys were super excited about the all inclusive features and couldn't wait to try out the buffet so we headed there first.  After dinner we wandered around the resort for awhile, showing the kids the pools, the beach, and the activity and shopping center.  We have not ever been to Mexico at Christmas time and I couldn't believe all of the lights and decorations.  I'm not sure why it was so surprising to see everything so festive, but we all loved it. 

The next morning we all slept in, then eventually made it to the beach - pure paradise.  Over the next several days we moved between the palapas, the kayaks, the pool bar, and swimming in the ocean.  We had plenty of time for walks along the shore where we collected shells and coral.  There was plenty of sun, food, and drinks, and we were all able to squeeze in a few afternoon naps.  We had an awesome time together and could hardly believe how quickly our time passed.

Back to the beach with his metal detector

Probably my favorite shot of the trip

We love a good pier for posing

We laughed too hard at our Santa Selfies on the beach

Tim and Brycen spent so much time swimming in the ocean

I love to stretch the day as long as possible

No idea how many pictures I have of this pier,

And it's still my favorite!

We had an incredible tempanyaki dinner

We took a bike tour and learned so many new things about the resort

We even got to stop at the lobby of the fancy hotel next door

While waiting for the bikes we found the shooting range

Oh the kayaking, still one of my favorite activities.  We did have a few casualties this year.  The surf made it tough to land on the beach and on the first day Tim rolled in his kayak,cut up his head and lost his nice sunglasses.  The next day Erika rolled in hers and ended up losing her real glasses.  Oops

I did join the guys for one early morning to see the sunrise

The views are always serene and stunning

Erika and Andreas left a day early and we were so sad to say goodbye

Soaking up the sun and sea on our last day

A few final pics

I think these two are going to miss each other.