CANCUN - Done and Gone :(

Yesterday was a long day - we didn't leave the resort until 1:00, so we had room service for breakfast and then went to the Seaside Grill for lunch.  We just mostly packed and hung out until it was time to go.  I had one more fruity, tropical, delicious drink prior to leaving and then on to the airport.  We flew into Phoenix and had to go through Immigration and Customs.  We had to go through security again and then on to our gate to Salt Lake.  Even though we had an hour and a half layover, we didn't even have time to find food - Colleen is a cranky, ornery girl when she is hungry and tired - so Ted was smart to leave me alone for the most part and let me be grumpy.  I was so hungry by the time we got home, I was pretty much sick.  US Airways doesn't serve even peanuts or anything unless you purchase them.  My plans was to buy one of their "Fresh Meals" of cheese and fruit to eat on the long trip.  They only have them available on flights of three and a half hours or longer.  When they got there, they said they didn't have any - I was pretty bitter about that. Good thing Ted had bought some chips in the airport prior to us leaving, but, they didn't even come close to doing their job of satisfying hunger.

Here are just some random thoughts about my time in Cancun and such.  Ye

• I never saw so many disabled vehicles in my life.  This included our shuttle ride back from Morador - the driver pushed it as far as he could.  Ted noticed that his fuel gauge went to empty with the "low fuel" light on and then to full, then back to empty.  I don't know if they just push their cars as far as they can because they can't afford to fix thecm or what.
• The activities we did in the Mayan village, Tankah, was probably the most un-safety-conscious place I had ever seen.  Most places you zip-line at have safety helmets and other safety gear, but, this place did not - here is a list of the scariness on the adventures; no helmets for zip lining, no real braking system, except a stick (which was the same kind of stick they used for hooks in the changing room, to hold paper towels and other things), very little brakes on the jeep, life vests for swimming that didn't latch well and if someone was in trouble, there was no life ring or hook to help "fetch someone", the cable clamps on the zip line were on backwards, the cables were pretty much just "tied" to each end, no insurance on the jeeps - a ride that included a little guy just holding onto the back of the vehicle, the US Health Inspectors probably would have shut down the "restaurant" where we were fed because of various health violations (but, that was probably the best rice I have ever eaten and the whole meal was very tasty)
• You may not know you have approximately 25 mosquito bites on your legs and arms until early the next morning when you wake up from the uncontrollable itching and burning
• Even though it's cloudy, you'll end up with a mighty big burn
• This all-inclusive resort reminded me of being on a cruise ship; very isolated area, activities, too much food around, lots of delicious varieties of food and drink, room cleaning and turn down service, surrounded by water and shore excursions.
• It was really nice to have the mini-bar in the room - kept us stocked with water and Coca-Cola Light.  
• It's pretty bad when you need instructions to turn the shower off.  We thought it was broken until Ted saw how the housecleaning staff had it and figured out how to turn it off.  I left the complicated shower alone and stuck to the Jacuzzi tub my entire trip - - it was AWESOME!!!
• It's a little disconcerting when you realize that you are not at the resort you thought you were - in essence, I had been looking at the Dreams Cancun web cam for MONTHS!!!  I found out that we actually were at the Dreams Riviera Maya resort - so there were NO DOLPHINS!!!

I am going to post pictures on another post.