Viva Mexico!

I love Playa del Carmen, so much so that when my colleagues mentioned that I should go down there for work, I didn't hesitate. We flew down over 4th of July weekend and took G and mom. Brad got to go for one day but had to fly off to work. Even a friend of mine was in Playa the same weekend, and we got to spend some time with her too!

We stayed at the Fairmont Mayakoba just outside of Playa and rented a car. The car worked out perfectly, and I'm SO proud of myself for driving all over the place and got being run over or stolen.

When we dropped off Brad at the airport in Cancun, we found a place to parasail. Mom has wanted to go for a long time, so it was time to mark that off of her list. G is under the age limit, not because of safety reasons, so it was up to the captain to approve him. The captain spoke to him for a while and asked if he was scared, "No, I'm ready to go up!" G and I went up first, then mom was to go it alone. We had so much fun looking around and he wasn't scared at all. I saw sting rays and turtles even from those heights. When we landed, they were so impressed that G did so well that they offered to let him go up with mom again, no charge. Of course! So he went up to show mom the ropes. :)

The rest of the trip we either hung out at the resort or went into town to eat/shop. It was relaxing. I LOVE Playa, did I say that already?