We went to the Riu
at Playa Blanca for my 30th birthday in May. We also had the pleasure of having Tyler
visit us for a few days too! Ty arrived on Wednesday and I had to work on Thursday, so Alex took him around to all the sight-seeing spots in the city. On Friday, we headed out to Playa Blanca to start the birthday weekend. It is only about 1.5 hours down the PanaAmerican Highway. Very easy to get to. The Riu is a new all-inclusive resort that just opened in April. We were able to find an awesome deal through
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| The place is so new that the palm trees were just barely starting to grow. |
When we arrived, we were greeted with great customer service
and beverages. The people who work at
the Riu were extremely friendly and helpful, not a normal occurrence in
Panama. When we got to our room, we discovered
this amazing set up….
The storm clouds were rolling in, but that didn't matter to
us. The swim up bar was refreshing and
had a covered area for us to enjoy the rain with a cocktail!
There were about 20 other friends coming for the weekend as
well, some later that night, and the rest on Saturday morning. Once people started showing up, it became
quite the party.
The resort has a 'Riu Fun' group, which is a group of young, probably early 20s, Panamanians who's sole job is to have fun with the customers. They form water polo games, volleyball games, work out classes, yoga, excursions in the ocean, whatever you want. Since we had such a big group, we were able to form all of our own games with one of the 'Fun' members, Alvaro. He became our friend by the end of the weekend :)
It was Ryan's birthday that weekend too, so we had some birthday buddy glasses and mugs.
I feel lucky to have so many great friends here in Panama to help me celebrate my bday! And, OF COURSE, that Ty came down to hang with us too! Always great to see that guy! :)
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