Cancun- July 19th

This morning we went wake boarding again and I didn't fall down once. I went again and got a jump! Afterward, I walked to tennis with Alex to meet up with Sam and Nick. We saw them and they were exhausted from their lesson. Alex and I laid on the beach until it started to rain, and we ran into the water. Sam, Alex, Nick and I swam through the seaweed in the pouring rain and were screaming and laughing. We then walked to the kayaks and kayaked for 30 minutes. On the kayaks we tried tying our boats together and paddling but we went absolutely no where; I think we traveled farther backwards than forwards. As we approached the shore, Sam and I raced and unfortunately, he won. 

Nick chasing the car

We began walking around searching for Pearl because she was not anywhere near Las Cazuelas. We walked by the pool and finally saw her. We regrouped and walked to the bar to get drinks. I ordered Pearl a mojito because she had never had one before, the usual for Nick, and a Miami vice for me. We walked to the beach, put our drinks down, then ran into the ocean. We swam out to the buoy again and relaxed. I love swimming with Pearl and the guys because we have the most interesting conversations. As I was getting out Nick pulled me back down into the water, and we splashed around for a bit. When he tried to get out, he got karma because I pulled him back in. 

After getting soaked, we walked to reception where we saw a a buggy. A family of three was already waiting for it, so they got in, then Pearl, Alex and I got in. Sam and Nick started running alongside the cart, but eventually we passed them both. When the family got out, Sam was in eyesight, so we called him over to hop on. When we arrived at Las Cazuelas, Alex, Sam, and Pearl went inside and I waited outside for Nick. We then got lunch and sat down inside, sad to be having our last meal together. Lunch was delicious and dessert was even better. Nick and I got up to get ice cream twice, but somehow he managed to eat five vanilla ice cream cones. 

Selfie w/ Ice Cream

Pearl and I used the restroom before we left and on the way back got into a playful fight over nothing other than a loaf of white chocolate bread. The triplets looked at us with curiosity, but just ignored it and we left. 

On the way back, Alex, Nick and I dipped our feet in the fountains in the hallway by my room and it was so nice. We then dropped Pearl off at the locker room with her mom, and the boys and I walked to the computer room. Once we were inside the room, we saw all four computers were in use. Nick dared me to be loud so they would leave, and I said really loudly, "OMG! No way!" A lady looked at me with a death stare and said "shhhh!" We left laughing extremely hard and sat at a table outside. We saw though the window a girl getting up, and as she opened the door, I yelled, "hey!" Nick started laughing so hard, and continued to laugh when we sat down at a computer. Nick and I began laughing and crying hysterically because the lady next to me looked so angry with me. She got so fed up, that she and her husband left us with all of the computers. We thought to ourselves, "mission accomplished!" We loved to the back computer and watched Glozell for so long laughing and laughing. 

The BEAUTIFUL Pearl

Next, Pearl walked in and we went over to the theater. I felt the urge to dance on the stage, so I got up there and began singing and dancing. Many people walked by wondering what I was doing, but I ignored them. I invited Pearl up, and when I twirled her I fell into a set piece behind the curtain. I ran backstage, and to my surprise I saw a man holding up the set piece. Nick told me later that I almost crushed the man, but everything worked out fine. We danced some more, then realized we should go say goodbye to pearl. We walked to the door to watch her get on the bus. Before she did, I gave her the longest hug and she waved goodbye to the guys. As she was waiting to get on I took some very attractive photos of her and my favorite was one of my mom and Debbie photo bombing. Once she was on the bus, we communicated through the window. We did our I side joke which is "mua, mua, wub u" through the window and the guys were laughing at us. We started doing one of the crazy signs dances and we laughed so hard. Nick told me later our goodbye was one of his favorite memories. Once she drove off, Nick, Alex, and I walked to waterskiing. 

Our Gossip Circle

We arrived and saw the list was an hour long, so we changed our mind and walked to trapeze. I sat in line and looked around for Nick. Alex then told me he was in line, and I looked down to see Nick about to go up. He told me the rip (blister) on his hand no longer hurt and his shoulder felt better. 

Love these guys

He went up and did really well. It was my turn to go, and as I stood at the bottom of the ladder, Vitor and I looked at each other and both yawned. I climbed the ladder and when I got to the top I told him I was doing penny role. As I jumped off the platform everything went fine until it was time to grab the cables. I reached up like I always did, but this time I didn't grab high enough. My hands slipped down and on the next swing back it happened again. The lady told me to bring my legs down and let go. I landed awkwardly on the net. I pushed myself up and walked over to the edge on the net. No one said anything. After I flipped down, I looked at my hands and gasped. My pinky finger was entirely covered in blood and my right had spots of blood dispersed. As soon as I saw the blood, pain followed. Ashley gave me gauze to hold on it, then told me to wash it off. Alex walked with me to get ice from the ice machine. My fingers hurt so much, but I didn't dare cry in front of anyone. 

I returned to trapeze and put bandages on my fingers. I got back in line for the splits, because I didn't want my last go to be so terrible. When it was my turn, I did the splits pretty well and they said I could catch. 

Watch Capusine attempt the double:

This is how we chill...

Neither nick, nor Sam did the catch, but Nick waited for me to finish. When I went up to catch, I did the splits perfectly, but unfortunately, I let go before the "hep" and Vitor did not catch me. I was satisfied with my comeback, and I sat down. Nick, Alex, Sam, and I walked back to their room to get ready for dinner. 

Nick and Alex went to the room, but Sam walked back to watch trapeze with me while the others got ready. Sam and I sat on the bleachers to watch and had a really great conversation. I had never had an honest conversation with him, because we were constantly chasing each other or having ice cube fights. When Nick had changed and showered, he swapped with Sam, and we went to sit on a hammock. We laid in the hammock talking about all things under the sun, and shared the pictures we had taken from the trip. We both showed the other pictures from home, and we commented on how different we look now. When Alex came, he tried to sit, but it wasn't working, so he sat in the hammock next to us. Eventually I took a different position so Alex could join us, and we talked together for another hour. 

When it was time for dinner, the boys and I walked to Hacienda, and I went to eat with my mom and they with their parents. My mom and I got up for dessert and bumped into my friends' mom. We talked to her about all of their other club med experiences, etc. 

After dinner, I went to find the guys in our special cabana. When I met them, we sat and chatted for a bit, then got up and walked to ping pong to establish who was the master of ping pong; Nick or me? I played all of the boys twice, and none of them beat me. Master established :)

After our game, we ran to the forest next to La Estancia and took a quick hike barefoot, which was a terrible idea. We went through the forest on the sand path, but on the way back we used no torches, and Nick led the way over the jagged rocks. 

Our LAST selfie

When we made our way out of the forest, we all linked arms and walked to the reception. I changed into my glasses, and we had our last conversation. We stood by the door and I got all sentimental. Sam almost made me cry because he expressed how much he wanted me to stay because he hated saying goodbye. The taxi arrived and the farewells began. I hugged all three of them, an extra one for Alex, a chest bump with Sam, and Nick and I did our special hand shake. As I sat in the taxi, I looked through the window to see them. As we drove away, they started running after the cab until we turned the corner and were out of sight. As we approached the exit, my eyes watered, but I kept composed. 

We arrived 30 minutes later at the bus station. We waited for our bus, then we boarded.