Paradise: Day 2

So you may be asking yourself, why are they going to Mexico for vacation and why are they driving? We went to a resort on the top of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) about an a hour and a half from Arizona to a place known as Rocky Point. We were in a caravan of cars once we hit the border, and really I never felt like I was going to be kidnapped or robbed. The ghetto in L.A. is much worse. No drug lords (that I know of) and we were on a secure beach area. So, back to the vaca.

We left Phoenix in the morning and stopped at Wal-Mart to pick up some more water to make sure we had enough. We had to have a chat with our children in the van when we got back about not being at home any more and how important it is to stay with their parents because we no longer knew anyone! They were giving us a heart attack and the thought of not "being in Kansas anymore" gave us some heart palpitations. We then traveled on to the lovely little town of Why, AZ to meet up with our group and by car insurance for our stay across the border. The farther we went the hotter it got.

Awesome cactus forest.

Crossing the border. Bye bye home.

Welcome to Mexico!

It was fairly uneventful out the Resort. There really wasn't much there, just a lot of desert. We were glad we were driving with friends in case there was any problems.

Check-in was a process, but we finally got to our room. It's amazing what the bell-boys can pack on those carts. It was incredible. We lucked out getting the first room on the first floor because we had the youngest child there (Thanks Monte!) and had a perfect view of the sea and an awesome deck. It took us a while to get everything situated and put away and we didn't make it to go swimming until it was already dark, but the kids didn't even notice.

The next day was Sunday and we were nervous to try and find the Branch in town because we had no idea where to go and no one to go with us. We found out later the only family we didn't talk to ended up going in. We told our kids we weren't going to play in the water but would go for a walk down at the beach. We stayed dry for a little while and then the waves "suddenly started to go over our heads." Whatever, I did try.

Poor Alice still wasn't feeling great and fell asleep everywhere. Beach, pool, shoulders, floatation devices...it was great. She crashed while we were out on our walk/soak. That night we had some friends over to play games and had a blast.