We were grateful to take a break from the crazy winter of 2023 to find refuge in our one of our favorite places, Punta Mita. It truly is where we find that peaceful, easy feeling. The sun, sand, ocean and golf cart make the Mellors happy.

Things to remember: Golf cart rides with the Punta Mita playlist, breakfast on the patio, reading around the fire and finishing Where The Red Fern Grows, surfing, fishing, whale watching with the most epic jump, snorkeling in the cold water, tide pooling, the mariachi band, the local kids jumping onto the golf cart, frisbee on the grass, Charlotte and Johnny walking home from Sufi, speedbumps, and that peaceful, easy feeling I wish we could bottle up and take home.

This was our 6th Christmas at the Rosewood Mayakoba in Playa del Carmen. Thank you once again, Santa, for letting us spend seven days together in such a magical place. We truly get to escape from the craziness of the Christmas season and melt into Mexico with sun, sand and the ocean. This year had some unusual weather where it rained nonstop for our last three days. We had to get creative with indoor activities which only made us “bond” more.

Things to remember: Feeding the turtles off our dock, lots of sailing and kayaking to snorkel, the Mayakoba Von Dutch boat, sea scooters, the deserted beach, my sunburn, dinner at La Ceiba, Johnny’s bumble bee kite, Charlotte’s very uncomfortable mouth (due to an orthodontic “crossbow” device), Santa coming in on a horse, giant chess, ping pong, arcade games, the Pueblito, bike riding, the spa, John and I taking a cocktail class, the rain, more rain, and them some rain again.