It will be nice to have a tan in October!

ANOTHER Pina Colada; Jen beginning to bronze; Sam ready to snorkel.

The real Captain..Birdseye (",); Midnight walks on the beach; Chichen Itza

Hi all, we just had to tell you all about our holiday to Mexico. We had an amazing time!

Given that our honeymoon was to a freezing cold, sub-standard hotel in Tunisia (nobody go there!), we felt we deserved one last hurrah before we try and grow our little family. We booked Mexico one day before we left and never looked back.

Mexico is a paradise. We stayed in a 5* luxury hotel and you could really tell. The workers treated us like we owned the place. Uncle Sam needs to learn how to tip, though (Scrooge)! They would serve us drinks whilst lying on the private beach, as well as making us feel very welcome. Sam must have drunk two or three pina coladas per day, with Jen’s drink being the Miami Vice (sin alcohol of course).

The room was heavenly with a double king-sized bed and a double Jacuzzi. We had to shout to each other when in bed, just so we knew where the other one was!

We spent most of our time on the beach, around the pool, in the luxury spa and in the sumptuous restaurants. We are very brown, although Jen is the brownest by a long way. She has come home looking almost like a Mexican herself.

Our highlights included Chichen Itza and a snorkelling adventure on the second largest barrier reef in the world. The fish were breath-taking and would swim around you as if you weren’t even there. We felt we were in a tropical fish tank like in some shopping centres! Aunty Jenny definitely needs to grow her sea-legs though. Blimey! We also swam in an underground cave called a Cenote. We will have to talk you through it!

Chichen Itza is one of the newly classified 7 wonders of the world, along with Rome’s Colosseum and the Great Wall of China (that Lou saw this year). We should see if the Hough family can visit all seven! Only Peru, Jordan, Rio and India to go! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Seven_Wonders_of_the_World

Chichen Itza was built by the Mayan people who lived only 200 years after Moroni buried the golden plates! Whilst they were deep in apostasy with heathen gods for everything (sun, moon, fertility, famine, etc) they revered Kulkulcan, who was seen as the one true God! Based on his teachings, their calendar prophecies that Kukulcan will return on December 23rd, 2012. At that time, he will reign upon the earth, all knowledge will be restored, and He will usher in a generation of peace between Man and Beast (!!!) Uncle Sam says he is going to take the 22nd off, that year, and spend it repenting. Awesome eh? Apparently that year all of the planets line up too (verified). Pretty spooky.

Sam had to take his Blackberry with him and so could still answer Bishop emails. There is no out-of-office for a Bishop unfortunately. He says it is a lot easier though with a Pina colada in one hand and 5,000 miles of distance.

Finally, on the last night, Uncle Sam surprised Aunty Jenny by booking her a full-body massage (he had one too). It was incredible. It left us unable to speak for several minutes….but then we had to order more Pina Coladas!

Needless to say that we had a wonderful time and recommend it to everyone. We are extremely relaxed, very happy and thrilled to take on the next 12 months.

Love always, Sam and Jen. X