Everyone, meet Bob

I made my standby (woohoo!), and even got to sit next to everybody on the second leg of the trip. :-) We all arrived safely at Cancun, got our shuttle ride to our hotel, checked into our rooms, unpacked a bit, and then headed toward the open bar that is part of our all-inclusive package. Nothing like getting started with the vacation, right? The hotel was also organizing a trip to a bar that night, so half our group went, and half of us stayed and got toasted by the pool as we sat and watched the ocean. Oh, I am now a fan of midori sour. :-) Dan happened to invite someone over to sit and chat with us for a while. His name was Bob, and he was an owner of our resort.

Bob, as it turned out, was quite a character. We had a lot of fun quoting him to each other for the remainder of the trip. He was in his 70's, was once a shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds, and was also in the service in the 40's. Bob's been coming to Cancun for 17 years and was a wealth of information. For example, he told us that there is no violent crime in the Yucatan Peninsula. Apparently, you can walk around in downtown Cancun at 0300, dripping with gold jewelry and no one would try to attack and steal it from you. Of course, if you left it lying in the street, people would steal it because they are poor.

Here's another Bob gem: Marry a really fat, really rich woman and then have affairs. Because if she ever cheats on you, you can tell her that it's okay and mean it. I am actually a bit concerned that he really meant that one...

What I found most amusing that night though, I must say, was that Bob seemed to have taken quite a shine to me. Now, it was rather dark and he had quite a bit to drink, but it still amused me to no end. He kept asking Dan and Matt, "which of you two is with this young lady?" But what really had me in stitches was that as the night progressed and the drinks started having a real effect on bob, he announced to the three of us, "If I were 57 years younger, I'd have this young lady in ecstasy. I'd have her so hot she'd be trying to figure out how to get in my pants."

Bob also told us about his friend Alex who runs a trailer park up the road, and takes care of his condo for him while he's away. And how he recently invested in a cenote with a plastic surgeon who loves diving in underground rivers. Oh, and Bob has another friend at the marina just up the road who would take us out to Isla Mujeres on a catamaran and even teach us how to sail it if we wanted. What can I say? Bob is definitely connected! :-) Oh yes, and apparently Cancun has the most romantic restaurant in the world. It's downtown (sorry, I forget the name), and apparently so magical that you can walk into it fighting and you'd come out holding hands.

I don't know for sure what the guys thought, but Bob was definitely the highlight of my evening. And if he were just 57 years younger... *grin*