Thursday, March 28, 2019

Tankah Bay

It has been a long gray winter here in Reno, so we took a little break from the snow and spent a week on Tankah Bay near Tulum, Mexico.  To make it even better, Peter's family went with us.  They managed the long plane ride beautifully.

The house was on Tankah Bay with a pool and a more or less private beach, so we weren't motivated to travel too far once we arrived.

The pool had a very shallow area that was just perfect for toddlers.


and the rest of us

One morning while Ingrid was taking her nap, the rest of the crew walked a block down the road to Cenote Manati. Calvin had dived here once before, but it was kind of murky then. This year it was clear blue and crowded. It has become a popular scuba diving location.

I love this picture of Sylvan's hand wrapped around Peter's thumb.
We visited another cenote. This is Peter dropping into the cenote through a hole. The underwater camera was on a bizarre setting here, so all the rest of the pictures look like slow motion splashes.


We had kayaks at the house to explore inside the reef.

We managed a few hours on Tulum beach, which is one of my favorite beaches in the world.

And on our last day we explored Puerto Morelos, which is the only place I managed a decent picture of the family.
They are all still smiling.  That is a good sign at the end of the vacation.

Friday, March 8, 2019

An afternoon with Nick

A little while ago Nick and I spent an afternoon at Virginia Lake while his siblings went skiing. 

We started out feeding the birds

Then we took a leisurely walk around the lake
Hiding behind each tree each tree

Eating a little snow

Finding a stick

Playing in the water

Climbing a rock

And making his signature silly face

What a great way to spend the afternoon.