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5月23日 Top 5 Trips to Mexico1. Baja
I borrowed my girlfriend's car and drove down to Mexico with a couple of friends -- Wendy and her ex-husband Stan. Stan didn't have much money at the time, so he decided the best way to resolve that problem was to stop in Las Vegas, build up his cash supply, and take Baja by storm. We pulled over at a casino somewhere in Nevada. I didn't want to go inside, so I told Stan I'd wait in the parking lot where it's less depressing. Stan said he'd be back in 45 minutes. About five minutes later, Stan came out white faced and muttering. "That didn't go so well." Vegas, baby! We spent the week traveling along the Baja coast until we found a pleasantly obscure beach where we could camp. When we weren't hanging out at the beach, we dined at a local tavern or bought blankets at the central market. Every night, we lit a fire and watched the sun set over the ocean. Tranquilo pues.
2. Club Med
My older brother convinced me to go with him to the Club Med in Cancun. I'm not exactly a Club Med kind of guy -- I need to work on my "WHOOO!" shout -- but it ended up being a great trip. Typical day: waterski, eat breakfast, windsurf or scuba dive, eat lunch, take a long siesta, play basketball and soccer, swim, eat dinner, drink and chat. We met a fascinating guy who made a six-figure living writing Harlequin romance novels. His nom de plume was something like Carolyn Blanchette. He told us that most romance novelists are male with deceptive pseudonyms. Whenever we casually referred to a "tumid sausage" or "heaving juggs upon her glistening bosom fair," Carolyn rolled his eyes.
Meal arrangements were interesting. Back then, when servers seated you, they tried to match you with similar people. If Mark and I shaved and cleaned ourselves up, we'd sit at a table with the Beautiful People. One night, when we were at a Beautiful People table, I sat across from a striking woman from Chicago. I still remember trying not to stare at the overly tight zipper on her top. She started calling me Utah, so I called her Chicago, and things were clicking. OK, I need to give some background for this story to make sense.
At the time, I had recently left the Mormon church, which gave me an illusion of freedom. Of course, I was still bound by my same conscience, but I was unaware at the time. I told my friends before the trip that one of my objectives was to have guilt-free sex with strange women in Mexico. Since then, I've learned enough about myself to know that for many reasons, I'm not wired for casual sex, but I hadn't figured that out yet. I don't want to go into all the fun details, but suffice it to say that I had agreed to meet Chicago at a certain time and place before she left the following morning. Nerve-wracked and full of libidinous anticipation, I went out to the boardwalk to relax and get some fresh air -- and I fell asleep! When I woke up an hour after we'd agreed to meet, I ran to our rendezvous spot and shouted "Chicago!" I never saw her again. Whenever the subject of lost opportunities comes up, Dug will often shout "Chicago!" Thanks, Dug.
3. Tijuana
Pronounced "ti-uh-hwanna," this awful town is on the other side of the border below San Diego. We drove down there for a family trip when I was a little kid. On our way back, the border patrol guard asked if we had any fruit or fireworks or illegal aliens in the trunk. My Dad said no, but that was a fib -- he had bought some fireworks. When we returned home, his conscience got the best of him, no doubt exacerbated by my mother's dismay, so he gathered us around the bathroom. He apologized for fibbing, and told that he would flush the firecrackers down the drain. We were upset. "No, Dad! Instead of flushing them down the toilet, can't we just burn them?"
4. Cozumel I scuba dived twice a day along the some of the most beautiful reefs in the world. For some dives, you just drift along the reef and take in the scenery as if floating in space. For a moment, you get the feeling that you're stationary while the reef is moving past you.
5. Playa del Carmen
I got sick on the plane on the way to Mexico, so I had Montezuma's revenge before I had a single meal in Mexico. Still, it was a nice romantic trip. Wendy was pregnant, but we didn't know yet that we were having twins. 评论 (10)
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