Poolside Paradise

Well, there were definitely too many photos for one blog post, so here is Cancun Parte Dos:

As you can see, our Mexican hiatus was treating us well.  We spent most of each day under a shady cabana by the pool, the wind and waves being a little intense on the beach.  And to the relief of our family ambition for a life afloat, Hadley took to the water like a fish, notwithstanding that the pool was unexpectedly chilly.  The rest of us, of course, had the luxury of saddling up to the poolside bar and putting on a liquid blanket to take our minds off the cold, and to my amazement, amid the rows of cheap house-liquor bottles, was an emerald gem- Fernet Branca- an old vice of mine from our overlanding days in Argentina.  We somehow all managed to avoid eating too much, drinking to much, or getting too much sun, and at the end of the week, it was agreed unanimously that the vacation was a success.  But it was only the first of many many more to come, to be sure…