It was February 8, 1998, and I was off to Cancún on a much needed vacation with my brother, Terry. The job I had at that time was driving me nuts, and I had decided that a Caribbean getaway would be just what the doctor ordered. Having missed a trip to England and France with me in 1996, my brother was more than happy to go to Cancún with me. Cancún, which is located at the northeastern tip of México's Yucatán Peninsula in the state of Quintana Roo, is an island shaped like a "7", only 400 yards ... (more)