The hotel Christmas Tree

Of course my favorite thing was just laying on the beach soaking up rays and swimming in the waves.

An elephant the cleaning ladies left behind

My dream home

The buses were an adventure unto themselves!

I caught a crab :)

Of course on my second day I had to kick a rock hidden in the sand! Man that hurt and I still can't curl my toes.

We rented a little sailboat for half the day and cruised around the bay. It was fun to learn how to steer the boat and I was pleasantly suprised with the speed we could get. It was especially fun landing it on a random beach and fighting the crashing waves, haha, I felt like a true sailor!

After several years of wanting to... I finally went parasailing!

Mexico!!

Christmas 2008 was a little different from any I've ever had. I escaped the cold to Puerto Vallarta Mexico!! The temperatures were in the upper 80's, the ocean warm, the people friendly, the hotel beautiful, the food good and cheap, and I couldn't have asked for more!