Surf is UP 31 August 2008
Ole from Cancun.
We suck at Spanish. We keep trying to speak, and sadly enough, it comes out in German. Sometimes that comes in handy as we dodge the timeshare salesmen–we just pretend to only speak German.
The trip down went smoothly. WW packed all our stuff into 2 carryons and a backpack, so we did not have to check any luggage. There was some fear that hurricane Gustav would give us problems, but the sky is only partly cloudy and our trip will go on. TW is dying in the humidity, but it is still fun. Last night we unpacked our 2 carry-ons, then ate at the hotel restaurant, then walked out to the beach…we didnt actually make it to the beach though because the surf and the waves have come up all the way to the hotel property line. Red flags means no swimming allowed. And we were “saved” by some plastered Irish guys sitting out watching the surf and warning unsuspecting tourists not to go down the stairs to the beach. They were funny–so drunk they could hardly speak although their “f” word skills still worked great. 
We will try to write more later. Internet at the hotel is EXPENSIVE so we are at a little cafe down the road.
