Days 1-2 (February 12-13, 2026): Back to where we began!
For years, we have done a Valentine’s / Heritage Day weekend trip to the southern USA. But those days are over - at least until the regime is overthrown and America can find its true self again. Knowing we’d still want a mid-February getaway, even if the USA was out, we decided to do a few days in Cancun, since flights are plentiful between Halifax and there. Cancun holds a special place in our hearts as, in July 1992, we came here on our honeymoon for two weeks. We were young, poor and naive, but still, we have great memories of that first Caribbean experience of our married lives together. Apart from this visit, we have only been back one other time since 1992. After a stormy week, we had a perfect break in the weather for our trip. Despite a three-hour delay in leaving, it all worked fairly smoothly. We left for Halifax Airport at 6:30PM and were airborne by 9:45PM, arriving at our Toronto Airport hotel at 11:15PM. With three hours of sleep under our belts, we headed back to th...