Wow, what a trip! We (Patrick and I) just returned from a ‘working vacation’ to Mexico. Our host hotel was the award winning El Dorado Seaside Suites located south of Playa del Carmen in the beautiful Mayan Riviera. We were guests of Funjet Vacations and the El Dorado Seaside Suites. The trip was for Funjet’s top producers and included over 100 travel agents from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama (If I left out any other states, I apologize.)

The trip was a combination of hotel inspections, classroom training and speeches by local tourism boards and government officials. There was some ‘fun’ time, too, as we had some pool and beach time. They also threw us several beach parties which were a blast.

Our arrival at the Cancun Airport was uneventful with the lines at immigration very short. One new thing was filling out a short health form and our temperature taken with a light emitting thermometer (I’ve never seen this before, it was way cool!) While a bit strange, I was comforted that they are serious about keeping folks out that are running a temperature on arrival. So be prepared and don’t travel to Mexico if you’re sick!

Our bus transfer time to the hotel was about 1 1/2 hours. Our group check-in was done on the bus, so on arrival we were whisked right to our room. We had a ground floor Swim-Up Jacuzzi Junior Suite. Exiting our terrace back door, we walked right into the ‘lazy river’ and waded a short distance to the swim-up bar. Which we did, promptly! The rest of the day was at leisure so we hung out at the pool.

That night we were treated to the first of two beach parties. It was a great time as we rekindled old friendships and made new ones. The DJ was hot, and open to requests. We dined on the beach with gourmet fajitas and deserts. It was wonderful!

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