Fair enough.YourGrandpa wrote:That's not so much different than me. I like to see the surroundings as well, that's why we are staying in Mexico this time. It's not like we're confined to the resort. So I'm sure we will get out and spend some money with local vendors. But the key to what I call a vaction is being pampered.
I don't like being pampered, unless it's by a harem of nude or nearly-nude women. But the gf would never go for that so I just focus on checking out the country and local attractions.
When we stayed in St. John we packed up our snorkeling gear and walked about a mile and a half to get to the beach we wanted, but we loved it. We saw hermit crabs and iguanas and all kinds of crazy plant life along the way that we wouldn't have seen otherwise. We could have easily taken a taxi anyway, but we just would have paid money to see a couple miles of bumpy road and save ourselves 30 minutes.
That's part of what was great about staying at the bed and breakfast where we were; we walked everywhere and got to see what real life was like on the island, while the people who stayed in the resorts took a bus to the bay in the morning and were bussed back out at night.
