Cancun Part II

The second half of our Cancun trip was really the best part! Our good friends Crystal and Drew met us in Cancun and we had such a good time. The first night they were in Cancun with us we went to this yummy mexican restaurant that sat on the Lagoon. Jay being well, Jay!
Jay & Drew

We changed hotels after the first part of our trip, this is the hotel we moved to The Gran Milia. This is a view of one of the "towers". There were 5 towers, they were enoumous. We somehow got lucky and got placed in the private part of the hotel where we had our own outdoor pool private check in and out and private restaurant. This is another view from the hotel
We went to spend the day in Xcaret, an eco park about an hour and a half away from our hotel. We got to ride in these very cush buses.

These crazy guys come marching in playing their instruments in the middle of this small arena in the park.
They then begin to climb this HUGE log.

Now they're all on top, you can see the guy in the middle standing up, he's actually playing a flute and stomping his foot on the TOP of this log. He's CrAzY!
And now they casually begin to fall backwards and spin their way to the ground. Almost down... at the end the guy standing at the top playing the flute slides down one of the ropes from a guy that has already made it to the ground. And to think they do this several times a day EVERYDAY!Crystal and I at Xcaret. We had just finished snorkeling the underground river. It was very worth the FREEZING cold water we had to endure.
At the end of the day they have a show. On our way to the show there are people dressed up all along the way. The guy in this picture is just one of the MANY amazing costumes that were involved. This is one of the performances during the show. Look how big a few of the people are, the costumes were amazing. Jay's boss and his wife ended up at Xcaret the same day we were there and we ran into them at the show so they took a picture for us.
On our way back to the hotel from Xcaret. We had such a fun filled day with great friends!

Yes I know, not a good picture. My lips got sunburned and the next morning they were so swollen it looked like I had cologen injections. We hitched a ride on one of the local "meat wagons" and headed to Capitan Hooks Pirate Ships. These buses were insane. They pull over if you flag them down and you have to literally jump on board because they don't actually stop. As your giving the driver your money he is already back on the road going 30, when he finally shuts the door. When you want to get off you have to look for the hidden LET ME OFF OF THIS MEAT WAGON BUTTON! Once it has been found and pushed he then veers to the side of the road opens the door and you better jump as he's slowing down or you are on for another ride. There's no stopping on these buses. They drive them like they're little race cars. Scary, but efficient you definitely get to your destination in shambles but quickly. We were on the red ship (captain hooks ship). It was very fun! The entertainment was great, we laughed from the moment we stepped on until we got off. I would definitely recommend this to anyone going to Cancun.

AAARRGGGHHH MATEY!!! Crystal and Jay, they have a "special" relatlionship!

This was SOOO HILARIOUS! During the entertainment Mini Me came up to Drew and started rubbing his nipples! This is uncomfortable laughter coming from my dear friend. Not quite sure how to handle an akward situation when it only gets worse... Mini Me kisses his own hands and puts them on drews lips. Then he licks his fingers and rubs them on Drew's hands. Everyone on the ship is laughing. POOR DREW! We were hysterically laughing but it was so uncomfortable. Good times!!!
This "Mermaid" sat on Jay's lap and Capitan Hook asked Jay if he liked her, Jay said yes, and he said THIS IS MY SISTER!!!

So this super nice guy who had probably had too much to drink came over and asked Crystal to dance. As you can see by her bag still around her neck he didn't really give her a chance to respond. He took her out there to country swing, little did he know she is like the queen of swing. She was awesome! (Somebody later asked Drew how he felt about a random guy dancing with his wife and his response was one I feel comes from a true gentlemen. "If there's a pretty girl standing on the side not dancing, someone should take her out and dance").
And then it was my turn...
Jay took this picture

The classic picture "hold the camera yourself and click".
The green pirate ship (Jack Sparrow's ship) pulled up along side of us and we had a pirate cannon war, pirate fight & dance. Their guys jumped on our ship and had a sword fight, and then we jumped on their ship for a sword fight. In the end we stole the treasure back. As their ship pulled away our DJ played "we are the champions".

The food was great, the entertainment was great, the company was FaNTaStiC!
We love you Drew and Crys! Waiting for our lunch to be served, Jay loves to watch the ocean.

My sweet friend Crystal, I just LOVE this girl!

Me and the love of my life!

This was our final day so we took a stroll on the beach, one last moment in paradise.

We are so greatful for such good friends. We look forward to many more adventures with these two. After 12 years of marriage I still get buttereflies when I look at my Jay.
This was the INSIDE of our hotel, it was amazing. There were plants growing from the highest balcony tiering all the way down to the lobby. It had waterfountains and so much greenery. It was amazing inside. Too-da-loo til next time!