Doug and Courtney Widener: Just Another Day in Paradise...

We arrived in Mexico on Monday afternoon and have had a blast ever since. We have met two really nice couples on their honeymoon, and have enjoyed our time with them. We went out to the ocean when we arrived, and Doug was mad because there was red flag, meaning the conditions were too bad to swim. We had brought our snorkel gear with us thinking that we could snorkel at the resort. Doug went into the ocean, with a red flag mind you, and came back a couple of minutes later saying that now he knew what a red flag meant. He had had his butt kicked by the ocean and was returning to lounge by the pool with me. There are always plenty of vendors on the beach to harrass you and Doug amused one of them by getting a henna tattoo. I just had to have a hat that Doug told me I didn't need. I promised to wear it every day. I only wore it on the first day and Doug got to say a big I told you so. This isn't the first time I have bought something that i didn't need and it probably want be the last.

The Riu resorts are beautiful. We stayed at the same hotel in Puerto Vallerta and absolutely loved it. This is the view from our room!

On Tuesday we met back up with our honeymooning friends and had a ball hanging out in the pool and at the swim up bar. At night we all ventured into Cabo and ate Mexican at Mi Casa. There was an awesome mariachi band that stayed forever at our table. After we ate we went and partied at Cabo Wabo. Good times with our new friends.

On Wednesday we went on a mini sub excursion. We rode on a boat that took us out to see Lover’s Beach, the famous rock arch, the sea lion colony, and then took us to snorkel/mini sub. We were the only people that were doing the mini subs and had the scuba diver guides all to ourselves. They would swim with us and then dive to the bottom of the ocean looking for interesting sea life for us to see and hold. They brought up blowfish, a sea urchin, and a starfish for us to get a better look. We also got to see a huge school of fish. When we first got in the water they surrounded Doug and he said that he was completely blacked out by the fish. The guides that we were with said that they have never seen a school of fish get that close to the subs.

We laid low on Thursday, just having another lazy/relaxing day out by the pool. Our trip was going by way to fast.

Friday we went and drove Dune Buggies through a dry river bed. It only rains maybe 4 to 5 days out of the year, and when it does flash flooding occurs. Luckily we missed the hurricane that came ashore just after we left. We also drove to the oldest town in Baja California. The people of the town all work down in the hotels and charge a $5 fee to let you drive through the town, which is in a National Park. After a short walk through the town we drove back down and had a blast driving on the beach. Doug scares me to death when he is driving…I just held on and let him have fun slinging me around and throwing dirt and sand up in my lap. Thank goodness they provided mask and bandanas to keep all the stuff out of our faces. We enjoyed our day away from the resort.