Sunny Cancun in February

The beach is beautiful, and the pool is grand. The rooms were spacious, and everyone had a view.

We always request to eat out on the back patio. This place is walled in and covered by a canopy of foliage. White lights keep the place illuminated but not too bright. We sit at iron tables.

My favorite part of the dinner is to watch the skilled and friendly waiters with their presentation of the coffee drinks. Ask for one of the many after dinner/coffee drinks (with alcohol) and they create a fire-fountain while they pour the alcohol in to the cups. It's truly something you have to see performed.

We have made it a point to come here year after year due to the great local food, local entertainment, and extensive choice of frozen margaritas (where else could you try a banana margarita?).

The dancers, mariachi band, and other local musicians keep you entertained while you are waiting for your food. And you can get your photo taken in a huge sombrero (see photos) as a souvenir. (You can buy the photo and a cute frame, but since we did that the year before, we just used our digital to get some pics.)

We were a reservation of 14, and they accommodated us very well. I started with a wonderful waldorf salad. Another friend of mine got the tuna carpaccio, and that was wonderful (if you like sushi-type fish). Another got the veal carpaccio, which was equally good, and both were prepared at the table. The portion size of the entrees was unbelieveable--such large cuts of beef and chicken that two people could slit it (or one could have leftovers). I got the tenderloin (the closest they have to filet mignon), and my friend got the skirt steak. She let me try since I didn't know what this was--MMMMMmmmmmmm!

A few of us had issues getting our steak cooked how we wanted it. (I think in Mexico they only have rare and well... I tried for medium, and I either got the wrong steak, or they don't know what medium was). But that was easily resolved. One person's was too rare, and they cooked it more for him. The side dishes were neat... you have to try the souffle potatoes (see photo).

They did some neat tricks at this place, too, with the Mexican coffees by setting them on fire and making a show out of it.

Aside from that, the place was pumping. We really had a good time, and they played great dance music. The club was large enough that I didn't feel like it was overcrowded. The waitstaff was very nice to us there.

If you want to learn more about the club, go to www.laboom.com.mx.

The Parque Nizuc is a nice place to go for a few types of fun.

There are all sorts of fun activities for the warm weather: going down water slides, floating in rafts down the lazy river for a quiet ride, catching a water show, surfing in the wave pool, or floating with the whole family in the Bubba Tub. For those with children, try the Bubble Up.

But my favorite part was swimming with the dolphins! I always wanted to do this!!!! Not only can you have your pictures taken getting a wet dolphin kiss (see pictures below of me and my husband), but you can be pushed through the top of the water like a flying angel by two dolphins!

You can purchase pictures or the video they will put together for you.