Saturday was our final day in paradise! We took full advantage of the sun, sand, and salt water. And we found it fitting to perform our wedding dance dip right on the beach. Lunch was an impressive paella with the spicy chorizo we enjoyed so much the previous day. Afterwards we sipped margaritas and soaked [...]

Warning: If you are hungry, I recommend eating before reading. As we approached the final days of our lovely honeymoon, we filled our bellies as fast as the good folks at El Dorado could cook. Mexican-style eggs were on the menu on Friday morning. And that afternoon we enjoyed a Beach BBQ with ribs, chicken, [...]

Continuing the honeymoon recaps … Another of our favorite places on the beach was a hut over the water that housed yoga practice on Wednesday morning and heavenly full body massages on Thursday morning. Nick discovered his favorite Mexican breakfast dish on Thursday morning just begore our massages: Chilaquiles, which are fried corn tortillas piled [...]

Wednesday was our first and only day away from the resort. (Thanks, Mom and Dad Wiley!) The first stop on our tour of Mayan ruins was the Pre-Classic civilization of Coba, which is located about 40 km off the coast. We explored the site with five other tourists and one very knowledgeable guide. We visited [...]

On Tuesday we decided it was time to work off some of the calories we’d consumed, and so we joined another couple for a morning of kayaking and snorkeling off the coast of the resort. We paddled into the open sea, docked, and jumped in to explore. It was my first sight of a coral [...]

We woke up Monday morning to clouds and, eventually, rain. It had followed us from Pennsylvania! Fortunately it cleared in time to wonder down to the pool for breakfast. We shared a decorative fruit dish, followed by apple pancakes for me and huevos con mole (eggs with a spicy, chocolately sauce) for Nick. Monday, our [...]

After Eggs Benedict and coffee at Stone Crest Inn on Sunday morning, we packed the car and set our sights south. We thought surely we’d have enough time to catch our flight to Cancun, but we had a brief moment of panic when we recalled the recommendation to check-in earlier for international flights. So Nick [...]

We’re off to Philadelphia tomorrow for the wedding of a dear old friend. My parents and sister are attending, too, and my brother is flying in from London! It will certainly be a joyous occasion. I may not have finished the recaps of my own wedding yet, but I fully compiled the stories and photos [...]