I always love seeing how bad I look (or other people look…hehe) in my friends photos that they post after trips. Not only does it make me laugh, but it makes me reminder a tiny bit more why I liked a certain trip or why I did not like a certain trip!! Hahaha…Here are some photos from other people in Ixtapa…some are priceless and some are EWWWW PHILLIPS moments. Hahaha….
So, the last day was definitely bittersweet. Having breakfast at “our table” (the VBVer’s know what I mean by this one and the photos above is by Angela…amazing) was kinda a tease if you ask me!! Hahaha. And flying out of this location was breathtaking too (seriously if you have a chance to go to the Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo area….GO!!!! Great Week FOR SURE!!
Some more Club Med Shots
Flying out (miles and miles of beach)
Zihuatanejo (from the air)
Ixtapa (from the air)
Mexico City (from the air)
So Friday was the last FULL day in Paradise…from free play, to the tourney winners vs. Angela/Al-b, to the last amazing Ixtapa Sunset, to the formal night, to me being crowned the flip cup champion…hehe…a great day….:)
Beach Action
Elegant Night
FLIP CUP
So my fave day in Ixtapa had to be Thursday. We had the morning off so 6 of us headed over to Ixtapa isla. Before we took the water taxi we got see something that most people will never see in there life…salt water Croc’s in their “natural” habitat. Yea, seriously right? Makes ya think twice about venturing into the water…haha. The good thing is the crocs are well feed, so they rarely ever venture even onto the beach. let alone in the ocean.
After that we headed to the water taxi so we could get to Ixtapa Isla. Ixtapa Isla is a “touristy” place, but in the most tame way. There are beaches along the island with about 10 restaurants (per cove) where they catch the food and grill it for you there (if you like that sort of thing). And, for the record, I did try LOBSTER…it wasn’t TOO bad :)….After eating you could also go snorkeling or ride seadoo’s or banana boats…etc. So relaxing. It was great to relax with some amazing peeps. After lunch we ended up going snorkeling (Taylor’s first time) in water that was so merky yet FULL of sealife. Makes me excited thinking about snorkeling in Turks again!! Haha…
After the isla trip we had our normal afternoon session…which was followed by an amazing relaxing evening…nuff said there 🙂
So Wed (midweek) meant it was time for the coed tourney. Both me and Angela decided to play…which ended up being a total blast (with the exception of the last game, in the last match of the day…no more words are needed here…haha). Later in the day we had clinic and then the infamous game of ACE….can we say YIKES. If you were there u understand…haha. After ACE it was time to head into the city for some Ixtapa nightlife…so much fun! I always love a chance to dance on the bar…ahaha!
So Tuesday evening was the “cowboy” attire evening (hence the title of this blog)…hahaha…Actually, the day started off with the doubles tourney in the morning. Once that ended a group of us went sailing in our off time (Andy, Kelly, and I were on one boat while Jules and Dave were on the other boat). Even though there was no wind, it was still fun (and relaxing). And I must comment on learning a rando clip that afternoon called the “doggie bounce”…haha…too funny.
So the 2nd day was the “official” start to the vball vacation. It started off with the King/Queen of the beach tourney, followed by clinic, and then a Circus show for dinner….and then infamous shoulder game, which pretty much cracked us all up. Hahaha…
So this past week I was in Ixtapa, Mexico. I posted my videoblog first because it just brings backs memories of how amazing Ixtapa truly was. Ixtapa lies 10 minutes north of Zihuatanejo…the Club Med Resort was just north of downtown Ixtapa (on its own cove). From the moment I arrived it just felt like a different location. From the ocean to the pool to the resturants (that all had open air ocean front seating) to the spectacular Sunset…so amazing. I had actually flown in on Super Bowl Sunday, off a redeye from LA. So needless to say, I was a tiny bit jet lagged….hahaa…So after we set up the nets we were off to watch the superbowl (Cardinals vs. Steelers). And not only was the game exciting in the end, but the Ixtapa sunset was breathtaking….what a way to start the week off!!
Well, now it is time for my pictures…
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