Hey 19 - Random Thoughts: In the year 2525...more or less

[BoxsterCy]

Markedly declining. It's the Royal Haciendas which was part of the Royal Resorts chain of five or six upscale timeshare developments. Was Mexican owned and managed for the owners who owned the units. Some of the land leases expired and those developments were sold. Now it's down to three and they had been pushing all-inclusive rentals of the units the last five years or so and now sold everything to Holiday Inns. So locally owned with a great culture that employed a 100% Hispanic staff top to bottom to don't give a **** world corporation and you can see how it is going.

The beach has eroded away the last couple of years and listening to the corporate talk "we are working on it" speal they gave was interesting. The neighboring resorts built breakwaters and they have done nothing while saying they are "working on it" and blaming permits etc. Think it was maybe half true but more likely it is "This is just one of thousands of developments in our Holiday Inn worldwide portfolio and we are not dumping any money into it just to save the beach". The pilings of the main restaurant that used to have a huge beach in front of it are exposed by the erosion.

And, like all of the resorts on the coast, they built too close to shore so there is little natural recovery from storm erosion. Some are worse than others. Same story in Cancun where the huge beach replenishment project of 2009 is starting to erode away enough to be quite noticeable. My flight out yesterday was over the Cancun strip and than up the coast where I got a good look at the little developed areas with lots of big beach (#natural).

 

[jcyclonee]

Markedly declining. It's the Royal Haciendas which was part of the Royal Resorts chain of five or six upscale timeshare developments. Was Mexican owned and managed for the owners who owned the units. Some of the land leases expired and those developments were sold. Now it's down to three and they had been pushing all-inclusive rentals of the units the last five years or so and now sold everything to Holiday Inns. So locally owned with a great culture that employed a 100% Hispanic staff top to bottom to don't give a **** world corporation and you can see how it is going.

The beach has eroded away the last couple of years and listening to the corporate talk "we are working on it" speal they gave was interesting. The neighboring resorts built breakwaters and they have done nothing while saying they are "working on it" and blaming permits etc. Think it was maybe half true but more likely it is "This is just one of thousands of developments in our Holiday Inn worldwide portfolio and we are not dumping any money into it just to save the beach". The pilings of the main restaurant that used to have a huge beach in front of it are exposed by the erosion.

Looking at it on the map, my son and 3 friends are going to the Riu resorts on the other side of Playa in about a week. I hope he's smarter than I was when I was 21. He can't be dumber so I guess I hope he's a lot smarter.

We stayed at a resort just north of there a few years ago. The beach at the oceanfront was terribly eroded. However, they put a beach area above a retaining wall that was really nice.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Okay. Foods not great at the resort, in fact it is sort of bad but the weather was good. Hobbling around in a walking boot sucked and that really limited my birding walkabouts but the area is getting sort of built up and birding opps for stuff I haven't seen a dozen times is getting limited.

Still, annual time to spend with sister and chat some is always good. Although after living alone for the last 20 years it's sort of a routine shock to have people around in the morning and evenings, that's been my solo time for years and truthfully it's sort of unsettling.

Remind me why you're in a boot?

 

[BoxsterCy]

Remind me why you're in a boot?

Fractured big toe joint that's trying to heal a big chip back onto the joint. So far it's not going well.

 

[BCClone]

Looking at it on the map, my son and 3 friends are going to the Riu resorts on the other side of Playa in about a week. I hope he's smarter than I was when I was 21. He can't be dumber so I guess I hope he's a lot smarter.

We stayed at a resort just north of there a few years ago. The beach at the oceanfront was terribly eroded. However, they put a beach area above a retaining wall that was really nice.

Which RIU? We stayed there 2 years ago.

 

[jcyclonee]

Remind me why you're in a boot?

Back up singer for Nancy Sinatra.

 

[jcyclonee]

Which RIU? We stayed there 2 years ago.

Tequila. They kept it cheap. Personally, I'm glad that they are in a pretty quiet neighborhood about a half mile from the ocean.

 

[BCClone]

Tequila. They kept it cheap. Personally, I'm glad that they are in a pretty quiet neighborhood about a half mile from the ocean.

We stayed at Playacar. You can eat/drink/hang out at any of them, you just sleep at the one. Palace may not be accessible but to those there maybe though. Their "games" had you win free bottles of booze. Well, its all inclusive so it's like giving someone a free steak to eat while having supper at a free place.

 

[jcyclonee]

Since we've been discussing my son, I have to tell you all about this year's living arrangements.

He's living in a duplex with some friends. The basement is unfinished but has a small stage. It seems that the basement is a fairly well known underground music venue (they weren't privy to this info before moving in). It is run by the people that live upstairs. There are bands and/or DJs there pretty much every weekend that play until about 3. Many of these nights are dyke nights (I don't mean to be offensive but that's the term used on social media and on flyers). When they have these nights, my son and his friends often have to plead with security to let them in their own house because no males are allowed.

On one occasion, one of his roommates fell asleep while his laundry was in and had to retrieve it after the show started so he was walking through the crowd with a laundry basket over his head.

On another night when there wasn't a band, my son and friends were playing some drinking game in the basement. The people upstairs told them that they were making too much noise.

If you want to check it out, here is a link to the venue.

https://www.instagram.com/comobackdoorofficial/?hl=en

 

[jcyclonee]

We stayed at Playacar. You can eat/drink/hang out at any of them, you just sleep at the one. Palace may not be accessible but to those there maybe though. Their "games" had you win free bottles of booze. Well, its all inclusive so it's like giving someone a free steak to eat while having supper at a free place.

He thinks they can drink and eat at the buffets at the other resorts but can't go to the sit-down restaurants. I am nervous about the liquor dispensers in the rooms. Maybe they quit stocking those after Covid. We went to a Riu in DR at the end of Covid and they weren't stocked.

I think my son is doing most of the planning. Generally, when he is "in charge" he does show a sense of responsibility.

 

[BCClone]

Since we've been discussing my son, I have to tell you all about this year's living arrangements.

He's living in a duplex with some friends. The basement is unfinished but has a small stage. It seems that the basement is a fairly well known underground music venue (they weren't privy to this info before moving in). It is run by the people that live upstairs. There are bands and/or DJs there pretty much every weekend that play until about 3. Many of these nights are dyke nights (I don't mean to be offensive but that's the term used on social media and on flyers). When they have these nights, my son and his friends often have to plead with security to let them in their own house because no males are allowed.

On one occasion, one of his roommates fell asleep while his laundry was in and had to retrieve it after the show started so he was walking through the crowd with a laundry basket over his head.

On another night when there wasn't a band, my son and friends were playing some drinking game in the basement. The people upstairs told them that they were making too much noise.

If you want to check it out, here is a link to the venue.

https://www.instagram.com/comobackdoorofficial/?hl=en

When do they want to have my nephew ship Yung Gravy over there? I guess he’s related to the gear daddies so he could get something for the older crowd also.

 

[BCClone]

He thinks they can drink and eat at the buffets at the other resorts but can't go to the sit-down restaurants. I am nervous about the liquor dispensers in the rooms. Maybe they quit stocking those after Covid. We went to a Riu in DR at the end of Covid and they weren't stocked.

I think my son is doing most of the planning. Generally, when he is "in charge" he does show a sense of responsibility.

They can eat at any but the palace I believe. Sit downs you just need to make reservations. That’s what we could do.

Do you want me to break the news to you about what is in the room and stocked?

 

[jcyclonee]

They can eat at any but the palace I believe. Sit downs you just need to make reservations. That’s what we could do.

Do you want me to break the news to you about what is in the room and stocked?

Were you there post-covid?

 

[BCClone]

Were you there post-covid?

Christmas time 22

 

[jcyclonee]

When do they want to have my nephew ship Yung Gravy over there? I guess he’s related to the gear daddies so he could get something for the older crowd also.

They would love to see Yung Gravy. My son realizes that he's a terrible musician but calls him a comedian. One of his roommates does some rap. He's so bad that it's good. He did a dis track to a former girlfriend and used the line, "You're going to miss me like a Vikings' kicker."

 

[jcyclonee]

Christmas time 22

4 bottles stocked in each room?

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Fractured big toe joint that's trying to heal a big chip back onto the joint. So far it's not going well.

Yowch!

 

[BCClone]

4 bottles stocked in each room?

Thought there were 3, also a full fridge of Dos Equis.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Since we've been discussing my son, I have to tell you all about this year's living arrangements.

He's living in a duplex with some friends. The basement is unfinished but has a small stage. It seems that the basement is a fairly well known underground music venue (they weren't privy to this info before moving in). It is run by the people that live upstairs. There are bands and/or DJs there pretty much every weekend that play until about 3. Many of these nights are dyke nights (I don't mean to be offensive but that's the term used on social media and on flyers). When they have these nights, my son and his friends often have to plead with security to let them in their own house because no males are allowed.

On one occasion, one of his roommates fell asleep while his laundry was in and had to retrieve it after the show started so he was walking through the crowd with a laundry basket over his head.

On another night when there wasn't a band, my son and friends were playing some drinking game in the basement. The people upstairs told them that they were making too much noise.

If you want to check it out, here is a link to the venue.

https://www.instagram.com/comobackdoorofficial/?hl=en

Younger me says

Current me says

 

[BCClone]

4 bottles stocked in each room?

They can hit up the coconut beach party. Nice blend of 70% rum/tequila and 30% coconut juice.

They also have to have the Mayan hot sauce. A couple drops and you got fire coming out everywhere.