Cancun Christmas 2008

The Adams Family took a Christmas break from our normal routines by traveling to the Yucatan Peninsula. Our ultimate destination was just south of Cancun on the Mayan Riviera. We stayed at the Grand Mayan and took side trips to Puerto Morelos and Playa del Carmen, entered the Nohoch Nah Chich cave system and snorkeled in cenotes, snorkeled off the Fat Cat catamaran in the Caribbean, unimogged through the jungle to a Mayan settlement for lunch, and kayaked to a reef through challenging currents. We also spent some serious "sloth time" at the hotel pool, sipping coco naturales(not coco locos).


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Now to the yarn portion of this blog...

I received two skeins of quiviet, a scarf pattern, Signature needles and two skeins from Ancient Threads Farm.

Then, when we arrived home, our neighbor came over with mail and packages from Germany. Yes, most of the Wollmeise has arrived. It is truly breathtaking! Claudia emailed and said the next package should be arriving in a few days.

 I hope you enjoy the pictures...

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I'm Back...

from the Mayan Riviera. We had great time visiting ruins (Chichen Itza), snorkeling at a coral reef off Puerto Morelos, and discovering the dolphins, manatees and sea lions in Puerto Aventuras.


I did manage to knit a little each day. Some days, however, I frogged as much as I knitted - blame it on the margaritas, pina coladas and Cuban concussions (not a personal favorite).

This was our second visit to the Grand Mayan property at this location and we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. The staffing is impressive-over 1800 employees on the grounds. The pools wrap around both hotels (Mayan Palace and Grand Mayan) and offer different swimming/lounging opportunities. We took advantage of the gym/spa facilities and worked our way around to all of the restaurants. One evening we attended a Mexican show and buffet and enjoyed the contemporary folkloric performance.