day 5 of cancun honeymoon...

day 5 was a pretty fun day... it was also our last full day in cancun... we took our time getting up and eating breakfast in the morning and then ventured off the hotel property by ourselves for the very first time... we walked maybe 5 minutes to this little place called sunrise marina... here we were scheduled to take a little 2 person boat out across the lagoon and then out into the ocean to go snorkeling... chris was so excited. he had never been snorkeling before and was really excited to get out there... i was excited but had been snorkeling before with my family when we went to hawaii in x-mas 1997... i was more excited about riding out in the little speed boat.  we arrived in typical marilyn and chris fashion... WAY to early... like an hour early.  we hung out and i made chris put sunscreen on... especially on our backs since it would be facing the sun for a while.  it was finally time to go... there was our guide in one boat.. the two of us.. and then another couple in their own boat... we followed the guide across the lagoon and out into the ocean... it took about 50 min to get to the place we were going to snorkel... this part was soooo fun!  the whole trip... every time we hit a big wave i would get splashed in the face... the salt really bugs my eyes after a while... but it felt really good to have the cold water splash my face and the breeze blowing the whole time...

once we "docked" with a big metal bouey... we put on our flippers and snorkel mask... and life jackets and jumped in the water... i had a little bit of a panic attack.  i have always had problems putting my face in water, but then trying to not freak out as i breathe with my face under water.. yeah i panicked. i didn't say anything to anyone because i knew it would pass... but it probably took 5 min or so to slow my heart rate and get back to deeper breathing... after that we had a great time!!! we swam around for 45 min.. what we saw?? it really looked like a dessert of coral reef... it was mostly brown and tan colors and the fish were brown in tan... in hawaii its all rainbow colors... but it was still really cool!!! we saw a huge fish... like 3 feet or so.  after that we got back in the boat and took a scenic route home... this time chris got all the waves splashing him in the face... pay back for him calling me a wuss for saying anything about the waves splashing on me.. ha!

once back at the hotel... we slept.. took naps for an hour or so.. then at 5 we were scheduled for couples massages... we were not going to do anything at the spa... chris had never been massaged before and i didn't want to spend the money... that all changed when we got a bunch of coupons and it was really cheap... we were in a dark room... i had a lady massaging me and chris had a guy... mine was super relaxing and awesome! i loved it... chris on the other hand... he thought it felt good except for wanting to scream bloody murder when he massaged his calves and forearms... apparently it was too much pressure and hurt really bad.. hahaha... i told him he should have said something.. but lets be honest... he's a man... he's not going to say anything and sound like a wuss.

after the massages we got ready for dinner and went back to the old barn restaurant.. this time i ordered beef juice soup and chris had cream corn... ha! much better this way.  after we finished our steak we went to the show for that night which was a "retro show"  meaning it was american music from the 70's.. mostly... lots of dancing and lip-syncing.  it was pretty entertaining.. and short... thanks goodness cause we were wiped out and wanted to pack since we would be leaving the next morning...

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i had no problem falling asleep... but was really dreading the trip home... little did i know it was something to dread!!!