Aqua Weasels, Mexican Beer and Sunburn

Got back from the beach yesterday. Went with my family, which was all right, but it felt like we definitely could have done more things together than we ended up doing. Highlights of the trip include:

Seeing the animals at this outdoor animal park/adventure place
...this is where I saw the Aqua Weasels (otters) and King Julian (lemuuuurs!) and a ton of reptilian things.

People watching/eavesdropping
...I can't believe some of the ridiculousness we overheard and saw. One boy (probably about 17) went on and on to his friends about how he went to Mexico and "America is about the only continent in North America where you cain't drink beer if you're under 17. There's this one kinda beer, though, this Mexican kind, that ain't no good, though.....and in Jamaica everyone has their own [marijuana] plant, it's crazy!"

Having a "secret door" in our room
...it was really a sliding door that separated our room from the bathroom. The bathroom had a doorway into the hall as well, so this one was just fun to open and close and jump out of.

Blasting the Backstreet Boys in the car on the way home
...and singing every word of every song with my cousin. I am so glad we are relatively close in age. That makes all the difference in the world when it comes to family events.

Not getting sunburned
...for once, I managed to avoid sunburn. This is in part due to my zealous application of SPF 45 and the fact that I stayed under the canopy most of the time.

Good looking people
...there were not that many of these here this year. What is up with married men being more apt to smile at you than the single ones? GROSS. And it's really hard to tell how old people are sometimes, which is irritating. Also, where are all the people my age? Everyone is either 5 years older or 5 years younger. What the heck?

The ride home went waaaay faster than the ride down, which makes no sense, especially given the fact that we accidentally took the scenic route through one of the small towns . I really love the beach and this year I was able to overcome my fear of all the things I couldn't see in the water and actually dove into the waves. I give this vacation 7 out of 10 aqua weasels.