![]() ![]() Holding on to the vest with one hand, I was barely able, after the third or fourth attempt, to reach just low enough to snag the offending fin (pun intended). I finally extricated one of my arms from the arm hole. Pulling my arms out from the vest while bobbing like the aforementioned cork proved a lot more challenging than you might think. I was driven by the near certainty that the snorkel shack would demand a king’s ransom if I returned sans one fin. I quickly realized I would have to take off my life vest to have any hope of retrieving my fin. However, when you are wearing a full life vest, trust me, you might as well be a fishing cork attempting to dive for pearls. Fortunately, the water being crystal clear, I could see it swaying gently on the sea floor. In full snorkeling regalia, I paddled serenely out from shore almost reaching the desired viewing spot when one of my fins slipped off. Especially if you don’t notice when you don them that they can be tightened on both sides. When you have perfectly formed feet as I do (I think we have already established that point) it is not easy to find fins that fit properly. Leave it to yours truly, however, to transform a simple exercise into a major fiasco. OK, maybe I exaggerate slightly but, as Jimmy Fallon doing Donald Trump would say, they are “Huge, Huge, Huge.” For free mind you, you can check out snorkeling gear, paddle out fifty yards or so and swim with sea turtles the size of my first Volkswagen. What can I say? Nature was kind to me.īut the beach itself wasn’t even the best part. ![]() I only hope you can draw your eyes away from these two perfectly formed feet long enough to appreciate the scene. Although I am not one to spend long hours on the beach, I offer this picture below as proof that even the most extreme”type A” personalities can chill out at this property. This property offers silky soft sand, a gently sloping shoreline and silvery aqua waters. Let’s start with the beach for you sand and sun worshipers out there. Before you are off put by the one hour ride from the airport, read this post and you will quickly decide this is a clear-cut case where the difference is worth the distance! If that doesn’t seem all that helpful let’s start with Mexico (think south), then Riviera Maya (think south of Cancun) and then Akumal Bay and Half Moon Bay (think so far south you’re almost in Belize). Akumal (a Mayan word meaning “place of the turtle”). Thus you will understand why my heart went all “a twitter” (as we were wont to say long before the advent of the social media site of the same name) when I realized I would be visiting Secrets Akumal. I have stayed at several of these properties and written blog posts about my experience which you can read here. By my last count, there are now sixteen Secrets Resorts in five destinations (Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Costa Rica and Panama) with more to come very soon. you will know that it is hardly a secret that I love Secrets Resorts brought to you by the friendly folks at AMResorts. ![]()
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