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Where was the last place you went on vacation?

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Have a time share that counts Cancun as one location. Two different places, one, near Cancun, with all the tall hotel/resorts. Close to ferry that goes to Isla de Mujeres, which is fun/nice, and very turtley (turtle sanctuary). The other is down in the 'Cancun Riviera', which is very nice laid out resorts, all the way down to Playa Del Carmen and Tulum. Only been to one, but it had seven wonderful restaurants, all different themed, and this resort is laid out with the plan of keeping you and your dollars there. Very nice golf course (with clubs to rent better than what I play with). One tip, if you sign up for a 'sales pitch', make sure you design (and get in writing), what you get for your 90 minute sales pitch. One of the things I got was a free round of golf, plus free clubs, plus spa day for wife and daughter. The waters are warm and blue. We rented auto, and drove down to Tulum, Playa del Carmen, and walked the streets. At Blue Lobster, one picks out their dinner, so had lobster instead of turkey for Thanksgiving. Anyway, don't think you can go wrong, but depends on what you're looking for. PS, booked a guide that took us zip-lining, swimming in a cenote, and had lunch in a tree house, and snorkeled in a river that had upper level sea water, and lower level freshwater, with different species of fish. It was all good. Final note: those people doing the sales pitches are very persistent at their jobs. Be strong, or have money to spare. We upgraded our timeshare, and came away thinking, 'now why did we do that'....
 
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And if Europe can tunnel under mountains, water etc, why cannot California tunnel under the Techapi mountains (called the Grape Vine). I get that there are earthquakes here, and maybe the USA doesn't have the engineering to make safe. Not certain what tons of stone coming down on one would be different than leagues of water flooding the 'chunnel' . Probably naive, and hoping the engineering types can clear away the fog.
 
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calibuck said:
And if Europe can tunnel under mountains, water etc, why cannot California tunnel under the Techapi mountains (called the Grape Vine). I get that there are earthquakes here, and maybe the USA doesn't have the engineering to make safe. Not certain what tons of stone coming down on one would be different than leagues of water flooding the 'chunnel' . Probably naive, and hoping the engineering types can clear away the fog.
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Tunnel Boring Machines are a marvel.
 
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