Day 3

We all loved waking up in our comfy beds with our comfy pillows. I woke up in the middle of the night, and Sam had an extra set of eyes above his eyebrows that were open and staring at me. (He took the eye stickers off the towel art and wore them on his forehead. He wanted to wear them to Xcaret.)

We ate breakfast and then to a taxi to Xcaret.

Xcaret
We rented mom a wheel chair. It was so hard to push around.

Swim With the Dolphins
First we went to the beach area, which was all the way across the park so that Sydney could swim with the dolphins. She loved it, but the program in Puerto Aventuras is much nicer. They had her in an area where we couldn't take any pictures. The photo packages were outrageous! She bought one photo of the Dolphin kissing her.

While we were waiting, Sam dropped his camera down into the unrestricted area, and one of the trainers had to retrieve it.

Although we couldn't see Sydney swimming with the Dolphins, we still had quite a show. The male Dolphins were quite active and chasing the female all over. I never expected that type of show!!!

Ec0-Friendly?
The park is supposed to be eco-friendly and we had to buy special suntan lotion (which they never checked) yet they allow people to smoke there! I think that's a huge contradiction.

Boat Ride
Mom wanted to go on the boat ride, so we searched all over till we found it. We left her wheel chair, and began to follow the path. We didn't know that the path would leave us on a long, and difficult journey. It was about a 20-25 minute walk up and down and all around. Finally, we took the ride down the river. The water was so clear, it was amazing. When we returned, we had a long walk again, but not quite as long. However, we came out at a different area, and had to find the wheel chair We saw a worker with it and got it back.

Lunch
Mom didn't want the Mexican buffet, but it was the closest one. To go to another one would take 10 minutes walking (each way). They really need to have shuttles throughout the property. It's just way too huge! As Cathy Steinorth told me, the buffet was amazing. They did not miss a thing. I think I liked it more than everyone else because I love authentic Mexican food. Sam eats a lot of bread, and Sydney has been eating a few too many beans! Sam tried Mango flavored water and really liked it.

Horses
They had a lof of \horses (and other animals) that we looked at in Xcaret. I think the kids enjoyed the horses and the baby ducks hatching the most. It was very sad to see some of the ducklings trying to break out of their eggs. They would be so exhausted, they couldn't finish.

Back to the Resort
I think we left the park a little after 2:00 p.m. The kids wanted to swim some more. Sam is so freaked out about the men wearing their "underwears." I keep telling him that they are Speedos. He just can't get over it. He hasn't mentioned the topless women as much.

I couldn't even believe that their was a topless woman smoking outside of the kids club. People just don't care!

Birthdays
Since we brought the kids as their birthday presents, I asked them to decorate the room for them, and they did while we were gone. The kids didn't expect that at all. They made towel art and balloons for them.

Safe
Mom left the safe open while we were gone, so we had a note from Security that we had to go to reception. They had to have management come at 5:00 to re-set it. She said she left it open for me, but it would have been nice if she told me!

R&R
The kids were acting silly, so we wanted them to rest a little before going out again.

Sam got ready first. He didn't want to take another shower, but we told him that he had to. The trouble is that once he goes in, he doesn't want to come out! And, he sings in the shower. he loves dressing up for dinner. He thinks he is so cool!

Shopping
They had people selling their goods at the resort. No one bought anything, but the kids had fun looking.

Italian Buffet
It was busier than usual tonight. Sam ate Lasagna and Risotto with some kind of Seafood. Sydney likes the pizza a lot. Of course, the gelato for dessert is always good. They also had crepes tonight.

Entertainment
The kids show was first and Sam participated. Sydney thought she looked too big compared to the other kids.

At first, they were talking to Sam in Spanish and he looked at them like they were crazy! We had to tell them that he spoke English. Everyone could tell that he's Mexican.

When they played Musical Chairs, I didn't think that Sam knew what to do. He was one of the first ones out. When they asked him his name and where he was from, he didn't know! That happened to Syd the first time we took her to the Bahia Principe.

Crazy Show
Tonight's theme was the "Crazy Show," and it was hillarious. Sam must have the same sense of humor as my dad because he was laughing so hard, he was crying! He thought it was he funniest thing ever.

At the end of the show, Syd and Sam went on stage to dance.