Planning

Kelly and I do these blogs for a couple reasons...  firstly we enjoy sharing our travels with family and friends and second, we also like to have a history of our travels that we can look back on whenever we want to.

Our winter getaway this year was a quick one week trip to the Mayan Riviera. We had hoped to go with fellow members of Kelly's pipe band (several have been down previously) but it just didn't work out as planned.

We have never been to this part of Mexico before but wanted to try it. With the time off booked and several resort options available, we watched for the best prices after picking a few resorts to "monitor". (There are a lot to choose from in the area!) With just over a week till departure we pulled the trigger and booked a last minute (for us!) Red Tag special to the Barcelo Maya Colonial Resort. This resort had been recommended by fellow band members. It was through Air Transat with Enerjet supplying the lift direct out of YYJ (Victoria, BC) to CUN (Cancun, MX).