The VG's have been living the life of luxury over the past few days and are definitely going to miss the AC and clean sheets when we depart the resort tomorrow.
Particular favorites have been the swim up pool bar, the pool chairs that are partially submerged in a pool, and the amazingly warm water in the Pacific Ocean. I've actually never touched or been in the Pacific Ocean so it was really fun going in on our first day. The weather's been fantastic - two gorgeous days and today was just a little cloudy but still very warm. The evenings feel perfect. Everyone, without fail, has gotten sunburned. I was both surprised and upset, though, when two painful, red shoulder pads started appearing on the first day because I've lathered myself in enough 8$ sunblock to sedate a mid-size bull-shark. Seriously I should not be sore and itchy right now! But the large red masses aren't enough to taint our experience here.
Last night as we dined at the Italian restaurant at the resort and Charles Dyer gladly doubled up on wine glasses at Simon's expense, (I proposed the deal, no worries) we were approached by a gentleman who'd seen our trendy t-shirts over the past few days and asked us if we were, indeed, an A Capella group. We answered affirmatively and then he asked us if we could sing Happy Birthday to his friend. We obliged and serenaded the pair and their wives and the birthday boy left heaping praise on us and telling us that he'll never forget this one. After we finished "Happy Birthday", a table of middle aged women (bingo) sent a representative to tell us that one of their members was also celebrating a birthday. We gave them a little helping of "Can't Help Falling in Love" and then sat back to finish our meal. Later that night, we found out that the table of ladies were actually all travel agents who were being hosted by the hotel. The resort was so grateful and pleased with our performance that they've invited us to do a set in about an hour. So I leave you all now with a message of help: If we don't make it out alive, send a SWAT team to raid the travel agents' rooms!!
Check back soon!
Love from all of us to our families, friends, pets and people we only kind of like,
-Simon and the VGs
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