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Great job!!! You look like you had a fantastic time Looking forward to more...
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Day 4
When we woke up this morning, we knew that we had to start the day with a good base since the bar crawl was that night. We went to eat at La Cueva del Chango for breakfast. I must say, it was SO good. I am not a breakfast eater but I devoured my food. I loved the whole atmosphere also.

Josh, "Another pic!! I haven't had my coffee yet!"

I had scrambled eggs with peppers, cheese, cactus, turkey ham….MMMMMMM


And fresh squeezed grapefruit juice.


Of course we had to hit the beach next and wait for our friend to arrive. We had to do it up right and have a margarita/mojito on the beach.



I can't forget the fresh fruit carts that I was addicted to! So yummy!


After laying out for a bit, we went up to rest and get ready for the night. I was so excited to meet peeps from the forum! Of course, me and Chris had to start the night with a little visit from Don! Yep, down the hatch….

It was funny at Luna Blue seeing lots of people but not really sure who was here from the forum and for the bar crawl. At any rate, with my Celebrity friends, I was able to meet some and then Chris blew the whistle. Off to the next bar.

So, ya! I got introduced to Reina Roja Hotel and Bar. What an adventure…….




We stopped then at Kitxen, I believe. Good entertainment. Then on to Dirty Martini. I think. Honestly, I don’t remember the exact order of the bar crawl. I was along for the drinks and entertainment. But here are pics to show the fun we were having. I know that we also stopped by La Azotea. I liked that place as well. We had dinner up there earlier in the evening and the food was very tasty.


Dirty Martini






Another visit from Don.

Don makes you feel the love.



Our last stop was Coco Maya. A place to shake my booty. This place lost points each night we went. The techno music gets old after awhile. There is only one move it seems like you can do. Regardless though, I will make the most out of a situation. So I guess I didn't have any pics of my dancin'. Check Chris' TR for the evidence.
Josh, "Baby, maybe we can head back for some BCWW." Chris,"I have to smile for another pics right now!"
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Even without the beach pics, this report would still kick butt. The beach pics take the report to another level. I am glad you ladies also enjoyed the palm trees. Muy bien!
Thanks JG. That means a lot. It was such a good time down there.

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Julia, I love that you're writing a TR I haven't had time to read it yet, but rest assured, I will! It was so great to meet you, and no, I absolutely did not run on vacation The mornings I woke up early and clear-headed, I took the opportunity to sip coffee and read my book by the pool I'm impressed you made it 2 miles on the beach- beach running knocks my sorry butt out!

Looking forward to reading this, and hope to see you next year!
I was so so excited to meet you! Glad that we ran into you so I didn't have to search at Bad Boys. I was a bit nervous bout that. Good for you for taking the time off of running to relax. You've been doing awesome at home! You deserved the break.

I hope we get more time next year to hang out!
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Thanks! I sure did. Didn't realize there was such a beautiful and fun place like this in Mexico.
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Looks like Chris' second bar crawl was just as big of a success as the first. As I said before, she is the perfect "camp counselor"!

You are doing a great job with your TR - keep up the good work!
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We haven't been to El Bistro at Ziggy Beach. It looks fabulous - may have to put it on the list for next time.
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We haven't been to El Bistro at Ziggy Beach. It looks fabulous - may have to put it on the list for next time.
love Ziggy's....been there twice and going back in May!! you should definitely put it on your list!
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Great pics.....Great report.....we can't wait for May to get here.
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We haven't been to El Bistro at Ziggy Beach. It looks fabulous - may have to put it on the list for next time.
Thanks Kim for the encouragement. Yes, like A'ndrea said, Ziggy beach is awesome! I loved that whole day there. Would definitely go back. Check Chris' TR for details on how we got there. Went so smooth.
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Great pics.....Great report.....we can't wait for May to get here.
Thanks so much! I'm jealous you get to experience the May crazy's. I've read so much on the forum. Might have to come down some May to see what all the hype is about!
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Day 5
Hangover! Oiy!!! My head is pounding, I need food……Chris walks me down to the push cart tacos and I sit on the curb trying to focus as much as possible on breathing and not tossing my cookies. Mama Chris did me up right. We got our tacos and fresh OJ and walked back to the room. I ate about all I can handle and laid around for a bit longer. Then realized I could take a shower and lay at the beach and get sun.
I felt like a champ after my food and shower! Hangover?! What’s that? Alcohol…..Mmmmm…….My favorite! Okay, I wasn’t ready to start drinking THAT quickly but I did feel a lot better. I love laying on the beach! Took me a bit of a nap. We walked to Babes for some more good soak up food. I must say that this is one of my favorite places to go also. We had spring rolls and the chicken burger. Wow!! So tasty!!!!





We went to Era Ora for dinner. I tried the pasta with porcini mushroom sauce. And of course the limoncello for dessert.


Toast to great friends and great times!

The Boys!!

The girls!!!


We walked then to Luna Blue for a drink or two. I had to imitate the mural down in the garden area. Okay, not to a T. Wasn’t drunk enough to show my a**.


I love this plant!


We then went to a Cuban bar to have a mojito. Again, was not my favorite because it wasn’t the Mango Mojito from El Bistro at Ziggy Beach.


We called it an early night from our late night the night before.

Day 6
We decided to meet for breakfast at El Bistro. Again, I loved this breakfast. I might become a breakfast person if I could live in Playa. We had a chaya “special” drink for energy for dancing, according to our waiter. I had the Mayan breakfast and it was so good. It had a tortilla or something like that, scrambled eggs, some kind of sauce, sour cream, ham, and peas and plantains around the side of the plate. I loved it but got full and could not eat it all. Had it been later in the day, I probably would’ve devoured it.



We walked back ready to lay out with full bellies. We walked down to send our friends off for a trip to a Cenote. They went to one that was just discovered, I believe, in the 90’s. They enjoyed it thoroughly and were glad they went. We also walked down to Mamita’s to see Kim and Kenny. I love beach walks! We decided to walk to El Fogon for lunch. It was awesome! Good food. And I loved the cactus!!!!!!!







We then walked back to rest up and get ready for another crazy night!
Josh, getting crazy himself! Or maybe it's because of the number of females he has had to deal with. I think he is starting to get confused.

Better get him to Bad Boys for a bit of testosterone!!!
We stopped at Kim and Kenny's for a pre-date with Don.


That was so much fun!!!!!!!!!! Don was a permanent friend that evening!


Love me some Kim!!!!!



After Bad Boys, we migrated up to Dirty Martini. Chris and I hearing the music at the end of the block was calling our name. We snuck off to Mandala and went crazy on the dance floor. After a few songs, she decided she better let Josh know where we were and went to let him know. Next thing, they came back, the whole posse and then some. We danced the night away! It was 4 am for me. After enjoying Pizza Pazza. I still hadn’t had enough after Chris wanted to turn in so I stopped at Coco Maya for a bit more booty shakin. Again, I had to put my camera away to dance. Sorry! Look to Chris' report for the dance off!
So sexy and sultry!


So Mandala has these girls that walk around with whistles and shot bottles. They will give you a shot and then molest you. Sounds like fun, huh?!Really wasn't so bad, but after the 2nd time of them trying to move my head around before they handle my breastesess, I told them I wanna feel theirs if they are gonna feel mine instead of moving my head around and giving me a headache.

We had a great, great night!!!! Did a nice job pacing myself so as to not feel bad again.

Okay, off to bed I go. More later peeps.
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You had the motuelenos from El Bistro. One of my favs!!
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Nice work again. Various observations:

1. I caught the BCWW comment.

2. Too many evening pics and not enough beach pics.

3. Although you girls seems cool, your penchant for late night partying and dance music would wear me ou. You like to dance, you ever do any rodeo swing?
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Nice work again. Various observations:

1. I caught the BCWW comment.

2. Too many evening pics and not enough beach pics.

3. Although you girls seems cool, your penchant for late night partying and dance music would wear me ou. You like to dance, you ever do any rodeo swing?
We didn't remember to take a lot of beach pics unfortunately.
We wear Josh out with our dance music also! But it's what we love!

What is rodeo swing? Like line dancing?
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