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Another relaxing Mexican vacation, this time with the entire family (loved having both kids with us)! Once again we stayed at a pretty good resort Now Sapphire . It's a relatively small, but cozy place with a white sand beach, buffets, a number of themed restaurants, bars, swimming pools, and a few entertainment options. Here are a few shots of the facilities and other assorted pics:          

As promised, quick notes on our Mexican vacation. This time we went south of Cancun to Riviera Maya and stayed at a pretty good resort  Gran Bahia Principe Akumal . It's a pretty big place (basically, three co-located resorts: Akumal, Tulum, and Coba) with a golf course, white sand beaches, and plenty of restaurants, bars, swimming pools, and entertainment options. Here are a few shots of the facilities:        Of course, Caribbean Sea and its beaches are the main attraction: Wild life, like iguanas and lemurs, birds and tropical fish, is everywhere, yet it is fairly unobtrusive: There are plenty of activities in the area. First, we went to swim with the dolphins: And then onto a great tour of Mayan ruins at Coba: Of course, scaling the grand pyramid was one of the highlights of the trip (double the fun for me, as I am afraid of heights): Here's Mayan observatory (maybe the famous calendar that inspires end-...