Sunday, 8/30

Despite being up late, we woke bright and early today and went for a walk on the beach. It was even more beautiful in the bright sunlight.
I mean, Seriously. These pictures don't begin to do it all justice.


After our walk, we went and had a lovely breakfast, and followed it with some time on the beach and in the water before the sun started to get too hot. notice that may of these pics were taken in the shade? the sun was so intense that i was wearing SPF 45 and tanned right through it even wilt multiple applications. After playing on the beach awhile, we decided to do some shopping and exploring at d*Talipapa, an open air market. Here is a terribly unflattering shot of me on the way up to d*talipapa- you can see the sign in the distance.
Here's a shot of a little corner of the market:
Here i am trying to not google too much over all the beautiful seashell jewelry. There was so much of it! The shopping in d*talipapa relied heavily on bargaining and negotiation, and Scott had a really good time with that! BTW- i am not super sweaty, i just thought putting my top on over a wet swimsuit would help me stay cool longer. :-)
After we shopped awhile, we headed back to the hotel for lunch, a short nap, and then more time in the water and on the beach. the sun was really intense, and so we didnt stay out on the beach for long at this point. we headed back to the pool where we could set Scott up safely under an umbrella and ordered a couple drinks while we lounged- this hotel has awesome Mango Shakes!
Here's a view of the pool from our balcony:

After pool time, we went down to the beach to enjoy the sunset, which was a really quiet and peaceful time. Then, we headed up to the room and showered and got prettied up for dinner. i don't have pictures, sadly, but i wore my new white halter maxidress with coral colored flowers, and scott wore a teal cabana shirt with tan linen pants. we looked awesome. Dinner was super yummy. :-) Later, we returned to MO2 and enjoyed the live music and fire dancers again. We went up to bed around 11:30 since it'd been a long day, but the party seemed to go on and on down at the beach! we could hear the music till 2AM!