Akumal Day 8 - October 14 (Going Home)

There was a small group assembled at the Snack Bar when they began serving breakfast at 6 am. All were Minnesotans who were heading back to the Cancun airport for the Sun Country direct flight to Minneapolis. Since the main buffet didn't open until 7 am, I was grateful that the snack bar was available.

Our shuttle arrived a few minutes after 7:00 and by then we had finished eating, retrieved our luggage from the room, and checked out at the front desk in the main lobby. Boarding the shuttle were the eight of us who had arrived together the week before plus a few others. 

On the drive to Cancun, it was interesting to hear impressions of the resort from the group. I heard more than once that those who were in penthouse rooms had to deal with leaks in the roof during the week. They also complained of the stairs going to the rooftop lounge area. Apparently the steps were a little scary to climb and one lady said she feared for her life if she were to slip and fall! Hearing these comments just confirmed my decision to request a room on the 2nd or 3rd floor.

I also overheard another conversation discussing the fireworks from the previous night. One person had been laying on the beach and when the fireworks started, the sparks and ash were raining down on top of her! Another man said that the sparks were also landing on the thatched roofs at ABBWR and starting small fires. He said the staff were hustling trying to make sure the fires got extinguished. Knowing that parts of the resort burned down a few years ago, I'm sure that must have been a little frightening.

There was a line to check in for our flight at the airport, but once that was done, the rest of the day went very smoothly. We lucked out and ended up with an empty seat between us on the plane which always makes the flight more comfortable. As we took off, I snapped some photos of the beautiful, blue water surrounding the coastline.

I signed up for Amazon Prime recently and had downloaded a movie onto my iPad (for free!) that we watched. With a splitter, we were able to both plug in our headphones and a couple of hours of the flight passed by quickly. The flight was to have taken four hours, but we arrived early in Minneapolis and sailed through customs. 

Once we picked up our car from the park 'n fly hotel, our drive home took just as much time as the flight all the way from Mexico! It was obvious that autumn had arrived in Minnesota during the week we were gone. Trees that were green when we left had now turned shades of yellow, orange and red.

Arriving home, we were thankful for God's protection during our week in Akumal and for safe travels. Our next planned trip will be in the spring (Lord willing) when we cruise to Hawaii. Thanks to all of you who have read this blog and "traveled" along with us on this trip. I invite you to check back in April for some more Souvenir Memories...or better yet, sign up on the right hand side of this page to receive an email alert whenever there are new posts added. 

Thanks to technology I can still get up early and see the beach at sunrise each morning...via webcam. Here is the link if you would like to enjoy Akumal Beach with me! With winter coming soon, I know I will be checking the webcam often!

Akumal Beach Webcam Link

Adios!