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Trip report March 7-13
This was our first of many trips to Desire. The resort is so
beautiful. 
We were greeted with champange in lobby and Gary took us on a
tour of the resort. Desires is really a
Lifestyle resort from playroom off the disco to the play area
near the roof top jacuzzi with swim up bar. The staff was really
helpful. The rooms are very romantic. There are four bars if
can't get a drink it isn't Desires fault. 
We had one free day before the MS Desires contest started so 9
of us went on a shopping trip to Playa del Carmen. There
were lots of shops with hot sexy cloths so the girls went wild.
We headed back to Desires for dinner and the
disco.
The Disco was great. They played a good mix of music, so
sooner or later you would hear something you wanted to dance to.
Again the service was great. The waiters took great care of us
and were saying I love my job as they were sourounded by
beautiful women. The playroom was seeing a lot of action.
It is very nicely done with large lounges and a Tv playing X
rated movies.
We headed to the hot tub after the day of shopping we needed to relax our bodies. The roof tub hot is wonderful. You can see for miles but of course we were watching the blow jobs that were going on. Again there is a swim up bar with stools in the water and stools on the other side for those who didn't want to get wet. Restrooms very close by because when you are drinking you have to go. The beds where you can have sex under the stars were seeing a lot of use.
Today the Ms Desires contest starts. Mardi Gras beads have
been given to all the guests and the girls have to earn the
beads. Tony from Lifestyles intorduced the 7 contestents. The
girls were Lori from TN
, Melody from Fl
, Jennifer
from TN
, Laura from Chile
, Nancy from Tx
, Andrea
from Utah and Erica from Tx.
Tony had all but one of the girls taken away and did the
question & answer part of the contest. Questions such
as how did you get in the lifestyle, your most imbrassing moment
and where have you had sex since you arrived at Desires other than your own
room, Tony had to repharse the question for Melody and ask where
she hadn't had sex. All the girls were great and now they had to
start earning there beads.
Melody was very creative . She dressed in a french maid
custome and was serving guests around the pool. The staff even
gave her a tray with an order book. The guests and the girls were
having a lot of fun with the contest.
The theme in Disco was Carnavel tonight. Everyone got into the
sprit of things and there were some great customes. I think there
were alot of blow jobs given for beads in the playroom and hot
tub that night. Even the husbands of the girls got into doing
things for the women trying to get beads for their wives.
Day two of the contest there was a frozen T-shirt contest pool
side. This was a very interesting contest. The girls had to thaw
the T-shirts with their bodys. Two of the girls tied in this
contest.
The lobby bar was the place to be, for before dinner drinks
and to meet other guests. After dinner it was back to the
lobby for some games with the two beautiful social
directers. Then up to the disco for some more fun and then
to the hot tub. 
Day three of the contest and the last day to get those beads.
The girls did a strip tease contest in the disco in the
afternoon. All the girls did a great job. It isn't easy being
center stage but they all did great. Laura from Chile did an
awesome strip out of her string bikini to some really sexy latin
music. At six all the girls turned in there beads and we started
counting. It was very close and we had all counts verified by
another person. We did better than Florida no hanging chads here.
The winner was Andrea from Utah, 1st runner up was Lori
from Tn
and 2 runner up was Jennifer also
from Tn
. Those
Tennisee girls had it going on. The winner won a trip to Hedo II in Jamica to compete in the
international Ms. No Swimsuit Pagent. The 1st runner up won
7 days at Desires Resort and the 2nd
runner up won 5 days at Desires Resort. There were
no losers , all the other girls won their chose of a Lifestyle
West Convention package or a Bewitched
Mobile 2 day package.
I think everyone is already planning there next trip to Desires Resort. It was one
of the best vactions we have had in while.
Gail
Close
Encounters Clubs
April 6, 2004
Recently we completed an 8-day vacation at Desire Resort & Spa. If you have never been to an all-inclusive resort, this is the place to go. It was our first visit to a resort that caters to the people in the lifestyle. The resort itself is breathtaking, and in a class by itself. Our room was beautiful to say the least. The room was spacious, and had low voltage bulbs to enhance the romantic ambiance. We didn’t spend too much time in it though, because of all of the activities going on at the resort. The only complaint that my wife had was the lighting in the bathroom was also low voltage, which made putting makeup on a little difficult, but other then that, everything else was fine. The rooms all seemed to have enough storage in the closets. It was even enough to accommodate us, whom my wife likes to pack at least 30 changes of clothing, and I am just as bad with my 26 changes. Lol.
The staff at the resort treated us more like family then as guest. We especially liked the entertainment staff. Sylvania, Marianna, and A.D. were eager to please the guest, and always had something going on to keep everyone busy. We felt that these 3 really loved their jobs, and the people that they interacted with. No one felt left out of the activities and they were always open to suggestions of any kind. Don’t fall for the beer-drinking contest like I did. It was with a baby bottle, and I decided that I didn’t want the title of being the fastest sucker of all, so I came in last place. Lol
The bar staff was also fun to interact with. I especially became fond of Arturo. He works at the bar by the topless pool. He was very creative when it came to mixing drinks. My wife and me helped him name a few creations while there. When you visit, ask him to fix you a triple fuck, or a full body orgasm and tell him that Mr. Allen and Mrs. Becky told you to try one.
While at Desire Resort, we were also tried a couples massage. I do wish we had waited until the night before we left to do this, because we loved it so much, that we had to do it again, and again. Becky also had a facial the day that we left. We recommend that every couple experience at least one massage while there. We loved the way the spa staff treated us like royalty, and we wanted to bring Nathalia and Victoria home with us. Their magic touch just melts away the stress.
The restaurant staff was also fantastic, and the food was great. We recommend the formal dining and the Mexican semi formal meal as well. We had the privy of trying both because we stayed 7 nights. You get one coupon for every 3 nights stay at the resort. We did have a little trouble with our reservations at the formal dining area, because of a miss communication’s between staff, but, it was quickly cleared up, and the dinner was Fantastic. There were 6 in our party that night, and we tried just about everything on the menu. Everyone had something different and we all shared meals. I would bet the other guest thought we were nuts, but we wanted to try it all. The ala cart restaurant was a little touchy at first because we had not tried a lot of the dishes before. But the staff was happy to point out what everything was if you had any questions. We loved the pasta bar, and the Breakfast was always a delight. The nude pool also has a snack bar. We found that the grilled fish was great. The hamburgers had a fishy taste to them because the cook grilled the fish on the same grill. But when in Mexico, eat the Mexican food. Oh the nude pool bar closes promptly at 5pm. And I do mean promptly.
Upstairs over the main lobby is the Disco. It opens every night at 10.00 pm. It usually gets jumping around 10:30pm. The bar staff is wonderful, and usually there is something planned for the patrons to do. We had strip teases for the men one night, and the woman another night. Again the entertainment staff planned this. I don’t know where they get their energy. The disco closes around 2am and usually the people gather around the topless pool, and have a nightcap or head for the nude hot tub before turning in. The bar at the nude hot tub closes around 4am.
This was our first lifestyle trip away from the states, but it won’t be our last. Our home club, Close Encounters in Gulfport Mississippi is planning another trip to Desire Resort and Spa, in June 2004, and we will be there too. We are looking forward to drinking more Mexican Tequila, and having our naked bodies rubbed down with oil from the beautiful girls at the spa. I especially look forward to dancing with Marianna, and Sylvania, again at the disco.
We would like to extend a big Thank You to the staff, and our new friends, at Desire Resort & Spa. This has been the single best Vacation that we have ever taken. We recommend everyone in the lifestyle, to take a trip to Desire Resort & Spa.
If you have any questions, or comments about this article you can reach us at acetow@datasync.com
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur A. Paulk
Desire Resort trip (March 5-12, 2004)
Bill & Chris
Had a great time; recommend Desire highly. Many super-friendly
guests, but would likely go again when at least another set of
friends were there. Having dear friends there was a lovely
guarantee of company at any given time.
Sorry for the following epic, but I seemed to have a lot of time
on my hands the night I wrote it….
Air
If you are taking American Airlines from Chicago, bring food. All
they serve either way for the nearly 4-hour flight is 1 (not 2)
bags of pretzels (maybe a breakfast granola bar) and drinks. They
did have a movie each way (headsets, which you can own, are $2
each.) Booze drinks were $5 each.
Tip-if traveling on AA with only carry-on you might not have to
stand in the HUGE, LONG line in Cancun on your return trip. An AA
rep saw us with our tiny bags and removed us from the 9-mile-long
line and moved us directly to an agent who gave us our boarding
pass.
A miracle for which we were grateful because I think if we had
waited in that huge line, we would’ve missed our flight. If
you don’t have carry-on, definitely remember to get to the
airport at least 2 hours before your flight. The airport at
Cancun is a zoo.
Cabs
When you get through customs you are accosted by a million
Mexican man asking you to take their cab. They kept asking us for
our voucher…we had none (apparently you get one when you
book through some travel agencies).
I had e-mailed a taxi company the day before our trip and was
looking for a sign with my name on it. After about 5 minutes of
running the exhausting gauntlet, we did see the sign with my
name-hallelujah!
Took another 15 minutes or so for the cab to be found by the
driver (long enough for a beer) and we were off. Road are good in
Cancun but slowing down for all the speed bumps got tiresome.
Roundtrip was only $40 total (then add tip) for the two of us
(paid when we first arrived at Desire). On the way back, we
happened to share our cab with another couple-no price
difference.
Here’s who I used and happily recommend:
Carlos de la Mora Alpuche, general manager
De Luxe Transportation Services
Ph. 01-99-88-74-02-56 Y 01-99-88-46-66-81
Email: cdm119@hotmail.com
E-mail him in simple English the day before (with arrival time,
flight number and airline, full name, and destination) and
you’ll receive a confirmation e-mail in return. Look for
your name on a sign at the airport on arrival-keep walking toward
the exit door though. Thwart the many men without your name sign.
The price of cabs into Cancun if you want a day or night out runs
roughly about the same as Hedo to Negril, $30 for one way (incl.
$5 tip) into Cancun (about 20-30 minutes away).
Facilities
The 3-year-old property (1 year as Desire) is not huge and it is
tightly organized so walking around never took much time. The
curving pavements paths are all smooth concrete so they
didn’t hurt bare feet and were not hot. The pool desk was
concrete and slip-resistant.
The resort is owned by the family who owns the Blue Bay Resorts
(much like the Issa’s have SuperClubs) and Lifestyles (which
also runs Lifestyles Tour & Travel) has lent its blessing and
the moniker “A Lifestyles Resort” as a marketing
effort.
Super clean everywhere, but occasionally you’d smell the
sulfur of the water from the tap as you walk around or when you
were in your room with it on. The many outdoor beds in the shade
were great for naps or hanging out.
The spa and workout room were lovely. Equipment included 1
elliptical trainer, 2 treadmills, and 2 reclining bikes. The
weight machines were not extensive and there was one barbell with
various weights. Didn’t see any hand weights.
The spa offerings included couple massages and had a lovely
private Jacuzzi included for that service too.
Computers
Using one of the two guest computers at Desire was an easy
process…just go to front desk and the staff there or the
bellman will have you sign a sheet for the ½ hour for $5 fee.
They log you on and you are good to go-just leave when done. No
need to log off, just exit from Internet Explorer.
Remember that you will have the Spanish version of Google, etc.
and the keyboard is labeled with Spanish words instead of
English. You have to pay for the computer time in cash when you
check out of the hotel. Other expenses can go on your credit
card-if you order a special bottle of wine instead of drinking
the house wine by the glass, for example.
Supposedly you can plug in your laptop in your room, but friends
had a 50-50 success rate doing that daily. Electrical outlets
take U.S.-style plugs.
Drinking water
Bring a water bottle to fill at the water dispenser for poolside
use if you need lots of water during the day.
We polished off about 3-4 bottles of water off daily-maids
routinely give you two for your mini-fridge, but we scammed more.
You can find water easily by asking at the front desk, a bar, or
pulling it off the lower level of the many maid carts.
Didn’t get Montezuma’s revenge once. TMI? (At Hedo2,
Marley’s revenge occurs by day three every trip. Since I
didn’t eat or drink any more or less at Desire, now I’m
wondering about the quality of the water at Hedo, even though
it’s touted to be the finest. Hmmmm.)
Disco
Each night in the disco, the entertainment crew had at least one
activity-fake orgasm contest was not bad-but you can’t use
the mic because of the reverb from the speakers on the small
dance stage (which has two mighty handy poles for that
three-point hang-on when dancing with outrageous abandon after
too many adult beverages. Makes people think you know what you
are doing rather than just balancing for dear life.)
One gorgeous gal in the fake orgasm contest made no noise
whatsoever no matter how much we asked her to...was weird! But
then we saw her mating in public all day long the next day and
she just looked like a corpse laying there so I guess that’s
her schtick.
The music was diverse for the most part, but once the DJ got into
the new disco crap, it was a long time to wait till the songs you
can actually sing to came back on.
The playroom, or orgy room, behind the disco bar was intriguing
and well set up. Anyone can walk back there to ogle or
participate. Although past guests report little activity, we saw
the room get plenty of use.
Hot tub
About 4-4:30 p.m. every night a huge crowd gathered in the big
3rd floor swim-up bar outdoor hot tub that overlooks the ocean.
The hot tub was the best part of the hotel to me. Temp was good
all week-maybe around 99-100 degrees F? The previous week, the
resort had installed a second heater.
Danger danger-you’ll find more hard surfaces in Desire than
god intended. The beds are like rocks. The loungers are slung
canvas with no pads. The hot tub is hard on your hiney too. Make
sure you don’t scoot on the seats in the hot tub.
Most folks, when getting into the hot tub on day two of their
trip, discovered that the water stings when it hits the butt
because of the damage done the day before. I was rough and sore
all week.
When a gal was getting some action in the tub, a man usually held
her from behind so she could squirm properly and not have her
butt become shredded wheat.
The water jets in the hot tub are a memorable experience well
worth the ride. Best experienced when someone is holding you
under your arms and your legs are flung with carefree abandon
onto the wood deck of the tub.
Got no crotch-rot yeast infection from Desire’s swim-up hot
tub like I invariably do at Hedo (TMI again?)….and I spent a
good 2-3 hours turning wrinkly in it every cocktail hour watching
the sun go down.
Stepping into the tub is almost as big of a step as at Hedo and
there’s no rail, but everyone offers a hand for the step
down/up.
Tip: Don’t walk down the stairs from the hot tub with no
shoes on. You WILL rip the back of your heels on the concrete
steps, and man that hurts! Happened to a bunch of us gals.
The six outdoor uncanopied beds on the third floor across from
the hot tub were a brilliant addition. Could lay there all night
if you wanted, naked and wrapped in the many big, glorious, and
plentiful towels and watch the stars, among other activities.
Animal life
Some folks such as myself were vaguely attacked by mosquitoes,
others weren’t. Didn’t see a single bee the entire
trip-in fact even lizards were fairly scarce. Only saw a raccoon
and an iguana once at the resort. But the paw prints on our
second-floor balcony attested to a large creature’s
visitation. Slept with the patio doors open anyway with no
problem.
Rooms & weather
Perfect weather all week. The constant breeze from the ocean
cooled the air sufficiently so seldom felt hot, but was always
comfortably warm. At night, the breeze made the air vaguely
chilly. But dining and disco venues were indoors, so no problem.
Our room was 1911. King-size bed and next to the main bar. Could
hear the disco and folks laughing at the main bar into the wee
hours, but didn’t bother me.
Stopped using the a/c about halfway through the trip and always
keep the overhead fan on-still slept with sheet, blanket, and
bedspread comfortably.
We left our second-floor room door slightly open almost all the
time because we had to share a key, but when it was closed, my
date just walked across the thatched roof onto our patio and
entered that way.
We shared a patio with another couple who we never ever saw or
heard. Could see and hear the ocean from our patio even though we
had the cheapest rooms available.
Saw two of the pricier rooms (one pool front and one with the
huge Jacuzzi), but thought my room was just lovely in comparison.
The rooms varied A LOT! Some folks complained about their tiny
rooms, but didn’t see those. Seemed a waste to have the huge
room Jacuzzi when the group hot tub was always ready to go and so
nice!
The lighting and number and size of mirrors in the rooms varied a
lot too. Ours was only a small mirror over the sink that was
poorly lit. My thought when I got home was: Who dreamed that my
eyebrows could grow in that much in one week? because I
couldn’t see them in the dim mirror.
The rooms have a shower cap, soap, shampoo, conditioner, coffee
machine, mini-fridge, maybe 10-12 hangers, and a blow dryer. The
TV gets ESPN, CNN, HBO, TNT, among others, and the
coochie-coochie channel of mediocre porn. You can learn to read
Spanish from the subtitles on the HBO movies!
Bidet fun
Beware the bidet in the rooms. On our first day my date and I
worked the bidet and got a good laugh at watching it squirt
halfway to the ceiling and soak the bathroom floor.
I tried to use it as a marital aid one afternoon when I was alone
(has long been my fantasy to use it for more than a foot-washing
device like I’ve done in Europe for years), lined the thing
with towels to make it comfortable, mounted it, got the water
temperature just right, and then turned the center handle for the
fountain effect and got nothing…darn!
Learned later that you must turn the water on ALL the way before
the center knob works. My friend April was showing me on her
bidet, and promptly squirted herself in the face to which we both
laughed uproariously because it seems that happened to a lot of
folks that week-no matter how much you know in advance.
Other resort activities
The entertainment staff was not the least bit forceful in asking
folks to join in their games, but they always had some takers for
every event. Since the most folks congregate in the pool area,
that’s where the many daily activities were held.
E-staffers were friendly and willing to sit and talk about their
lives. They all seemed happy to be there. Their English was good
enough for a personal conversation.
The bartenders and wait staff varied in their ability to
understand more than the typical customer requests. They did
appreciate your using polite terms in Spanish.
Spanish near-daily lessons in the late afternoon helped: Do say
thank you, gracias, and please a lot, por favor; the staff does
appreciate it.
The water aerobics class was every other day at noon. I got to
teach it one day, being the loud-mouth princess that I am.
The water polo and water volleyball was well attended by men and
women. Well, okay, the water polo had less than a handful of
semi-drowned gals, but it looked fun! The water is up to my
shoulders and I’m 5’7”.
The entertainment staff help an event every night around 9-10ish.
One night was karaoke, but more watchers than singers. They had
‘A Hard Day’s Night,’ but not ‘Proud
Mary’ or ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’
Games were on the hour and included sexual jenga, bingo, and ping
pong. Joining or not joining in was no biggie. Joining was more
fun.
The gals on the entertainment staff are allowed to be topless and
wear thongs-and often did. The word boobies is the same in
Spanish.
Guests
Many Mexicans were guests of the hotel but not in high profile.
All the e-staff called out announcements on the microphone in
English and Spanish.
Most guests were first-timers. The crowd started out naked, and
40 and older, but as the week went on (lots of turnover with
folks doing only 5-day trips) the crowd became less naked and
younger..and more public sex occurred. No one seemed
uncomfortable with the naked people, but some naked people
occasionally commented that the clothed people should shed their
duds. I only thought it because the cute guys were all wearing
jams, which leave too much to the imagination.
More than half the guests had NOT been to Hedo2 before, but many
had been to Braco and loved Braco. Everyone knew about Hedonism
II though.
Two couples in one day came up to me to let me know they thought
it interesting that I looked similar to photos they’d seen
of Chris Santilli. I told them I heard she was a babe so I was
flattered.
Two mornings that I went to breakfast by myself I asked to sit
with someone who was sitting by himself. Both stammered that
their wives were coming shortly as they pointed at her, and one
man openly told me no I couldn’t sit with them-he seemed so
startled by my request. I’m not a husband-stealer, honest!
But you wouldn’t have known it from some folks reactions.
(This awkward kind of thing happened to me at Hedo3 too.)
Miss No-Swimsuit contest
By the end of my vacation, a bunch of gals joined in the
Lifestyles-sponsored “Miss Desire No-Swimsuit” contest.
These seven gals were competing for a free trip for just
themselves (hubbies have to pay) to Hedo 3, or was it Hedo2?
Whatever.
We guests were given tons of mardi gras beads to give to the
girls-and we were told to make the girls work for it because the
beads counted as points to win.
I had three of the contestants straddle my lap as I sat on a
lounger (so I could better ogle their ample, ripe, juicy, firm,
bodacious ta-tas of course) and tell me a joke to earn the beads.
They were more than happy to straddle me.
This joke request, however, confused them.
I even gave them plenty of time and made small talk. One had me
tell her a joke first. Then after many minutes she finally came
up with a one-line joke and I gave her some beads. The other two
were fully unable to come up with a joke near daily, which was
confusing to me. Must have been the pressure of the moment.
Booze
Desire offers a 24-hour bar-the main bar near the front desk. Can
sit naked there too.
Remember, you can only order two drinks at a time when more than
one person is in line waiting for a drink. For the most part,
that rule wasn’t a problem at all, and only heard one person
complain.
Each bartender makes the drinks very differently from the next
one. Margaritas varied from yuck to acceptable. Watch the salt
though-your lips will be so chapped by the end of the trip,
you’ll be begging for no more salt.
Only the Bloody Marys seemed consistent, and I always had to add
4-5 drops of Tabasco to kick them up a little (Tabasco was handy
to grab.) Champagne was always available. Mudslides were
generally good. Coconut rum with pineapple and cranberry worked
too. Both the red and white wines were wholly drinkable, and
I’m becoming a wine snob.
The only beer served was Sol from bottles. While we were there,
the bartenders installed button dispensers so they could serve
cranberry and soda pop faster in the drinks rather than opening
bottles.
Discovered a liqueur that I must find at home. It’s called
43, and tastes a bit like cream soda. Didn’t see it at the
airport duty-free shop (which only had Kahlua and some other
liquor you can easily find in the States).
My date created the Parthenon of beverages, placing each on top
of the little concrete pillars that rise above the water
separating the pool into the deeper end and the shallow end. Many
folks came by and stopped in for a chat to sample the wares.
Although the bartenders weren’t thrilled with the quantity
of drinks he ordered, he did get a nice variety of 8-10 specialty
beverages of the hotel. The “Desire” drink, while
green, did have a nice melony glow about it and I recommend it.
If you don’t like it, try it from another bartender before
dismissing it.
Food
Breakfast was a delight-spinach omelets! And order the French
toast and put some cream, strawberries and kiwi on it to become a
true glutton. Don’t forget to enjoy the many exotic fruit
juices to choose from. The thin very green stuff tasted like
grass though.
Never ate lunch in the restaurant. The grill was open from 11
a.m. and served a ton of choices, but the same choices every day.
Some of the items included: one or two types of French fries,
friend calamari rings (my daily staple), cheddar cheese poppers,
ribs, chicken wings, chips & salsa & melted cheese, tuna
salad, salad and fruit fixings, and to-die-for guacamole.
Did I mention the guacamole was to die for? Miss it already.
Most folks figured out the hamburgers tasted weird and ordered
the tasty club sandwiches instead. Hotdogs and steak were also
available, but seldom ordered. They looked good though. The
cattle in Mexico, according to one regular guest, are feed
differently than in the States (on grass?) so it tastes
different. I though it just tasted fatty and greasy.
Dinner can be in one of two restaurants-the buffet one with a
table for 4 that they’ll move into tables for 6 or more upon
request and the fancy restaurant for which you receive two
coupons (to use for you both two times during the week) for if
you are staying 7 nights. You can give the coupons to another
couple if you don’t want to eat there-but I do recommend it!
Make your reservations at least two days in advance-fills up
fast. And go for predinner cocktails a ½ hour early to site in
the pleasant chic lounge area with a bar.
My date wore a kilt with sandals into the fancy restaurant and
not an eyebrow was raised, but the rules say no sandals or shorts
for men. I wore my standard Hedo slutwear nightly. The soft
glowy-peachy lighting in the fancy restaurant makes
everyone’s skin look scrumptious.
The steak wasn’t terrific in Mexico, but the shrimp were
juicy and flavorful. All the seafood was nice, in fact. In the
fancy (reservation-only) restaurant, don’t order the lobster
bisque soup-flavorless. Get the seafood pot soup instead-full of
flavor. All the salads are magnificent. The desserts all looked
glorious, but tasted like cardboard. Drink your dessert
instead-order the 43 liqueur.
Beach
Sand on the beach was baby powder fine and felt great on your
tootsies. Sometimes I just walked around in circles to have it
caress my feet. And I’m the girl who never ever goes
barefoot because I have baby girl feets finely honed by a year of
bedroom slippers and pedicures.
You can walk a long way in either direction from Desire along the
beach. Seldom did you see folks from other hotels way up the way.
Pilgrimage into the Yucatan
The day-long tour we booked on the Internet through
www.alltournative.com a few weeks before the trip was fabulous!
Only icky parts are the coming and going (2-hour bus rides
to/from Cancun). We did the Coba/ChiMuch trip that was $82 cash
each because we booked online. Just e-mail them with your dates.
You'll also need to take a cab from Desire to La Isla shopping
mall (huge mall that’s way into Cancun on the left side of
the street) and you'll see the 3 to 4 10-passenger vans for the
tour sitting there waiting for you in the parking lot.
Take a bag with a towel, some water, camera, and wear your
swimsuit under your clothes. There's lot of security and you
won't lose stuff. Wear shorts and top and sneakers for most of
the day. You will be sitting in a wet suit on the way home-so
take whatever measures you need to be comfortable. (no private
spot to change out of your wet suit. I found the van chilly
beyond words coming and going, but other folks were fine.
Take lots of $1 to tip the Mayans along the way (no pressure,
just courtesy cups placed at each point)...I gave the bus driver
$5 at the end of the trip.
For breakfast--you might want to steal fruit from the resort the
day before to stash in mini-fridge and bring the next morning.
The included Lunch (which was delicious and made by Mayan women
on open flames) is a long way off. Juice/coffee/muffin is served
at the first way-station about an hour-plus into the van trip.
We picked up a cab at Desire at 6:46 a.m. for the 7:30 pickup.
(arranged at front desk the night before--cost $25 + $5 tip) and
caught a cab for same price on the way back. Got back to Desire
at 6:30 p.m. Long day but worth it!
Activities of the day include:
-2 km bike ride to 11-story ancient Mayan pyramid at Coba.
-Climbing to the top of the pyramid (climbing down was easier
than it looked on the way up-but definitely was not OSHA safe.)
-Rappelling and Zip-lining through the forest canopy (throwing
yourself off the cliff is fun!--I screamed)
-Kayaking (was amused when the fun busty blonde on the trip asked
whether the two folks in the kayak were supposed to face each
other)
-Hiking through a forest (didn’t see the hoped-for monkeys)
The last event of the active day included an ancient Mayan
purification ritual with incense and swimming in the base of a
deep candle-lit cave that you crawl down through a tight rocky
hole called the frog’s mouth (Chimuch) to enter (cool nifty
keeno!). The clear water is maybe 79 degrees F, and by that point
you are desperate for its refreshment. You can jump in or enter
by wood stairs onto the rocks.
My thighs ached the next day from our adventure, but in a good
way!
Didn’t like-all these dislikes were super minor and
wouldn’t keep me from another visit:
-The hard bed-platform, no box springs. But had lots of pillows!
Was thankful we had a king-size bed-couldn’t believe how
small the supposedly queen-size beds were.
-Not being able to drink the tap water, which had a vague sulfur
smell to it
-Wearing a hospital-like plastic wrist or ankle bracelet to ID
you as a guest-but I took mine off Day One and no one said a
word. Everyone else wore theirs though.
-No piano bar-but the disco quality more than made up for it.
-More trees for shade-but found enough shade anyway and came home
as white as I left.
So there….Go!
Best regards,
Chris
Apparently the water sports gal….
chris@wordcrafting.com
Copyright © Chris Santilli 2004.The author of The
Naked Truth About Hedonism II