Yesterday we flew from MSP to CUN. Our 9AM flight was delayed by about 45 minutes but they made up some time in the air and we landed at 1:05.
It was a quick process through
immigration. Previously, you had to fill
out a tourist information card prior to arrival and wait in a standard line to
see an immigration officer. Depending on
how many other flights arrived at the same time, that line could be very
long. We have waited for over an hour on
some past visits. Now CUN has
installed new electronic kiosks where you scan your passport and enter another
area for facial recognition. You get a
paper voucher and that's it. About five
minutes total time. This is only
available at CUN (for now). Other
Mexican ports of entry will have the more traditional immigration process.
We went outside the airport and found our transfer through
Canada Transfers. They have been very
reliable. It was a quick 30 minute drive
to the hotel. We checked in at 2:15 and
our room was ready. We took a look at
the dining options and got a 5 PM reservation at Tempest for some sushi. We then changed into our swimming costumes
and headed to the pool area. They had a
snack grill nearby so we had a little guacamole. We always seem to start every Mexican visit
with one of my favorite cocktails: Paloma!!
I'd you haven't had one it is very refreshing. An ounce and a half of
Tequila Blanco (I like Don Julio) along with one and a half ounces of
grapefruit juice. Half an ounce each of
simple syrup and lime juice. Then top with a little club soda. If you don't have grapefruit juice you can
substitute grapefruit soda and skip the club soda and simple syrup. Squirt is the brand in the United
States. Serve in a glass with a slated
rim and add a grapefruit slice as a garnish.
So refreshing!!
We left the pool at 4:20 to get ready for sushi dinner. We arrived right at 5PM. We soon ordered a few items from the menu.
The tuna sashimi was magnificent. Thinly
sliced with some ponzu sauce!! But what
came next was unexpected. We thought
we'd be receiving the few items we ordered a la carte. But then we started watching the sushi chef
putting together this huge platter. Some of the things looked like what we
ordered. Others didn't. Was this for us? The answer soon became apparent! What a creative assortment of sushi!! And so delicious. Hard to pick a favorite. We
had no trouble finishing it. And then
the chef asked if we wanted more!!
Tempted for perhaps thirty seconds, we thanked him and said we had
enough.
After dinner we went to Social which is the craft cocktail
bar at the hotel. We had negronis and
they were delicious. There was a
saxophonist playing tunes to a backing track.
The coffee shop had gelato so we tried a scoop of chocolate and green
tea!! Both very good. Then we headed down to the Legends which is
the sports bar. They had a nice
assortment of snacks including beef sliders, tacquitos and popcorn. There was also a guitar duo playing a set of
music.
Soon it was time to head back to the room. Today we are
hanging out at the resort in the morning.
Angie has some work and emails to catch up on. I went and got some tea
at the coffee shop along with some pastries. A delicious Berliner and chocolate
muffin. Later we will have a transfer pick us up and visit a couple of resorts.
Always interesting to see some of the many resort options. And I expect we'll have some pool time when
we get back and maybe some volleyball.
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