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Missing Isla

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Missing Isla You think it is a little odd to call my blog entry Missing Isla when it is about our vacation to Pureto Aventuras (or maybe not)? Read on to find out why I suffered several pangs of remorse while on our Puerto Aventuras vacation. We had vacations that have started a lot worse than this one but were excellent vacations. For example, our first vacation to Turks and Caicos , we did not get our luggage until we had been there a day and a half and the stores (most all of them) were not open on Sunday so we sweltered in jeans and tennis shoes for over a day before we found an open T-shirt shop and we each bought a shirt and shorts. We also spent $13 dollars for a dusty (but not expired) bottle of of contact solution. Our hotel was a dump, the staff was rude and they claimed that someone had cancelled our reservations. So much for Trip Advisor! We chose the Sibonne because it was advertised as a small boutique hotel, which sounded much better than a large resort. Wrong!...
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Isla Mujeres 2009

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Hawaii 2009

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