There are only two words that can be used to describe my second trip to Mexico: fucking train wreck. Okay, that was three words, but that’s just how much of a train wreck this trip was.
Last time, I was drinking enough that my liver was able to keep pace with the marathon of alcohol consumption that I put it through. This time, not so much. Next time, I’ll need to practice drinking a lot more before I leave to try and avoid the whole scene I caused.
Oh my.
Oh well, what happens in Mexico stays in Mexico, right? Except for when you blog about it afterwards… fuck.
I guess the beginning is the best place to start. I had an early morning flight on Saturday. Friday, I left work, got some dinner, ran some errands and finished up packing the last few remaining items. I talked on the phone with Dave and then went to bed around 11:30pm, desperately in need of a nap.
I got woken up around 1:45am to Thailand tapping on my window; I tried going back to sleep but was unsuccessful. For some reason. We left my place around 3:45am, I got some breakfast at the airport and was on the plane for 6:30am.
I managed to sleep for about an hour on the plane; a feat only accomplished by severe sleep deprivation (less than six hours of sleep between Thursday and Friday night). I arrived at the resort around 3pm, checked in, found my room and got cleaned up. While checking out my home-away-from-home, I opened the blinds and took in the view.
Don’t see it?
That’s right… The pathway from my room led directly to the bar. Trouble. So, what did I do? I went to check out my home-away-from my home-away-from-home: a barstool at Bar 6. Within half an hour, I met a group from Prince George and started partying with them. Tequila shots, vodka cocktails, vodka shots, rum cocktails; we had them all. Have I mentioned that I hadn’t eaten lunch or dinner? Yeah… trouble.
Come 8pm (or some time later when I convinced my party that I needed food or else), we went for dinner, but due to my extreme inebriation, I was less than successful and left most of my plate untouched.
We went to the nightly show and then… some things happened. It starts getting a little hazy at this point. I definitely lost the group and probably ended up at the disco. Next thing I know, I’m sitting on the lawn outside of the disco, talking with some chick. A couple of her friends come up, and then a couple of guys. Her friends take off, and then her and one guy take off. I was left with the other dude.
Seeing where this was headed, I made a point of mentioning that I was tired and needed to go home. Or so I thought. Turns out I’d made a point at mentioning this repeatedly throughout my time on the grass because I saw the girl and the guy at the disco the next night, buddy said to me “Oh – you’re the tired girl!”. Nice.
Eventually, I went home. Somehow. I managed to make it in the door, take out my contacts and crawl into bed fully dressed before passing out completely.
Another post to follow!
So far doesn't seem so bad...but that bar is a bad omen. I like that you look at drinking on vacation like an olympic event you need to train for.
ReplyDeleteIs it bad that I noticed the pool first and not the tiki hut bar? :P
ReplyDelete-Barb the French Bean
I can never drink in Mexico. One beer always feels like four, and that's about all I can handle.
ReplyDeleteYeah mexico isnt on the top of list unless its cancun
ReplyDeleteThe place I stayed at in Mexico looked just like that out back. Now, I imagine there are more druglords hanging about.
ReplyDeleteCliffhanger!!!!
ReplyDeletePickle - some things are worth training for!
ReplyDeleteBarb - that's probably a very good thing. My trip would have been so much different if I saw things through your eyes! :)
Nellie - the heat will do that to you... gotta keep hydrated!
Adam - I've heard the Caribbean side is amazing. Mixed reviews about Cancun, but I think it just depends on what you're looking for.
Beer - luckily, I did not encounter any druglords!
Gorm - I know... more is coming, I swear!!
This is the start of trouble!!
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