{Travel} Riviera Maya Trip- Day 1

We booked a last minute trip to Mexico in August after realizing summer was almost over and we hadn't been on a real vacation in years. It was my first time on a plane since (dreamy!) Italy in 2019. 

We looked at a couple of different destinations and knew the trip had to: 
1)fit within a certain week 
2)be a short-ish flight from Philly
3)be somewhere we hadn't been to and were excited to visit

A tropical, all inclusive vacation to Mexico seemed like the perfect fit!

This is how it looked when we left Philadelphia.

Getting on the plane (it still didn't feel real). Yes, we packed in carry-ons again!

The flight to Cancun was just under four hours and before we knew it, we were looking out the window at this!

We exited into the chaotic Cancun airport and looked for our transfer service to the hotel.  Walking outside, we were hit with a wallop of HOT Mexican air but we were excited to be there.

They upgraded our car to the hotel and we did not mind.

Stepping into the cool, fragrant lobby of the El Dorado Royale Resort was so welcoming.   While we were checking in, a waiter came by and asked if we wanted margaritas. Yes, please!  Our room wasn't quite ready so the hotel staff suggested we go have lunch at one of the many restaurants on the resort property.

This was the view as we walked out of the lobby.

We had lunch here at La Isla and got our first tacos, chips and pico de gallo.

After lunch we were taken to our room in a fun golf cart ride and got a quick tour of the resort.

The view from our room's balcony.

Time to hit the beach!

I could get used to this view!

Blue Hawaiians in Mexico

We had a lovely dinner at D'Italia Villas (I froze in the a/c!) that night.

The restaurant was very accommodating when I asked for no dairy and brought me this gorgeous fruit plate for dessert.

Walking through the resort at night was lovely.  We were excited to start our first full day in Mexico!

to be continued...

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