Bahia Principe Akumal All Inclusive

We made our way over the ferry and to the bus station for the 1-1/2 hour ride south to “Tulum Pueblo.” Just several years ago, this was a quiet village 1.5 miles (2 km) from the famous archaeological site. As of 2005, the population of Tulum Pueblo has grown to over 10,000 permanent inhabitants (including expats from around the world), but It still has the feel of a small Mexican ...

... I took a nap in the room. He came to get me after a few hours, insisting that I'd feel better not spending the whole day in bed. No sooner had I stood up and I was back in the bathroom, again rejecting the contents of my stomach, which at this point really wasn't much. Thus continued the rest of my afternoon, getting better acquainted with the toilet bowl. (Afterwards, when I tried to figure out the root of all this sickness, I can pretty much ...

... He even managed to get me out there, with my damaged toe and flimsy flip flops! We did get back to Akumal before the sun set, and visited the shops a bit more before returning to our room for our nightly de-salting. Tonight, we have a reservation at the Azteca, the reservation-only Mexican restaurant on site. The atmosphere is "cute" - there is a pool in the middle of the room, and sombreros hung everywhere. I ...

Caught Collectivo (bus) on highway by resort. Van packed with locals going about their business. Nothing but spanish spoken in here. Told driver "playa publico, Akumal". After several stops dropping off and picking up people along the highway, we got off on the highway by Akumal beach access road. Cost of ride $20 Peso each. Used the cross-over pedestrian bridge to get to the ...

... next da we were al pretty beat, and so we decided to head t Tulum ¿with Ulrik in tow? to relax for a while. Were strayig at a coo hostel where there is a big area where eveyone hangs out with hammocs, bbqs etc. We wet out last night to this local Cuban bar, where the enormus=breasted ¿sorry Kate? waitress doubles as a dancer who tries to lure yu onto the dancefloor. We al had to have a go, and Ive rarely felt so unconfortable. We spent today visiting the Mayan ruins of ...

... sorte de poissons multicolors, raie pastenague, raie aigle et bien sur de jolis coraux. Le centre ou l'on fait du benevolat (centro ecologico Akumal) se trouve sur la plage. Derniere, se trouve un chemin, un petit parking, 2 restos, puis la ou on loge soit a 2min a pied de la plage. On se retrouve dans un dortoir a 7, c'est pas tropcool pour l'intimite mais a part ca se sont des gens vraiment sympas. Ca fait ...

... cliff of courage" was, a 3.5m jump (no worries, looked like a piece of old tackie) and we slowly followed the river back to where the restaurants were. There were 5 restaurants offering every type of food imaginable, including bars and ice cream parlours. We grabbed a 7up, got our snorkeling gear and headed for the river mouth. At the river mouth there was a floating bridge where there were large fish swimming near the river ...

... we headed out to the beach and checked out the scene and grabbed snacks at the bar. By then it was 3:30 and we were between meals so we gobbled up some pizza and the tortilla chips/guac. WOW, did I eat a lot of guacamole on this trip! It was good at the ABR and even better at La Buena Vida and Lol-Ha. The entertainment staff was really enthusiastic. All of the workers said hello and smiled endlessly which has a lasting effect! Next we went to survey the village of Akumal. It ...

... blanket, sunblock, and other stuff so that one of us can carry our load while we decide to "run down the beach road". I suppose I drew the short straw, and played the part of the mule in our road trip. We began our run with full intentions of making it all the way down the beach road past all the hotels. After all, we run marathons (darn it) and this couldn't be more than a 10K or so. A little trivia is in order. The Austin ...

... proportional to the delightful scent drifting our way from Posada Margherita. We decide to begin our typical Mexican vacation quest - to find the perfect guacamole. Being as how Kin-Ha was all of 50 yards away, we would start here. So our quest begins with a Sol, some quesadillas, and the guacamole. Theirs has a heavy lime influence and looks something like this. It tastes verrry good and we'll be hard pressed to find a better tasting ...