Back In the USA

I arrived home last night after 6 wonderful relaxing days in Playa Del Carmen. My cousin Hannah was able to score a condo because her friend is the owner and we were able to get a very good deal.

Our trip started off great...check-in wasn't too bad even though we had to go into the Tom Bradley terminal which is the international section usually super crazy busy. We were directed downstairs to check-in and at one point our customer service guy disappeared for several minutes while he was helping us (more on that later).

The security checkpoint was smooth sailing and we didn't have to wait long for boarding. So we're standing there at the gate waiting for the business class people to board etc and I notice that our seats say 3D which was different than our confirmed seats. People start boarding for the tail end of the plane and finally we decide to board. As we get on the plane I'm looking for our seats and whaddayaknow we are in business class. NO WAY! We sit down but I'm half expecting someone to tell us that we're in the wrong seats but nope, a flight attendant brings us drinks and we are good to go. It was a great way to begin our trip. There was no movie but we had plenty to drink and eat.

We land in Cancun and get hit by the heat. Phew! It took us a while but we found the ADO bus station where we bought tickets to Playa del Carmen for $8. Bargain. It had A/C but my vent was broken so it was on full blast. Some Harrison Ford cop movie was on dubbed in Spanish. The bus ride took about 1 hour where we grabbed a taxi to the condo. By now it was dark and we had to drag our luggage up the stairs to the second floor. Hannah had to struggle with the key in the dark hallway but we finally got inside. Very cute condo....nice proportions and furnishings. Once the A/C was turned on, we started to revive our energy although we were done with the heat. The last tenant left some fruit in the fridge so we made a meal out of watermelon, papaya, chips and salsa. Yum.

That's the first day which is kind of boring since it was mostly travelling but here are some pics of the condo.