We had a long weekend, so we went away for just one night, but it felt like longer. We drove to Bani, a town about 1 1/2 hours away. Its a cute, but quiet town with some beaches, sand dunes, and almost desert like areas, very different from other beachy areas I have been to. I didn't get any pics of the cacti, but there were whole stretches filled with them- really cool! The trees and mountains were amazingly beautiful. We stayed at what my travel books called a "shabby" hotel but it was fine, especially since Raul had the foresight to bring our own sheets. :) We had an awesome dinner, a fun night out at a local bar with crazy kareoke kids, and too many tequila shots...Then, on the way home we stopped off at a beach on the way. Awesome weekend away- our first since I moved here!