Hi Crazies&#33;<br />Busy&#33; Busy&#33; Busy&#33;  Was gone three working days and only work three days this week.  Of course no one did my job while I was gone&#33;<br /><br />Sorry still haven&#39;t caught up on posts or done anything with the pictures, probably this weekend.<br /><br />Here is the saga of the Mexican wedding.<br />Started off on the wrong foot.  Were supposed to leave KC at 4PM Thurs but there was a storm in Houston that closed the airport.  Didn&#39;t leave KC until 6:30 PM.  We were lucky because our plane was the only one the left for Houston, all other flights were cancelled.  Made our connection in Houston, leaving 1-1/2 hours late.  Got to Veracruz City about 1 AM and the hotel about 2AM.  Made a great discovery at the hotel.  I packed the C-PAP machine but not the hose and mask&#33; <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/blush.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blush:" border="0" alt="blush.gif" /> <br /> <br />Next morning we left for Monte Gordo about 10:30AM an arrived around 1PM.  160 KM drive, plenty of Gulf views and mountains.  Very pretty drive except for the three Mexican Federalies check points.  They have a drug war going on down there and they take it very seriously.<br /><br />We stayed at the Hotel Acucar, which is where the wedding was held.  We had the whole resort.  About 70 people attended the wedding.<br />The groom&#39;s mom was able to get out of Cuba and attended.  A very neat lady.  Talked with her through an interpreter, very strong, intellegent lady.  She has a two year visa for Mexico and can apply for citizenship at that time so does not have to go back.<br /><br />They had a spa with the hotel.  Lynda and I both had theraputic massages for 1 hour.  Price was &#036;480 pesos or approx &#036;46.00 USD.<br />It was better than any message I have ever gotten on a cruise ship&#33;<br /><br />Wedding was on Sat and was nice but, in my opinion wierd&#33;  Since they were already married in NY this was not a religious ceremony.<br />Half the wedding was in English, sort of, a lot of meditation, people saying &quot;OOOOOOOM&quot; and Lynda hitting me in the ribs&#33;  Don&#39;t want to offend anyone who meditates, it&#39;s just nothing I have ever done.  Wierd&#33;  The other half of the ceremony was in Spanish so have no clue what they said.  Everyone enjoyed it and there was a free bar for the evening so even I was happy&#33;<br /><br />They set up a hugh tent for the dinner and reception. The end facing the Gulf was open which made a pretty picture.  They had an excellent band.  Sara, the bride is a ballet dancer in NY City so many of the other people were dancers also.  Those kids can dance to Latin America music.  If I tried half the moves they were doing something would have broken&#33;<br /><br />The place was really nice.  Clean and right on the beach.  Service was excellent.  Food was good, but Lynda and I got a tried to authentic Mexican food.  We left Sunday afternoon and made the 2-1/2 hrs drive back to Veracruz City.  Left Veracruz at 6:30AM and all went smooth an on time for the return flights.<br /><br />Now for my soap box.  After watching the grooms family having a reuinon after 9 years it really burns me up that politians make decisions based on how it will affect their power.  This mother could not see or touch her kids for 9 years&#33;  Why, because of politics&#33;  How did she get out?  Money, of course.  This family is just like ours except they are from Cuba and speak Spanish.  The happiness and love they all showed and shared made the trip worth it&#33;.<br /><br />Sorry, just wanted to vent.<br /><br />Will try and get caught up this weekend and will get some picutres posted.