On the way home, we stopped in the Mera Business Lounge Cancun in Terminal 3. The lounge was pretty small with limited seating. It was very crowded when we arrived, but cleared out quickly by the time we were leaving. In terms of food, the options were quite limited. When we arrived, they had breakfast […]
Hyatt Ziva Cancun – Activities and Entertainment
Part of the all-inclusive experience at the resort is the activities and entertainment. It is very much like a cruise ship in some ways. All of the activities and entertainment are posted on the screens throughout the resort. We saw volleyball, obstacle courses, dance lessons, tequila tasting, and much more. From what I saw, events […]
Hyatt Ziva Cancun – Pools and Beaches
We spent the majority of our time at the resort relaxing near the pools and beaches. There were two pool areas at the resort. One near the lobby and one sort of on the point. The pool by the lobby was much louder and had more of a party scene with a DJ and all […]
Hyatt Ziva Cancun – Food and Drink
While we were there, we wanted to try as many of the restaurants as possible. Unfortunately, we were not able to try the fine dining French restaurant since we had Baby B along (minimum age – 18). We did manage to eat in every other restaurant. Warning, lots of food pictures ahead. Lorenzo’s – Italian […]
Hyatt Ziva Cancun – Room
We arrived at the hotel at about 11am. Our room was not ready yet, but we were told we could eat lunch and relax by the pool. Eventually our room was ready and a bellhop took our luggage and guided us up to our room. Our room was a king oceanfront in the pyramid tower. […]
Travelling to Cancun
Marriott Suites O’Hare I used a free night from the Chase Marriott card for our quick overnight stay at the Marriott Suites O’Hare. We arrived late, so we picked up some pizza from Giordano’s and took it up to the room. We had a two room suite which was great for putting Baby B to […]
Introduction – Cancun Trip
For a long weekend escape, we headed down to sunny Cancun this past fall. We flew on Spirit down to Cancun which was a first for us. We are used to flying Allegiant, so we knew what to expect with the fees and cramped space. Once there, we spent three nights at the all-inclusive Hyatt […]
Ojai and Maricopa Highway
Once again, we did not have firm plans for the day. All we had planned was to see the town of Ojai, but once we got there, we decided to just keep heading up the road into the mountains to see where it goes. This is the Maricopa Highway (CA33). We were greeted by stunning […]
Channel Islands National Park
Today was our biggest planned event of the trip – an excursion to the Channel Islands National Park. We arrived early to the boat dock, so we went into the national park visitor center to look around. There were a lot of great exhibits to see and get acquainted with the flora and fauna on […]
Shoreline 5K and Exploring Ventura
We had an early start to the day as we were participating in the Shoreline 5K. The organization of the race was a bit lacking. We arrived about an hour before the race start and the entire setup was in a state of disarray. The start was slightly delayed as they finished setting things up, […]