Ahh vacation!!!

I drove through a blizzard, took a plane to Mexico, spent a week and a half in 80 degree weather, spening much time lying in a hammock, often with fresh tropical beverages. Now I am back in Boston but can't go home because there is a horrible storm here. I think I left Mexico too soon.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tleonhar @ Apr 15 2007, 09:00 PM) [snapback]423840[/snapback]</div>

Have fun in the Philippines!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Stev0 @ Apr 15 2007, 11:48 PM) [snapback]423892[/snapback]</div>

It's always too soon to leave Mexico. Except the time I spent 4 1/2 years there. The last half year became annoying. Four years seemed about the right length of time to stay in Mexico.

But laying in a hammock drinking alcohol seems a dreadful waste, when there is so much to do there. But, each to his own.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Apr 16 2007, 08:23 AM) [snapback]423960[/snapback]</div>

I didn't say I was drinking alcohol, because I wasn't. I was drinking fresh papaya, mango, pineapple, etc. juice where we got the fruit from the market and juiced it there.

And yeah, I got a ton of site-seeing in, but I didn't mention that because I think few would care (although I do have to give a plug for the Museo Dolores Olmedo, because it has the best collection of Frida Kahlo paintings I've ever seen, and I've been to both the Frida Kahlo museum and the Frida Kahlo/Diego Rivera museum).

 

I think we need a Prius meeting with you folks on vacation...sounds like fun. Does a Prius float or will I have to fly?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Apr 16 2007, 09:23 AM) [snapback]423960[/snapback]</div>

Oh, i don't know daniel... sometimes thats exactly the type of vacation a body needs! Every year it seems i have a couple more adventurous vacations - backpacking, kayaking, etc - and a couple more relaxing vacations - like visiting my grandparents in Florida and sitting on the beach doing nothing all day. The mix seems to be good.

 

Like I said: To each his own. On my second (and most recent) trip to Kenya, I let myself be talked into spending 3 days on Zanzabar. One day in Old Stone Town and two days at a beach resort, where there was nothing to do but sit on the beach. I was bored to tears! I went in swimming, but didn't want to spend too much time in the water because of the jellyfish. It wasn't a full alert, but it was a "watch out for them" and jellyfish frighten me. And this was before I had solved the can't-snorkel-with-glasses problem by getting contact lenses for snorkeling. I'm good for about half an hour on a beach chair before I can't stand it any more.

 

My only vactions are when the Red Cross sends me to disasters. I'm thinking I might get to go back East for all the flooding.

Make that vacations !!!