Monday in Mexico

Before we left we told the girls that this is our vacation too. That means no whining, no fighting, and we were doing what we wanted to do and they could find something to do at whatever place that happened to be. I didn’t expect them to be bad but this went better than we could have ever expected. We ended up having a lazy day on Monday and didn’t shop or see the turtles like we originally planned. We sat on the beach (with a couple trips to the pool) for 7 hours straight. We literally didn’t go up to the condo (even though it was steps away) from 8:00-3:00. This place had excellent beach service and we took advantage of that.
Katie even made a friend that she played with awhile. They found ways to communicate without speaking the same language. :) 

We were all ready to get showered by mid afternoon so we did that and then got on the golf cart to check out the town. There’s no safety regulations like we are used to. They rode around on the main roads with no car seat or seat belt and thought that was cool. 

They got a pretty good laugh at the dogs on the scooters too. 

We ended up at Punta Sur which is my favorite place on the island. The views are gorgeous but I didn’t remember how dangerous these trails are. I wasn’t looking at them with Mom eyes last time but some are narrow with straight drop offs a loooong way down and no railing. We did it but that didn’t stop me from being a nervous wreck the whole time. 





Oh well 🤷‍♀️. They know Mom can be crazy sometimes. 

We walked around a little more and ended up at Muelle 7. It was our favorite restaurant 2 years ago and that’s still true. The lobster is amazing and all four of us can eat and drink for the same price as a night at Nicky’s. Gotta love Mexico! 


We warned the kids they may have to explore different foods but Katie managed to find a burger or pizza everywhere we went. Lilli branched out a little and discovered she really loves guacamole and fish. 

It was after 9:00 by the time we got home so it was straight to bed to get rested up to go again the next day. 





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