Saturday, December 16 | ||
We had our vacation
scheduled for a week in December, right before Christmas and after the hurricane
season. The flight by Sun Country was supposed to leave at noon. It left three hours later but we had a perfect opportunity to get to know better our 4 Russian friends Dima, Sergey, Tosha and Lena that we were going to spend the vacation with. We did not need a visa to Mexico.
Green Card with
Russian
passport was OK. No problems at
customs. Club Med vans were already waiting for us outside. In 20 minutes we
crossed the security checkpoint of the village.
We entered what Russians would call a pioneer camp.
It is all-inclusive as long as you stay within the village territory. They
took us to a theater hall, gave us a brief introduction to the facility
and offered a welcome drink and fruits. We got our plastic
bracelets, indicating our guest status and our week. These
bracelets were to remain on us for the entire stay. Humble
Mexicans delivered our bags to our rooms. This was the only time we had to tip ($1)
someone in the village (not including housekeeper at the end of the stay).
The room with two twin beds was
very nice with a balcony overlooking a quiet Laguna. |