Part 3: Day 4: April 24th 2009 Friday - Resort/Theater

After getting off the ferry we walked around Playa del Carmen a little more, we bartered for this really cool platter thing. We had seen it the first night at our resort when all the vendors were set up and thought "oh they'll be here later and we'll just get it then" but then we found out that was a one night thing to go along with the theme that night. So we found it again and bartered with this crazy lady that kept saying "you know me" which we didn't. Anyway things in Mexico aren't as cheap as I had imagined them being... they know we're tourists and know they can rip us off, in my opinion.

Once we made it back to the resort it was time for dinner, we ate at the "Iztapalapa" place again (mexican) here was our walk between our room and the meeting point:

This was our dinner, I just took a picture of it cuz of the octopus looking things in the salad I got.

This was my view of the ocean from where we were eating. (I zoomed in a bit, hee hee)

After dinner we walked around a bit and found some hammocks to lay in, it was pretty windy. The weather was calling for thunderstorms the next day (which never happened). We saw two of these little creatures as we walked to the hammocks. Not sure what it is.

Because of little siesta on the ferry boat we were actually able to stay up late enough to attend the 9:30 theater! The show that night was some 'international show' you will never believe the night....

So the guy talking (Fernando) gets on stage and says Pablo (a guy in white bottoms in the show) is going to be coming around to get a few members of the audience for the Mr. Sandos 2009 challenge. And who do you think got picked???

Mr. Kyle himself! Yes he is now a Mexican Star!!!

So he announced there will be four rounds of Mr. Sandos and the winner will be 'crowned' Mr. Sandos 2009. Well the first part was actually a four part race, but we find out later that was just the first thing....

So the first thing they had to do was pull the kayak across the stage, run over and do 10 pushups, run back across stage and chug a beer, then run to this rock thing and make 3 sexy poses. Two guys went before Kyle, #1 from Iowa #2 from Chili and #3 Kyle (#4 was a Canadian guy sitting next to kyle in the above picture) Anyway #1 &2 didn't drink so they decided to make the last two chug TWO beers....

Here Kyle is pulling the Kayak...

Here he is doing pushups and being a show off by adding a clap between each one :-)

Chugging the beer.....

And then... I'm just busy taking pictures and I look up and see this!!! I was thinking "OMG this is my husband... who is this?" It was so unlike Kyle cuz I could tell he was nervous the whole time... his quote is "I was trying to win, I had to show off" lol... the two guys before him both lifted up their shirts, but Kyle wasn't kidding around.

Uno Sexy Pose....

Dos sexy pose....

And tres sexy pose.....

It was pretty hilarious. So after Mr. Canadian went they did a cheering contest to see who was in the lead. Kyle got a lot of cheering but so did the #4 (who was having to show over more than Kyle since he went last)

2nd round: They had to sit in the chair with their legs closed and say "Oh Mariaaaaaa" and hold that while Maria (later we found out her name was actually Makia but we thought they were saying Maria) came over and jumped on their lap and popped a balloon.

Then there was another cheering rating... Kyle actually did four balloons which was more than anyone else, but Kyle and #4 were still pretty much tied.

3rd Round! They poured tequila (water for the two non-drinkers) in their mouth while they repeated "gringo gringa" or something like that. And again, Kyle did the best!!! #4 guy ended up telling Kyle "I just got here last night and was up til like 3:00am getting drunk off tequila as soon as it hit my mouth I thought I was going to puke all over again... I couldn't do it very long"

And finally Round 4! They all had to run out into the audience and grab as many zapatos (shoes) as they could. The first guy on the right got the most, but then they did another cheering meter...

They ended up pronouncing the #4 Canadian guy as winner and Kyle as 2nd place! Kyle was ROBBED, but it was okay cuz first place got a fanny pack and Kyle got a frisbee and tshirt! LOL It was a fun night, one of which we totally weren't expecting by attending the theater!

Then we came back to the room and showered up and wore our little robes for the first and only time of the trip, lol.