Monday, January 18 2010

Travellin', Man

No, it's only this beautiful on days ending in a 'y'

I'm off, only this time it's not for wine business. Instead of the exotic locales of Philadelphia and St. Louis I'm heading to boring old Mexico. We're staying on the Caribbean side at a place called Xcaret. It's an all-inclusive resort inside a nature park, next to a Disneyland-style Mayan theme park.

I won't be blogging, texting, tweeting, emailing, facebooking or answering the phone for the next two weeks (my wife swears that if she catches me on a computer she's going to break my typing fingers--such a kidder . . . I think). This is the third time we'll be staying there and we've got a full itinerary. We've already seen Chichen Itza, Ek Balam, Tulum, Coba, and Pak Chen but Dawn has a couple more trips set up already, looking at nature preserves and climbing pyramids.

Myself, I could spend the whole trip lying in a hammock, letting people bring me snacks and the wide array of alcohol beverages I so richly deserve, but apparently that's now how vacations are done--go figure. Of course, there's the compensation of 11 restaurants, 14 bars (including a swim-up pool bar, which really cushions the slide to the floor at the end of the night) and plenty of time to relax and enjoy the sun.

I'll return tanned, rested and ready in two weeks. Don't expect any stories about wine: it's all universally horrible in the tourist areas, and Mexican winemaking, to be charitable, is in its infancy. Instead, I'll try to bring back some Tequila reviews . . . if any remain in my memory.

See you all when I get back.

 

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