Bahia
Principe Akumal Resort, Mexico – Durham, Ontario
We were
awake by 6 am this morning, Sunday, Oct. 27th and rather than call
the bus boys, walked our bags up to the lobby by 7. Now that it is over, let’s
just get on with it, right? The forecast
was for rain and after checking out, having breakfast with Charlotte, Cory,
Yvonne & Dennis we waited for our bus. We were all (14 of us) happy to get
a private bus like when we arrived, for the ride to Cancun Airport.
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| Our last morning |
No sooner
did we get loaded when it started raining and rained part of the way on the
drive. We were all pretty quiet and saddened to depart but figured with the rain, it was a good day to
leave!
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| Jess, Matt and Easton were staying until Tuesday so they came to say goodbye to everyone Little chubby cheeks was still smiling |
The process of getting our boarding passes, baggage checked and through
security was pretty easy again. We had Krystal’s boyfriend, Matt, with us, who has traveled a lot more than we have to guide us in certain things. Now that we
are almost ‘pros’ at it, we’ll not do it again for a long time, I bet!
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| Waiting for our bus and saying goodbye to Reuben our driver and all around friendly guy |
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| Our luxury bus ride from Akumal to Cancun Airport |
There was
a 3 hour wait for our flight at 1 pm which was now delayed to 1:40 because
of heavy rainfall and winds in Toronto.
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| The runway 'walk' before taking off from beautiful Mexico |
It was a good flight, interesting to
see the sun. We were flying above what most people saw as ‘overcast’, until we made our
descent through the white cotton ball clouds. That is the only part I’m not
keen on, if I can’t see anything, neither can the pilot. He got an applause
when we touched down safely again.
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| The airport views - I might have doubled up on a couple of picures |
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| The sun didn't really set - we did and soon disappeared into the clouds |
Inside
the airport, we retrieved our 2 checked bags and then made the long walk to
washrooms, through immigration (to hand our sheets in) and then customs. Bill
and I walked out of the airport at 6:10 and caught the shuttle bus to the Sheraton on Dixie
Rd. pretty much immediately. We hopped in Ptooties, who was happy to see us by
the way, and drove home. We hate Toronto, have I told you that? Getting out of
that stupid metropolis is always the worst but we caught the 410 to 10 and were
home free.
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| Toronto arrival and sunset |
We hadn’t
eaten other than snacks on the plane so stopped at Shelburne at a Tim Horton’s
for a bite. Bill had a grilled sandwich and I had soup and a bun. I was sure
missing our server to refill our drinks and take our plates away but we were back in
Ontario and the fast food was welcome all the same.
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| hot bacon and potato soup and a hot chocolate that didn't taste at all like a Miami Vice |
We arrived home in the dark
around 10 but I refused to unpack before we went to bed. Zonked but sated and
happy to be home all in all. This was a good day, hard to believe we left
Cancun this morning.
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| Left picture, leaving Toronto Bottom right, home sweet home in the dark |
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| My camera time has not been updated, it was really 21:47 (almost 10 pm) |
Good
night! Thank you for stopping in.
One adventure is over and you are already starting the next one. Hope you guys have a few days of rest before you hit the road for the Southwest. At least you will be looking forward to get into nicer weather than what Ontario will be in November.
ReplyDeleteThank you Marlene. Yes, we have 4 days of sitting in Stratford before crossing the border. ;)
DeleteThough hard it is always amazing to me to be in one place far away and somehow you can end up at home the same day!
ReplyDeleteThat is truly amazing to me too. I said 'we just left Cancun this morning!' haha
DeleteWelcome home! You guys will need a day or two of rest to get over your trip. What memories!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave! We will rest this week before starting the next adventure. :)
DeleteWhat fun time in Mexico, now you are back home you can get ready for some travelling down the road again.
ReplyDeleteIt was wonderful and we would love to go back sometime in our future.
DeleteLooking forward to our winter adventure too.
Glad your trip home went well. While plane travel can be wearing (it is for me), it's also fascinating that we can make a long distance trip in such a short time for the distance we actually travel.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your posts from Cancun as it reminded me so much of our oldest son's wedding there. It was such a fun time!
Now to get busy in preparation for your next jaunt. Soon you'll be in warmer weather again!
Thank you Cheri. We had good experiences to and from, in and out of the airports so that sure helps!
DeleteLooking forward to getting on the road but not rushing anything.
Welcome home. Glad your trip was such a success!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy. Us too!
DeleteWelcome home you two! Enjoy getting ready for the next trip! Baby Easton is just the cutest! :) gotta love that baby smile!! He always seems so happy!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ken and Shirley. Easton just grins at every body and with his little dimples and chubby cheeks, your heart melts. :)
DeleteGlad to read you made it home safe and sound. Always feels good to be back in your own place. Though being spoiled for a week or so does not sound to bad...:) I would echo what Shirley said, Baby Easton is a cutie. Safe travels as you head down the road.
ReplyDeleteThank you Tom and Deb. It won't be long and we'll be connecting with you guys, we hope. January seems far away but will be here before we know it. Not too quickly, again we hope, time flies way too fast!
DeleteWelcome home! Thankfully you're not coming home to the snow we're getting here. I wish I could fly away!!
ReplyDeleteEaston is adorable. Hope he and his mom and dad had a couple of good days on their own.