Blues? What blues? I forgot them

 I admit this wasn't the most exciting of birthday trips. They don't all need to be. There was a lot to take in to account this year from budget to a pandemic. Canada requires a PCR test in order to be let back in to the country, which is expensive. Travel is expensive and we know we need this test so we have to include it in the budget. If we can't afford it, we can't travel; the alternative is heavy fines and potential jail time, which cost a lot more than $125 USD. 

I make lists when I pack. I want to make sure I don't forget anything. Yes, there are usually shops wherever I go but if need be I'd like to go with what I have. So I list everything and cross it off as I pack it. This process usually includes doing a lot of laundry before the trip, unless it is an item I know for sure is clean. For example, I was very sure my swimsuits were clean because I haven't worn then since I got home from Australia. Shorts? I was able to wear those nearly every day until this trip so they went into the laundry. Shirts? Unless it was hanging in my closet, I'm putting it in the laundry. It's a whole process. I even put on things like which chargers to take and which bag things are going in. I leave nothing to chance. I'm usually packed the night before so I can get some good sleep (haha, no I don't get good sleep but that's another tale for another time). I'm so confident in my lists that I don't need to double check them. This will change from now on as I put sunglasses on the list to go in my laptop bag and promptly forgot to pack them. I went to a sun destination with no sunglasses.

I did remember to bring James. He had a dang great time at the resort!

 

 We drank ridiculous tiny coffees on the balcony every morning before room service brought tea.

We had two drinks with breakfast each morning.

Small aside: bloody marys are strange. Tasty enough but strange. They're basically watered down tomato sauce with spices. 

We hung out in the pool. This was most of the time. Hang out in the pool, eat, have a drink, hang out by the pool, eat, have a drink. Go in the pool, have a drink.

 

We went on the lazy river! This was really nice, even the buckets of water that got dumped were nice.

 

We went on a catamaran! Just kidding. We don't do boats.

We hung out on the beach! They brought us food and drinks.

Of course, James and a palm tree.

One of the easy selling points of this resort was the unlimited food and drinks. This doesn't necessarily mean alcoholic drinks; I had many that were non-alcoholic. Probably more than the alcoholic ones. The novelty of sitting by a pool or on a beach and have someone bring me a drink and food was not worn off by the time I left. 

After the rain, the weather was consistently nice. Sunny and warm and everything you'd expect from Mexico.

Next: 41, somehow.