Sometimes I think I’m still 30 years old. I love to explore and experience different things, sometimes a bit challenging for this old girl. Today, Bruce and I headed out with eight young people to explore some of Mexico’s treasures. Our first stop was the Mayan ruins of Tulum.
Our guide, Adriana was great. She had in depth knowledge of the site plus she was very funny and entertaining.
It was unbelievably hot while we were exploring the ruins. On the drive there, the sky was overcast. Unfortunately, it didn’t stay that way. If you ever go, pick a day that’s cloudy.
I’ve been to Tikal in Guatemala twice. That was in the jungle. This is by the ocean and is very nice but much smaller than Tikal.
No howlers or Jaguars here but plenty of Iguanas.
And a very long fast moving snake that nobody could identify. I’m still trying to figure out what it is.
Our next stop was a cenote. This was an underground cave. The water temp felt quite chilly especially since we had been so hot. There I am getting in the water.
In order to go into the cenote we had to shower first to rinse off any bug spray or lotion on us. This is one of the ways they try to protect the waters.
Most of my photos weren’t very good. We had forgotten to pack the underwater camera and had the phone in a case which didn’t work well. Adriana shared some of her photos which I’m posting here.
It was a lot of fun but hard work. And sometimes it was pretty dark and you had to be careful not to hit your head on the low hanging formations.
Our next stop was Yalku in Akumal. It was a lagoon where we went snorkeling. Here we had to shower off as well. I’m glad to see countries concerned about their environment.
My photos were terrible but there were a lot of fish to see. This was the only part of the tour I would have changed. I like to snorkel and do my own thing. I found it frustrating to have to keep up with the tour guide. I would have enjoyed this more on my own so I could spend time observing the different schools of fish.
For our final event we went to a beach club for lunch. I had fajitas and Bruce had ceviche. All very good. Well fed and well exercised, I actually slept on the bus on the way back to the hotel.
Back at the hotel we took a dip in the pool and sat and watched the waves roll in. Then we had pizza and virgin pina coladas for supper. It was a fun but exhausting day. And we loved every minute of it.
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