kaki - thanks soooo much for this wonderful trip report! We are planning our first trip to Playa in '07 with kids (my boys are 7 & 9 and also experienced travelers) so this report is particularly great to read
Sorry to hear the kids got sick
and I felt your pain reading your last installment, you are a far braver woman than I to wander so far from "home" in that morning-after condition.