Saturday, Dec 5 - Day Five

We don't have too much to tell today because we didn't do much today! First, we ordered breakfast for our room. Adam and I never do room service because it's so expensive, but this all-inclusive stuff is fabulous! Then we headed out at about 9:30 to our spa appointment. Both of us have had massages before, but neither of us have ever been to an actual spa. We weren't sure what to expect. We had $190 in credits toward the spa, so we were able to each get a 25 minute back massage. Going to the spa is expensive!

When we got there, Adam had to go to the men's side, and I went to the women's side. Then we got locker keys, sandals, white fluffy robes and towels. We wore our swim suits and showered off first. Everything is really dark, quiet and tranquil. Then we moved to the spa room. I had water, and Adam had some Jamaican Flower Juice. (Keep in mind that we're doing this all separately, on our respective sides of the spa.) I did the sauna for about 5 minutes, but Adam skipped the sauna and went straight to the steam room. I did the steam room second. In each room they give you a wash cloth soaked in an herbal liquid of some sort. It smelled like lemon, mint and flowers, and you just breathe it in while you lay there. The steam room also had mint steam rolling like thick fog. After that I went straight to the jacuzzi, and Adam did the jacuzzi and foot bath. Then we had our massage, which was heavenly! They gave us herbal hot tea afterward, and that was it! Adam and I both felt totally relaxed when it was over. The rest of the day was spent reading by the poolside. I wish I had pictures from the spa, but we didn't have a chance to get them!

After the sun finally set on us, we got ready for dinner out at the Italian restaurant, La Trattoria, on the golf course. I had filet mignon, and Adam had chicken kiev. We both agreed that it was our best meal yet! Then we went across the hall to the oriental restaurant for dessert. We had tempura ice cream, which is basically a scoop of vanilla ice cream that is battered and deep fried with chocolate sauce on top. It was awesome! Here are some pictures from our evening.


After we got back to our side of the resort, we did a little shopping and caught the Broadway Review Show. Adam and I got our picture taken with the aforementioned donkey, whose name was Pancho, wearing a mustache and sombrero. They dressed us up in huipils (those multicolored, rug-like panchos), sombreros, and fake guns. Adam even got a ridiculous fake moustache. They wanted $20 for the picture, so we didn't get it - but it was fun getting all dressed up!