A couple of friends, my sister and I are leaving early tomorrow morning for a vacation in Cancun Mexico. We’ll be gone for a week, relaxing on the Playa del Carmen (beaches), exploring the archeological ruins of Chichen Itza, swimming with dolphins, cliff diving and sipping virgin margaritas while reading mystery novels. It might sound as if I’m boasting, but actually, I’m just really excited. The other night while visiting with my friend Ashley, who had, coincidently just returned from Cancun, I was particularly energized by her tales of recent adventure down there.

I don’t know what sort of Internet access I’ll have. it’s possible that an entire week will go by without a blog entry. For the growing number of you who have become addicted to the “Daily Byrd”, this could be a painful absence. Don’t fear. I’ll be back soon with a notebook full of adventure blogs ready to post. Oh, and photographs. I’m going to take a lot of photographs to throw in the gallery for your viewing pleasure.

In an earlier post, I had announced that we were traveling to Oaxaca (pronounced “Wah ha Kuh”), Mexico, but due to the current political unrest concerning alleged voting irregularities, we changed our flights to avoid the demonstrations. That and when I would tell people where I was going they would say, “you’re going to the armpit of Mexico?!?” Quite the reputation.

I’m looking forward to being off the grid. Unplugged. It will do me good. (I’m not addicted, I can quit any time I want.) Most days I check my email every five minutes or so. That doesn’t seem particular healthy. Still, I’ll likely jump on the net in an Internet cafe at least once or twice while I’m there.