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| Seven in the morning - headed to boat. |
Sometimes paradise is not what you might think. Oh, yeah, there are palm
trees, white sand beaches and crystal-clear turquoise water; all the usual
things you would expect. But paradise is
not always about the visual stuff.
Last weekend, a group of guys from Isla Mujeres made the annual trek from
the island to the PGA Mayakoba final round. This was our fourth year of getting a bunch of friends together for a
day of watching great golf, enjoying each other’s company, and okay, maybe a
few cocktails.
Our day started early with catching the 7:30 a.m. UltraMar boat to Puerto
Juarez and boarded the 52-passenger luxury bus, which would take us to Playa
del Carmen.
On the way, we stopped at Krispy Kreme at the south end of Cancun. (After all, it was a guys’ trip. Coffee and
donuts are mandatory.)
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| Patricio - last to board the boat! |
The Chameleon Golf Club is located inside the Mayakoba Resort complex, slightly north of Playa del Carmen on the Maya Rivera.
The complex is so expertly in tune with its surroundings, you can’t even spot a hotel, and there are three on this magnificent property.
Developed back in the 1990s by OHL (Obrascón Huarte Lain S.A.), this complex is a true jewel, environmentally sustainable, but still a resort where you can have fun.
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| On board the 52-passenger bus |
Oh, the fun we had; following the pro-golfers from tee to tee, or in my
case watching from the 10th green with a drink in my hand, being
served by pretty girls and having the world’s best golfers play right to me.
Okay, now you can tell I’m into maybe my
fourth or so drink and enjoying myself a bit too much.
This is the only PGA event outside the USA or Canada, and as such, attracts
great golfers from around the world; players like Harris English, Mike Weir,
and Justin Leonard. Now in its seventh
year, this great tournament has top-line sponsors just waiting to give away
hats, beer, wine, bottled water, snacks and more.
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| I wonder what Brian is taking a photo of? |
Alas, eventually the tourney is over, and we walk, or stagger, back to the resort
shuttle buses that will take us to our bus and the one-hour trip back to the
Isla Mujeres ferry.
The party continued, however, as a couple of the guys convinced our bus driver to purchase a cooler
full of beer just in case we got thirsty on the drive back.
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| Headed home - more free hats! |
Now you might think this trip is all about the guys; however, this year we
sold raffle tickets on board the bus, and will continue to sell them until all
of the 200 tickets are sold.
All
proceeds collected go to support the Ron
Brown Scholarship Fund. The fund
assists qualified Isla students with expenses related to college or university
education.
The Raffle Prize is an amazing three-day
salmon fishing trip to northern British Columbia in mid-June of 2014. The fishing tourney is situated at a
five-star floating fish camp. It is the
perfect location to land a 40-pound king salmon or a monster halibut. The prize includes airfare from anywhere in
Mexico, the US, or Canada to the camp, all the gear, guide, gourmet meals and fine
wines. Sound good to you? Great!
Contact me for your tickets. The
ticket price is 500 pesos for 1 or 1000 pesos for 3. You could be joining thirty-three other guys
in the Reeling for Ronnie Fishing Tourney
in northern British Columbia in June 2014.
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| June 2013 - me, at the Reeling for Ronnie Tourney in BC |
Hasta Luego
Lawrie
Cameras are confiscated at the entrance gate, so no photos of the players or the game.
Lynda, Lawrie, Thomas the Cat, and Princess Chica
Murder. Mayhem. Revenge. Romance.
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