Tuesday, December 18

Relaxation begins

I thought we were never going to get out of Toronto . Unfortunately ,the storm lived up to expectations and so we decided to leave early for the airport and stay overnight in a hotel . That turned out to be a disaster as we ended up getting the Mini stuck in the snow . Poor Colin had to run (in his crocs ) through the snow drifts to get help at the hotel! This was all at midnight and so by the time we ended up flopping into bed, we were exhausted .

Today , our travel (mis) adventures all seem like a distant memory as we awoke to turquoise ocean , swaying palm trees and Pina Coladas by the pool. Our hotel lives up to all expectations.We are in the Mexican Riviera and it is truly stunning.

It was wonderful of course to see the girls , Andrew and Hilary and we spent a lovely and relaxing first day all together . The highlight of the day was afternoon tea with champagne and "petit fours" . This was all very refined with the sax player and the gorgeous views setting the scene.

It's been a long tme since we were all together and it feels just great !