Isla Mujeres

This last week, we went on a little vacation to take a break from the real world and celebrate an early fourth anniversary. We spent the week on a seven-mile island called Isla Mujeres. This gem was found years ago by Albert's parents, and their stories/memories do not even do it justice. The place is gorgeous and was absolutely perfect for our get-away. Here are a few pics ...

On Tuesday, we took a golf cart to the other side of the island ... and stumbled upon a pool of sharks!! We found ourselves staring at this pool of sharks -- me, Albert, and a random Mexican. The conversation went something like this:

Albert: "I think I'm going to get in there."
Random Mexican: "I don't know about that, Ese."
Albert: "No, I think I am. They look like babies."
Random Mexican: "I don't think you should do that, Amigo."
Albert: "C'mon, they look friendly enough. Come with me."
Random Mexican: "Ese, you are loco."

And so goes the story -- he hopped right in, held the shark proudly, and even rubbed its belly. I'm thinking he had some keen Cuban insight and knew that these particular sharks weren't dangerous??! Cuban insight or not, it was unbelievable! (And made for some pretty great pics.)