We are in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Darrell has lots of frequent flyer miles and has earned an elite status so now he is usually upgraded to first class. On the way from Atlanta to Cancun the flight was pretty empty, including the seat next to Darrell so he asked if I could join him in first class so he wouldn’t be lonely and I was upgraded for free.
When we landed at the airport in Cancun the lines through customs was short and we got the green light so no additional checks were needed. We took our usual $9 bus ride into Playa del Carmen and checked into Playa Maya where we have stayed at for the past four years. After all of this traveling we were pretty hungry and went to La Caprichoza for dinner where we had yummy kebabs. We ended the night early after wandering to the churro cart for dessert. That’s Darrell ordering us some churros in the above photo.
Our beach front hotel is clean and simple. It is also pretty quiet except every once in a while I hear a noise that reminds me of the smoke monster from Lost. We decided to try out the hotel for breakfast. I had the “American” which came with toast, scrambled eggs and ham,which I had requested be placed on the side but arrived mixed in with my eggs.  Since I don’t eat ham Darrell had a lot to eat. Luckily, I found a yogurt shop near bank.
We walked to the grocery store called Mega where we bought several tasty and cheap pastries, shampoo, band aids, rubbing alcohol, water and vanilla for $10. We decided to spend the rest of our afternoon on beach drinking Sol and eating shrimp tacos but after lunch it started to pour so here we are, inside.
 
