The Akumalian
Akumal's
Newsletter for its Extended Global Community
Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sunday,
February 1, was the date for Super Bowl XLIII, and THE place to be was the Lol
Ha Beach Bar, which was jam packed with fans, tourists, and on-lookers.
Charlene had her betting pool boards made up, and Laura had piles of the Super
Bowl / Akumal's 50th Anniversary T-shirts ready for sale. There were TVs
all around the Beach Bar, and the kitchen was pumping out the spare ribs as fast
as they could; they eventually ran out of the ribs.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals were really up for this game, and while the opening minutes had all the earmarks of a Steeler blow-out, it turned out to be a very exciting game that was decided in the last minute, as the Cardinals made one of the Super Bowl's great comebacks, only to be on the short end of the stick. The ending was very similar and reminiscent of Super Bowl XLII between the Patriots and Giants.
A good time was had by all, and Bud Blatner prevailed in the end.
