Mexico Day 5: A sailing adventure

Tuesday's big excitement was a sunset sailing trip we had planned to do as a family. This event was a gift from my parents, who paid for the whole group of us to go out on a sailboat for a few hours.

The same company also does longer afternoon sails where they take you on spinnaker rides and snorkeling and stuff, but we opted for the quieter, shorter sunset sail.

We had a great time, eating yummy snacks and drinking non-alcoholic pina coladas, and just enjoying the beautiful ocean and the quietness of sailing. (No loud motor disrupting the peacefulness.)

We each took turns standing at the front of the boat, or lying face down looking over at the sea beneath the boat. (Matthew even took a picture of this view.) We saw some other people parasailing, and they even let my brother-in-law Brian steer for a while! (He knows how to sail quite well, so they weren't putting our life in danger or anything.)

I'll just let the pictures do the rest of the talking. By the way, the one of me scowling was taken by Matthew, right after he hit me in the face. He said a true photographer has to go to great lengths to capture authentic emotions. Ah, younger brothers...