Chill weekend

Just one more day and I'm off to the Gran Bahia Principe resort, about 45 minutes south of here towards Tulum, for a "Chill weekend" with the RETA investment group of which I'm a member.

Bahia is a 5 star, all inclusive, all the bells and whistles, where I can reside in luxury, hang by the pool sipping chilled cocktails, indulge in massages or energize with water aerobics. It has, wait for it, 13 specialty restaurants, about 20 bars, 8 places for lunch or breakfast, all apart from the all-you-can-stuff-in buffets, of course. I expect to return at least 5kg heavier. So much for any weight I may have lost being ill on the weekend, it won't count against this onslaught.

The great part is that I get to meet other RETA members and hear their stories. Last time I made a real friend who is going to visit me here next month. We are shown the new developments which is currently the TAO healthy lifestyle community, where the clubhouse will be built with glass floors above the cenote sinkholes sacred to the Mayans. You will be able to do yoga, learn languages, cooking or natural therapies, have a massage or swim. It sounds like a great ready-made community and they already have a well-known leader picked out. (Well I've never heard of him, but I believe in the US he's well known).

As well, we hear speakers telling us about life here in Mexico, legal issues, immigration, health, all useful stuff, for me particularly.

For us RETA members this weekend is absolutely free, one of the perks of membership. There are other chill weekends but I'd generally have to fly to get to them, so this is a twin bonus. Oh and did I mention the cocktails?

So my next "broadcast" may be from my divine room at the resort (free WIFI access of course) or maybe those wicked pink and orange things with the tiny umbrellas will make all communication impossible? or at least unintelligible?

Roll on, Thursday!