Riviera Maya Thursday 23 Feb 2012

We had breakfast with Darren and the boys while Sue went to yoga. All the kids but Carla took in occasional morning workouts at the gym or yoga studio.

We later gathered back a the snack bar for ice cream cones and relaxing.

 Laura, Brett, Carla, Celeste, and I went to the adult pool around 12:30 while the little guys had their afternoon nap. Tyler had a nap too claiming he had had too much “sun” yesterday. Laura and Brett had a reservation for a romantic boat ride through the resort at 1:30. Celeste and I followed along taking pictures and keeping an eye on them.

We then were able to gather some tables and chairs on the terrace overlooking the beach. We were soon joined by Laura, Brett, Carla, and Tyler and spent our afternoon there, joined by the Vancouver gang after their afternoon rests. We generally relaxed, enjoying each other's company. Some went in the water, and the boys very much enjoyed a banana smoothie.

At 5:30 we took the boys to the Smurfs movie at the theatre, followed by the snack bar. By 8 we all headed home to get ready for our Brazilian restaurant reservation. Unfortunately, Sue decided to stay behind and put the boys to bed. They seem to have switched time zones and are now running on the same time as we Prairie folk.

On our way to the Brazilian restaurant, Celeste and I stumbled upon another Mayan show.

The Brazilian meal began with a buffet soup and salad bar. After that, the waiter brought eight courses of meat, one at a time, roasted on swords, carving off portions for each person. Each course was enough for a meal on its own. We were all full long before the end, but couldn’t stop. We all had to try the next selection, although we started leaving more on our plates. Each course was very good, but just too much food. We were all glad to finally get up and waddle back to our rooms.