Day 3 - Pool & BBQ day 🍖

Today the ocean waves were pretty big and choppy, so we decided to save seats near the pool. Unfortunately a lot of good spots were taken when we arrived. We managed to snag a spot, not ideal since it’d be in the sun for part of the day, but at least we got a seat. It’s almost like a war trying to fight for seats here at the resort LOL 😂 we got our breakfast and went back to our sun chairs to relax for the day. We went to swim in the pool today, which was pretty nice! There were lots of families and children around, so it was pretty chaotic, but nice!
Just before 10am, we went to the lobby to try to see if the staff could help us book a reservation for one of the restaurants on the resort. We wanted to try the Mexican cuisine one. They were super helpful and booked it for us! We were so excited to try it out!
We went back to our spot where were approached by one of the workers at the hotel, I forget his name, but he seems to run the evens going on at the hotel. He asked us what our favourite genre of music is so he can tell the dj to play that music for the upcoming lunch event. We told him we love 2010’s pop/dance music and it was great! The DJ himself came to greet us, his name is Gabriel and he was super nice! We learned that there was a BBQ lunch event for the residents of the resort! We were starving so we decided to eat a small meal at the buffet before going to the bbq! We ate quickly and saw people were already lining up! We went to the line and there were options for chicken wings, ribs, pulled pork, grilled corn, peppers and pineapple. They also served Mac & cheese, brioche bread and pretzels as a side! It was so cool and very tasty! 😋
We chilled by the pool for a few more hours, then left to go to our rooms to change for dinner! We saw more wild animals on the way to and from our rooms!
We came back around 6pm for our dinner reservation and we were seated. The Mexican decor was so pretty inside! All tables were served nachos with guacamole and a side of habanero sauce. Even the servers were like “only try that sauce if you really love spice!” I just dipped a corner of my chip into it and holyyyy I almost died LOL 🥵 They were not joking when they said it was spicy! But these nachos and guacamole were the best I’ve ever had! I wish I could pack some to bring home to snack on forever… 🥑 We didn’t realize they came with nachos for each table so we all ordered starters. I tried something called a Traditional Dip Sikil Pak, which is a dip made from ground pumpkin seeds, tomatoes, cilantro and citrus. It was quite good, and had a nutty taste to it! For my main, I ordered Surf & Turf tacos, which had grilled octopus with beef filet. It was pretty good, though I couldn’t really tell the difference between the beef and the octopus. I think they cooked the octopus too much, I love a good chewy octopus. 🐙 The flavours were still good! Overall a solid 7/10 restaurant, mostly because of the delicious nachos and guac!
Like last night, we went to grab dessert at the ice cream shop, which was good! 🍨
That evening, there was a fire show, which was alright, it smelled a lot of gasoline and the winds were so strong that night so the fire dances were quickly dissipated. 😅 There was also a white party that we wanted to check out that evening, but it was a bit disappointing… not many people showed up, but the DJ was good! We only stayed for a bit before leaving to go sleep for the night. 💤Read more