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Wooo Mexico! Playa was less touristy than Cancun, it has to be said. But still levels of tourism and expense!! Not much to write here really - spent my days enjoying the beach time, ooooh yeeaaaahhh. Found some nice spots for some sun-bathing (and shoulder-burning oops) so was nice to have a few days to relax before everything kicks off...!! Sacked …
Journey to Playa del Carmen
Hola! Today we went on a bus ride from Merida to Playa Del Carmen We went to the markets and everyone bought all different stuff and S Club 7 got hassled by some crazy shop owners, and also a few of us went for a swim in the pool at the motel. Also on the bus we started to make a mexico song. Then we went to Burger King for dinner and on the way …
Tulum
In the morning at 8 we drove down to Tulum to see the Mayan ruins overlooking the carribean sea. The heat was very intense. We went for a swim and the water was really clear, blue and reasonably warm. The ruins were amazing and we saw some Iguanas. In the afternoon there was even more shopping and we also went to a cool arabian restuarant for …
Cenote adventure
Big day today. At 8am 4 x 4 vehicles were ready to take us south to the cenote park,our transport changed to unimogs which rocked us out of our seats. They teased us by stopping and stalling on hills. We got geared up with lifejackets and snorkels and jumped off into the beautiful clear water for our snorkel through the underground river. We got to …
Cancun to Playa del Carmen
... del Carmen which was a short hour and a half drive away. We had a quick turnaround at the hotel and then got on a shuttle to go to Tulum, the Mayan ruins about 45 minutes away. Now, one thing I know about myself is that I’m not that interested in ruins but everyone said that Tulum has to be seen as it’s the only ruins that overlook the Caribbean Sea, so I went. I spent about 30 minutes walking around the site and then walked down to the beach and ...