Hi haddanuff.
I'm coming up on 5 months sober and my wife and I just returned from a much needed week in Mexico. It was the first vacation I have had in the tropics while in sobriety and it was fantastic. I can honestly say I did not miss drinking one bit and it was one of the best vacations I have ever had. I will certainly remember more of it that any other I have been on.
Waking up early, going for walk on the beach as the sun was rising, exercising, relaxing in the sun, all while feeling well rested and healthy was fantastic. Plus, it was a lot less expensive not drinking by the pool all day.
Throughout the week I made sure to always have a non alcoholic beverage handy. I was traveling with others who knew I had stopped drinking, not having to go through the initial "well, I don't drink anymore" certainly made it easier and it was also not a heavy drinking group. We did a lfair amount of activities off the resort.