Sunday April 24th –
Waaaaaaah! Last day in sunny Mexico! Started a bit late as it was a late night. We got to the pools around 11 after checking out and storing all our luggage for the whole day as our flight wasn’t til 840pm. Checkout went smoothly and we got 10% off all our food and beverages for going to the timeshare meeting (didn’t upgrade and spend any more money this year – phew!) We soaked up the sun all day until 6pm and then headed to the airport. It is always amazing leaving the comfort and beauty of the resort, and immediately being thrust into poverty, garbage and animals on the brink of starvation. It is very alarming on the last few minutes of the trip to see that there is still a lot to be done in improving the quality of life for so many folks down here.
The cab ride was uneventful and we had an hour to kill in the airport. We got to see a bit of hockey in the pub making sure everyone was fed and watered before getting on our flight home where everything costs money and all you get is pretzels and pop. We finally got a satellite signal about half way home and were able to watch some hockey and TV shows before arriving back in Calgary at 1240 ( 140 Mexico time)
As fate would have it, the gate wouldn’t work and we had to wait on the plane for an extra 45 minutes while it was being fixed, only to finally get off the plane with 2 other jam packed planes from the Mayan Riviera and Cabo so there was 600 people all trying to get through customs at 145/245. Randy and I went and picked up the vans and got the families packed up and home by 230/330 and in bed by 3/4. It was going to be a long day of recuperation at home tomorrow – but well worth it for an amazing trip with good friends in a very beautiful place. Cant wait for our next trips in June and July!
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