Jordan received a job offer for an April 2nd and the March school break was approaching so we decided to take advantage of the time and booked a trip back to Playa Del Carmen. This was also a time to help with the healing after the sad loss of Jordan's mum.
We arrived to a torrential rain storm and wondered if we would be unlucky with the weather but the first few overcast days gave us a chance to ease in to the sun gently.
Our AirBnB apartment had the biggest tree in front of it that provided great shade and reduced the need for air conditioning.
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| Condo at Calle 14 and Avenida 45. |
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| First walk back on the beach. |
We visited our friends Tom and Debbie played euchre and enjoyed rooftop pool and hot tub in their building.
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| Debbie and I could not win that day! |
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| Pool was a bit cool .... |
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| ... but he tub was hot! |
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| Rooftop snack. |
We also caught up with friends, Kathy and Ron and went to see our favourite Playa performers, The Lovers Duo.
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| Alejandra has a voice like Amy Winehouse! |
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| We met Kathy and Ron in Belize too! |
Without the restriction of the super early school mornings and being in a more central location, our experience was quite different. We got to see more of Playa at night and explored the wonderful dining scene of the central area. Eating out is so affordable that we took full advantage of at least one meal each day!
The weather returned to hot and humid but the sea was very churned up and there was a lot of sargassum so we did not get to spend as much time in the water but we really enjoyed any time we could at the beach.
During the second week, we decided to jump on the collectivo bus to the town of Akumal . It is known for its sea turtle sanctuary but we did not have our snorkeling equipment and we had to pay $100 pesos each to get 'into' the beach. There was a fair bit of seaweed but the water temperature was nice. We also enjoyed a great lunch.
We all got sick with varying degrees of coughs and colds but the time away was fantastic. We had booked a return trip to the airport with Xelbor Cabs who arrived early and delivered us to the airport in plenty of time. Our return was via Winnipeg and the travel day was long but everything went smoothly.
