No shoes, no shirt, no problems

Though I realize few members of Redhot will get the Kenny Chesney reference, I decided to try it anyway. He's is native to my land, if you will (another reference sure to be lost on most), so I feel compelled to listen to his music. It's country, for those unfamiliar folks. The song popped into my head as I realized the title.

So I sympathize completely with Emma re extreme heat, cold showers, and lack of air conditioning. I'm in Cancun right now, and few buildings even have windows and totally enclosed interiors, much less air conditioning. It's in the 90s during the day and mid to upper 70s at night, meaning one always feels sticky and gross. On the plus side, my hostel is a little under $10 per night. Cheap=good. I wish I could upload some pictures, but I need a usb cable that I didn't bring. I'll get around to it eventually.

For the past two days, I have spent the majority of my time lounging on the beach. People are right about its beauty, though I wouldn't say it is as nice a beach overall as Waikiki or Panama City Beach (mentioned in my previous post). It's not well upkept, and has some trash and vegetation in the sand, which itself is composed of larger grains than I prefer. Once in the water, the bottom is really uneven and there are rocks that you can be swept into (as I was, making my knee even more pitiful than it already was). The shades of blue truly are mesmerizing, though.

Today I was sunburned just enough to make me want to be in shade. This is as opposed to the greatest degree of sunburnedness, which I experienced in Honolulu after laying for hours (was it four? five?) on Waikiki during the first day. That is the ¨whole sheets of skin peel off¨ degree, and I don't care to repeat it.

Since people have been mentioning food, I figured I'd tell of my culinary experience so far. The most remarkable food I have had was chicken tacos with beans and rice. I got two coronas for about $3 (score!) and really great nachos with it. The tacos were rolled and fried, and looked more like what I would think to be a burrito. I certainly wouldn't question the locals on such matters.

Though I've said it before, I reiterate that I miss you all hyperbolic amounts. Also, I'm going to be in New Haven on the 23rd of August to be measured for my Whiff tails, but we don't leave for the ski lodge in Vermont until the next day. Anyone have a free couch?

-me

p.s. I fully expect people to repeat some of my tags in future posts. Who knows when someone will want to browse only entries containing mention of sweaty grossness?