Mexico Vacation Day 3

On the third day of our vacation, we didn't have any big events planned, but I'd seen a flyer that the resort was giving a kayak tour. So Sammy and I got up and ready to go on the kayak tour. When we went to sign up, one of the staff members started talking with Sammy in Spanish and was getting very excited because he was the same age as us. He wanted Sammy and I to come party with him that night at club Coco Bongo, and even went to get us tickets. He was pretty disappointed when we told him we weren't interested. There was a craft station there and while we waited, Sammy and I both painted a statue that looked like Pikachu. 

To my dismay we all had separate kayaks, and I struggled to get mine into the water. I was the last one from our group out, and didn't get into the water correctly, so I was stuck sideways in the waves of the ocean, just being thrown back and forth on the shore. Thankfully someone came out and pushed me into the water so I was able to join everyone. I was pretty dizzy though and struggled to catch up with the group. It all went downhill from there. The farther out into the ocean I got, the sicker I felt. When the group paused to introduce each other I realized I was getting sea sick from all the rocking. They decided they wanted to go even further out and I wanted to cry. I hate not following directions and getting in trouble, but I just couldn't do it. 

Thankfully Sammy decided to turn around with me, and even as the tour guide yelled at us we made our way back to the shore. Sammy carried both of our kayaks back, and then got us back to the hotel room where I was having a panic attack. I needed to sit in the air conditioning and calm down. But, there had been a note on our door that morning that the power was going to be out until five, due to a government inspection. So there was no air. We went to the pool and I jumped in, trying to get cold so I could calm down. I didn't feel like myself for the rest of the afternoon which wasn't fun. I felt like I was ruining our trip. 

We decided to go into town that afternoon to get some real tacos and do some shopping. I felt a little sick still during our cab ride, but was okay. One thing I realized though was that Mexico people know how to drive. There are practically no lanes and everyone is moving all over the place, but everyone knows what they're doing. The slow people moved to the right and the fast people moved to the left. Since getting home, driving has been the number one most frustrating thing because it seems like everyone on the road has no idea what they're doing! 

We got some real tacos and sat under the fans, watching ridiculous music videos. For some reason everywhere we went, people were always playing weird music videos. In the vans, the restaurants, everywhere. 

The real tacos were out of this world. Even though I usually refuse to eat tacos without sour cream, these were amazing with the green salsa they came with, and so fresh. 

As for shopping, we didn't really do much. We ended up finally walking into a store which we realized was the Mexico equivalent of Walgreens and getting more water and some souvenirs. We went back to our cab and back to the resort, where a banda was playing. There were flea market stands set up in the courtyard, and we ended up bargaining with a woman for some magnets. She was so funny, demonstrating to us multiple times that her magnets wouldn't break by banging them on the table.

Sammy and I listened to them for awhile, then went inside and just snuggled on a couch, drinking a pina colada. Every single time we ordered drinks with no alcohol in Mexico, people laughed at us. We went back to the hotel room to rub aloe on Sammy's head after that, his whole head was burned. It was while applying aloe to his head that I noticed his second grey hair. We're getting old 😩