¡Hola mis amigos!

Some folks have been after me to talk about my trip to Mexico last week but it isn't motorcycle related so I'll keep it brief.

The weather was beautiful the whole week we were there. Sunny and mid-80's: which is exactly what this northern boy needed after way too many months of cold, snow and gray skies.

A WORD OF WARNING: Be very careful about how long you hang your pasty white legs out in the mid-day Mexican sun! Yes, I burned them to a crisp and had to spend a little more time in the shade then I had wanted to. Not too big of a concern though when you have an outside bar to sit at.

The beach had plenty of palapas (palm thatched umbrellas) to lay under also which I found out was a perfect vantage point to observe all the European women on the beach. For those of you who don't know, the European women are always easy to spot. They're the ones who are topless. God bless 'em!

The resort and the grounds were absolutely beautiful! The pictures that I took of the lobby and of the outside foliage just doesn't do the real thing any justice. Everything looked literally picture postcard perfect.

And the food...OMG! The food! Don't ever go to one of these places if you're worried about your weight. There's always food being served in a couple places on the resort and lots of it. We went to the Japanese restaurant just off the main lobby one night and sat in front of the hibachi sipping Saki while the chef cooked up some of the best Japanese food I've ever had.

A couple of nights in Playa del Carmen rounded out the trip. The food, shopping and people watching in town was the best. There were musicians walking the streets wanting to play for you for a couple dollars like this little old man who played his wooden xylophone and serenaded us while we ate dinner at a curbside restaurant.

It was the perfect time for a vacation to chase away the winter blues. But it's Spring now, so let's ride!!