CANCUN - our apartment

A room with a view

Unfortunately my usual pictures of the interior of our accommodation are  missing.  I inadvertently deleted them whilst downloading.  Despite a search on line none were available so it's down to imagination.   

 

An enormous room split into two equal parts by a  wooden-slatted divider.  On one side a generous living area with sofas, tables and a small kitchen.  Beyond was the bedroom, with aircon, storage and shower unit.

  

From the balcony, which ran the length of the apartment on the 4th floor, we had a good view of our surroundings.  Excellent value at $420 a week (283gbp/week)

 

A great location being so close to the beach and the facilities of the resort and yet very quiet.  Transport to anywhere was readily available by cab at the going rate  or by  'colectivo' - basically a minibus that you can flag down anywhere you see one - for a basic fee of 8 pesos (about 35p). 

 

The pool area

This private pool for the apartments was a real bonus and we spent several relaxing hours here.  It was a very social spot and we met some great people.  Many from Europe escaping the biting cold.   The after-breakfast siesta was our most popular time - we always took with us our books or magazines but page turning wasn't high on the list of priorities - before long the  zzzzz's overtook us.

The smaller pool was really shallow but a great 'wallowing' hole.

The Gymnasium

The gym was fitted out with some really good top of the range equipment - most of it needing a degree in computer programming to personalize the settings, but it was good fun each day.

You might well ask where are the pictures of these two pensioners working out.   I have to tell you that, sadly, they also became deleted as I transferred them to my picture files.    In a way, that's probably a good thing, embarrassment saved all round.  Nothing worse than images of ill fitting lycra gym wear trying to hold everything in place!

The good news is that after a week of morning workouts we were certainly feeling a lot healthier.  William's latest claim to fame is running a mile in 15 minutes!!  He said he's up for the challenge when he gets back.

I'll spare you the detail of our huffing, puffing, lifting, pedalling, scrunching and wheezing and on to something a lot more elegant....

Frigate birds

From the balcony we had a great view of  frigate birds, morning and evening, which came in to take advantage of the thermals around the buildings.  Hardly ever moving their wings they just soared and circled for hours.


I knew nothing about frigate birds and their lifestyle but researched on line to discover that  they do not swim and with their short legs cannot walk well.  They are 'pelagic piscivores'  obtaining most of their food on the wing snatched from the oceans surface and a small amount of their diet is obtained by robbing other seabirds of their fresh catch and grabbing seabird chicks. Research has indicated they can stay aloft for at least 12 days and the oldest recorded tagged frigate bird was over 44 years old.  (See Frigatebird-Wikipaedia).