Tomorrow morning, bright and early, our extended family of 10 will hop on a Sun Country plane for a flight to Cancun. It has been quite a project getting passports for the little kids and making lists to be sure that we have all that we might need. Although there IS a Walmart nearby our Mexican house.
We are staying in a five bedroom, five bathroom house that is just outside the fishing village of Puerto Morelos. My brother and his family rented this house last year so we are comfortable with knowing that it's a great place to go. The house has a large, shaded veranda overlooking a pool. It is right on the edge of a beautiful beach, and THE OCEAN! I can't wait to hear the waves and smell the salt air.
It is a big production to go with ten people and plan for food. I have been making lists and checking out the website of the big grocery store nearby Casa Margarita. We will eat most of our meals at home (the only reasonable option with four growing kids along) so we'll need a good supply of food.
We are not renting a car; it's really expensive when we add in the cost of all the required insurance and the high airport tax. I understand that it can take several hours to go through the rental process as well - not good with four hungry kids waiting to get "home." We debated this and then decided to use the airport transportation to get us all to the house. The house is only 20 miles from the Cancun Airport. The taxi ride to the grocery store is just $2. It's a ten minute walk into town. If we need a car, we can rent one for a couple days.
I'm excited to spend this time with the family. It has taken a lot of planning, but once we get our bags into our bedrooms and throw open the doors to smell the ocean, it will all be worth it.
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