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(posted by Emily) For those who follow me on Facebook, you've heard this story before. Indulge me for a second as I recap for the very small portion of our readership who may not have heard the tale from beginning to end :)  Rick and I have worn our wedding rings all around the world and on many different adventures-- driving the boat and opening lock gates , snorkeling in Thailand and Mexico , swimming in Nice . For the most part, we haven't thought anything of it. Looking back, the only time we were cautious and left them behind was while snorkeling in Maui .  On Saturday, our first full day in Cancun, we decided to go on a snorkeling trip to see different, unique parts of the area. We stopped in three different spots--an open cenote, an cave cenote, and an open water inlet where the sea and freshwater me.  As we were swimming around a sandbar, Rick popped up out of the water and exclaimed, "Emily!" while holding up his left hand--no wedding ring to be ...

(posted by Emily) One of our favorite things to do while on beach vacations is find a time to go snorkeling. When we planned our trip to Cancun, we knew a snorkeling trip was definitely on our list of things to do! We booked our excursion through a company called Adventuras Mayas . They offer a variety of tour packages, with lots of different activities. We opted for the " Mayan Adventure " tour, which included 3 different snorkeling destinations and lunch. The tour company handled transportation from and back to our hotel, and all of the equipment we needed.  Our first snorkeling destination was a freshwater, open cenote . We participated in a "Mayan Sacrifice," jumping off of a platform into the water, and a zipline in to the water. We had an hour to snorkel around as we pleased before heading to the next destination.  Rick on the zip line  Our second location was a cave cenote--no fish or photosynthesis to ...

(posted by Emily)  4 January 2015 Koh Samui, Thailand One of the perks of staying at the Conrad was the offer of a complimentary snorkeling tour on Sunday morning. We signed up for the 10am boat, and were pleasantly surprised to find we had it all to ourselves! Private snorkel tour? Don't mind if we do! the fish were so friendly! eels at the bottom of the reef After a bit of snorkeling, we headed off to a smaller island with a beach for a swim. the boat that took us on our tour looking back at the beach There was a Conrad employee who came on the tour with us as our "beach butler"--he suggested we drive around the island to see the Conrad from the water. The property is stunning when you are on it, but from afar it is even more impressive! When we got back, we spent the afternoon relaxing in our room, enjoying the pool and the view.  We knew we wanted to stop in to the bar for happy hour again, and ...