Thursday, May 19th

Migraine
I had a migraine all night because there is too much seafood in the air in every restaurant that we go in. I did like one of the pillows even though I didn't sleep at all.

6:00 a.m.
I should have woken up at 7:00 a.m., but I miscalculated and got up at 6:00 a.m. I was ready and out early. I had breakfast at the buffet and had a good Waiter today. He automatically brought me a new juice, and he was feeding the raccoon some jelly.

After breakfast, I walked around and took some more pictures because Ursula and her sister were getting up early to walk the complex.

Town Hall Meeting
We had a meeting at the Conference Center with Iberostar resorts, Apple Vacations, and Amstar. I gave Paulina, from Iberostar the bath products that I brought her.

Beach
I walked the beach from the Iberostar Grand to the Paraiso Del Mar.

Paraiso Del Mar
Across the path, in front of me ran about 60 Mexican Raccooons. The pool area was really not that crowded. I found a wonderful spot and read my book for a while. I was the only one in the area.

Lunch
I went to the buffet for lunch at the Iberostar Maya. It was so good. I like the food and variety better at the other Iberostars. I had grilled vegetables and guacamole and rice.

After lunch, I put a chair in the pool by the fountain at the Maya and read some more. Naturally, I got a freaky sunburn again.

Back to the Grand
I took the shuttle back to the Grand. I grabbed a drink at the pool bar and brought it back to the room. I sat out on the swing chair on my balcony and read some more.

Group Photo
We had to be at the grand staircase for a group photo at 6:00 p.m.

Secrets Silversands
We took buses to Secrets Silversands where we had site inspections upon arrival. Although I like more authentic Mexican resorts, I thought that this hotel was beautiful. It's really modern and would be great for a young, urban couple.

I forgot my battery on the charger, so Ursula has to share her pictures with me.

Cocktails
They had cocktails for us in an open area near the main pool. Many of the big people from Apple Vacations were there.

Dinner
Dinner was at the outdoor restaurant. It was beautiful, but again, they were cooking seafood. We took a seat near the edge so that the wind would blow and we wouldn't smell the seafood because today was the first day that I didn't have a reaction.

Dinner was Surf and Turf. It was decent. The salad was strange. It looked like someone spit on it and they served the salad dressing in a test tube. I couldn't eat the dessert either as it has Pistachio nuts.

Shopping
The gift shop at Silversands was very nice. They had some reasonably priced gifts. I liked the snowman silver dish and the red pottery. Ursula bought a ring for her daughter.

Return to the Hotel
Everyone was planning on going to the disco, but Ursula and I had no interest. We decided to turn in, and I walked back with two other people and one turned out to be an agent who works for Travel Brokers in New Lennox, which is the agency that bought out the Travel Bag from Kelly. They are also in the room next to me.