The Soundtrack: adventures

Showing posts with label adventures. Show all posts

January 16, 2012

Isla Mujeres

Yup, Island of Women. This was the last big thing we did in Cancun (besides lay by the beach and read all day). We took a ferry over to the 7 mile long island around noon and rented golf carts to tour around. We spent time at a beach where you could walk out into the water forever and still have it be at your knees! We had dinner at a beautiful restaurant (at the hotel in the last picture) and I had the best chicken tacos I've ever had. Our last day was spent at the beach, and we had our last dinner at Cambalache. When we left for dinner, it looked like it was going to rain, so we grabbed our umbrellas and headed to the bus. It started POURING five minutes into the ride. When we got to the restaurant, we had to hop off the bus into a HUGE puddle and it was still pouring! We got soaked in a matter of minutes. By the time we got done with dinner, it had stopped raining so we were able to stay dry! Now, I am safely home, back to the cold weather, and now have 16 days left until I leave. CRAZY! Here are the last few pictures:

January 10, 2012

We Bought a Zoo

Yesterday was so much fun. We rented a car and headed to a zoo called Crococun. A doctor I worked with at CUC told me it was a must see, and we are so glad we went. It is not very well advertized, so we had the entire zoo to ourselves. Our guide walked us through the zoo, and taught us about each animal. Since no one else was there, we were able to take our time with the animals. We started off looking at baby crocodiles and we were even able to hold one! I was nervous at first, but he hardly moved the whole time.

Next up were snakes and bigger crocodiles. We walked along a pathway in the middle of a crocodile habitat. They were seriously inches away from us. I'm pretty sure that would be illegal in the US... but it was pretty awesome.

During the whole tour, monkeys were climbing through the trees and coming down to get food from us. There were really comfortable around people, so we got to hand food right too them. There was even a mama monkey who toted her baby around on her back. She was the cutest little thing!

We had such a fun time playing with monkeys and feeding all the animals. I would definitely recommend going to Crococun!

January 8, 2012

Bienvenidos a Cancun!

Yeah, the water really is that blue

Well, we made it! We are finally in Cancun, and I am loving it. The sun, the sand, the beach. Everything. Our day was spent by the beach, reading and listening to the waves. So relaxing. We got ready for the evening and went to town to eat at our favorite restaurant, Cambalache, an ARGENTINEAN steak house. Wassup? It was so delicious!

Potato Souffles. Heaven in your mouth.

We finished with dinner, and found a man outside with this little guy on a leash:

Naturally, we had to take pictures with him. By the way, his name is Toto.

Playing with my necklace

I am still laughing about this last picture. Toto has a hand under my chin and a hand on my boob. Not a big deal, but I got felt up by a monkey.

December 30, 2011

2011: A Year in Review

Do you ever step back and think about how much happens in one year? There's a lot of events, aren't there? Small moments, big events, vacations, and new experiences all mixed into 365 days. I think that this year has been the most life-changing for me thus far, as I've made one of the most important decisions in my life... serving a mission. Let's take a look back, shall we?

January: Spent time in the Holy Land.