Luc is off to the Arctic!

We spent a wonderful day in Atlanta on Tuesday- celebrating my birthday and soaking every minute up in preparation for the LONG month of August. Not only the HOTest month in Georgia but also the Loneliest month. Sigh.

Anyone that wants to follow Luc's Arctic journey can check here for daily blogs.
http://www.whoi.edu/beaufortgyre/dispatch2007/index2007.html

We tried our best to get a date picked for our wedding before he left- so that we can send out Save the Date cards- but that didn't quite happen. We did find out that the woman that runs one of the hotels (10 rooms) has been on vacation. So maybe she isn't giving us the cold shoulder? But pretty soon, we might just have to make our decision without considering them. We have a date availbale in April at one of the BIG hotels (20 rooms). We were just hoping for January. How fun would it be for our friends and family packed in the snow to have a sunny, beautiful week on the beach in January??

Anyhow, I doubt we will know until September. So I guess I will have to try to relax until then!

Get Ready, Get Set

Isla Holbox has us rather excited. Although we have been having some trouble getting our communication underway with the island. We have one firm response from a 20-bungalow hotel on the beach with a pool. It should be a great spot. The only REAL hitch is that we would like to get married earlier than April! But that might have to be it for us since we are having trouble getting firm dates and quotes from anyone else. So now we are wondering if we should just book the whole resort for 4 days? But let's not get ahead of ourselves.

We really wanted to have this problem solved by the time Luc left for the Arctic- so we could let people know the date. But I am not sure that will happen. We also wanted to visit before making our final decision, but the last minute tickets we looked at for July were pretty pricy and our next chance will be October! Not out of the question....

At least the engagement party is coming along. We only have one item on our list left to do before Luc leaves. And it isn't that urgent. It could be resolved in September. We are looking forward to celebrating with everyone then. It should be lots of fun to share Quebec with my family (my sister is coming too!!) and meet Luc's extended family.

Wow! Did we find it?

On our quest to find a good balance between adventure and comfort, we stumbled upon this really cool spot- Isla Holbox. It is about the same distance from Cancun as Playa del Carmen with one major exception- there is not a huge highway to get there. So if you choose to take the more adventurous path to get there it takes ~3.5 hours by bus (don't worry it has A/C) through lots of small towns followed by a ferry ride. Or you can charter a small plane from Cancun to the island for $500 (up to 4 people). The island itself is beautiful, remote, and somewhat rustic. Most of the accommodations have ecological ideals to limit their impact. There are no large resorts. It seems perfect. All of the places have packages to include all meals or just breakfast- so you can choose.