Anyone who’s been to a destination wedding knows that it’s the people you’re with that makes or breaks the experience. For me, a late-twenties male, the best destination weddings I attended were the ones where the other wedding guests were fun, energetic, and adventurous. This was not one of those times. I love my family, but I’ll be the first to admit they can be boring people. They’re too shy to try new things, they go to bed early, they only stay on the resort, etc. So as a result, the first few days of a distant cousin’s wedding in Cancun were less-than-ideal.
Although the weather was great and the booze was free and unlimited, there’s only so much sitting by the pool that I could handle while my father lounged in the chair next to me, finishing his 138425th Sudoku puzzle. I had cabin fever, and it was clear that the people in our wedding group weren’t going to help me solve it. So I got up and wandered off to try and find something to do.