Paraiso Azul's (Casa De Gopala)
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Playa del Carmen, has survived the hurricane WILMA
I arrived here when it was dark. But because I know this city well, I find my way to the nice hotel Casa Gopla de Azul. Here I stayed for two nights. There are not many tourists here, this because of the hurricane WILMA. So I want go diving with one of the best diving schools, www.yucatek-divers.com
The Yucatan Peninsula
... Lalita. So we spent a long time after lunch playing with her and watching her swing around the garden. Then it was off to another lagoon to snorkel with colourful fish and finally to a small, beautiful beach to snorkel with sea turtles (my new favourite animal, of course). They were huge and so placid letting us swim so close to them while they munched on sea grass.
The final day of organisation was scuba diving. We had signed up randomly just after arriving in ...
Mexico - Chichen Itza
... us to buy a necklace with Mexican silver which apparently is the cleanest silver in the world. Also he wanted us to buy Mayan paper with dates written in Mayan letters. Well it´s all good but we tipped a lot of people on the way it felt like. The dancers, the band, people dressed ut in Mayan suits, mayan making cor bread and the guide and of course the stuff we bought. This is actually the first time we have bought souvenirs ...
No ticket, no taco
... water-sports fun, all fitting quite nicely into our relaxed plans for the week. We couldn't just stay completely in the resort after all!
Dia tres - Sabado:
After saving our towels (from some either stubborn or incredibly dense newly hatched chicks), first up was getting our archaeological fix by a day adventure to Chichen Itza. Considered one of the new wonders of the world, Chichen Itza showcases the Mayan civilization to a tee. You can imagine my ...
More live music with Buba
... I danced with Buba again. He is so funny and has that Arkansas twang so he is a blast to hang out with. A lady came up to our table and asked him if she could put out her cigarette in his ashtray and he said (in old man Arkansas twang), "You can put out anything you want to here." He was cracking us up. After being there for a couple hours Jeff and I left and I came back to the hostel. I’m still trying to get over this cold. ...
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