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We had a fabulous time on our vacation. Our resort was beautiful. It was not very full so we had the run of the place. We ate at three out of the five restaurants. We ate at a Japaneese Steakhouse, a Mediterranean, and a French restaurant. We ate a lot of fresh seafood like mahi-mahi, grouper, shrimp, lobster and more. It was nice that the restaurants were air conditioned after a full day in the sun. They definitely wanted to give off a luxurious air and very gourmet. There was spa-type music everywhere you went, and with it being so empty, we felt very relaxed to just lounge around. Another benefit of it being so empty was that we got to know the other guests that were staying there. We named them according to where they were from. We had the "Crazy Connecticut family", the "Jersey Clan", the "busy New Yorkers", as well as the St. Lois couple. The Jersey Clan was a group of about 25. Grandma and Grandpa celebrated their 50th anniversary by flying everyone in the family down. So there were a lot of aunts and uncles and cousins running around. They were a very nice Italian family, and I was definitely jealous of their dark tans! There were a lot of other Jersey and New York couples, too, but we just met them briefly and didn't have time to give them a specific nickname.
Our Daily Schedule:
Every morning we got up and went directly to breakfast at about 8:30. On our way to breakfast, we would pick up our towels and set it on our favorite seats. (These seats are of course on the end!) After a continental breakfast, we would get ready for the pool and put lots of lotion on. We were usually down to the pool by 10:00. I would then swim up to the pool bar and order a mango smoothie to cool off. At 11:00 was beach vollyball. Chuck played 3 days with the "Jersey Clan" of cousins, and our favorite, Uncle Scott. Uncle Scott was a total goof-ball and would tease the other members. I would sit on the sidelines and get my best sun with cousin Dana. She would tell me about all the crazy fun they had in Cancun the night before. One night must have been really fun, because none of the clan showed up for volleyball one day
and Chuck didn't have anyone to play with. Volleyball would last until noon. We would head into the ocean to cool off and then head back to the pool. We ate lunch at 1:00 at the Reef Grill located beachside. (Chuck took the picture of me in yellow there.) Then it was back to the room to check for sunburn, cool down, and re-apply lotion. We got back out to the pool and stayed the rest of the afternoon until about 4:30. Then it was back to the room for a siesta and then get ready for dinner. After dinner, we went to the main bar and drank margaritas and listened to a live band. And finally, we ended our evening every night by walking on the beach back to our room and stopping to rest on one of the lounge chairs to look up at the stars. The weather was sunny and humid and hot! We didn't want to leave. Hope you enjoy the pictures!