We spent 3 glorious weeks on the beach in Mexico and had great weather
in the high 80's and low 90's. It only rained 3 times and only one of
those times did it last very long. The first week I celebrated my 68th
birthday and got plates decorated with birthday greetings and with slabs
of delicious cake 2 times that Friday. The second week I tried my hand
at pool volleyball. On the 2nd day of play, I noticed this small red
spot on my right forearm and assumed I missed it with the sunscreen.
The next day it was a bit larger and sort of purple. By the 4th day, my
whole forearm from wrist to elbow was a purple/red and a guest who had
been a paramedic for 12 years looked at it and said that I apparently
tore a small blood vessel in my arm. He said that it appeared to be
healing but if I had any increased pain or numbness that I should seek
medical attention. I continued to play for the next few days until I
managed to do the same thing to my left arm. At this point I placed
myself on injured reserve and was assured that the remainder of my
contract would be honored. It continued to get better during the rest
of the stay and is almost completely gone now that we are home. I did
manage to get one of my better tans and Glenda was so dark, I worried
that they would insist that she should have had a Mexican passport. I
did keep my arms down at the airport, so that she didn't get accused of
elder abuse. We met lots of friendly people while we were there.
Friends from Minnesota whom we had not seen in 4 years came the first
week for 5 nights and we got all caught up on family happenings.
Another couple from Houston who we met there last September came in the
last 3 days.
