Riu Playacar All Inclusive Playa del Carmen

... halt and kneel at the bottom of the sea fifteen metres under. We switch our torches off, suddenly it is pitch dark with just the sound of my breathing filling my senses. (How very Darth Vader, love it). Then by waving our arms, as if by magic, thousands of fluorescent tiny lights appear excited by the movement and they fill the water surrounding us, a truly moving experience for me.<br><br>Off to Peru Next...<br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

... last thing on their minds. The dive sites were good and we saw a lot of reef life, although the main factor for us choosing Eco Divers had been we&#8217;d get to choose which wasn&#8217;t the case.<br><br>We also decided to try surfing while we were on the Island. This was much more successful than the diving. I had been in contact with Laura at www.cozumelsurfing.com about setting up a lesson with Nacho. He picks us up in his SUV which ...

... that are of interest. We are at the Dos Oyez area and take two lines, the Barbie Line and the Bat Cave. In the latter we surface in a huge cavern, full of bats that can only be reached by underwater tunnels or a small hole in the roof. Its an amazing experience and I&#8217;d definitely recommend it to anyone passing through the area. There are thousands of miles of Cenotes along the coast, we barely explore a kilometre.

... gelatos and lots of laughter, we head back to the hotel and enjoy a peaceful night&#8217;s sleep.<br><br>Today we decide to walk to the pier at the other end of town, passing Taco vans along the way. We are going to head to the Island of Cozumel today. The ferry takes about 40 minutes and before we know it we are there and head down to the car hire guy that we have organised. I wanted to get a soft top Jeep but Andrew at the last minute ...

... to the bustling but incredibly different (from the rest of Central America) Belize City. Our seemingly mundane journey was broken up nicely by two mildly interesting events. Firstly, when we approached the Immigration at Guatemala we were asked to pay the departure tax, a mere 20 Quetzals each (that's less than two pounds) but we'd read everywhere that this was illegal and we should dispute it. Not ordinary behaviour for Brits but I stood there and plainly ...

... so u r nevr more than 60m from an opening but still pretty enclosed at some points and a bit scary. The water was unbeileiably clear tho, 100m plus, in the sea, 40m is good visibility. The guide was really funny and there were only too of us so it was nice and relaxed. It was amazing drifting past stalctites and shafts of light punctuating the gloom.

... kids were taking their trip to Cancun and got in the day before we left, so we spent Sunday afternoon visiting a few friends before leaving to come home. Tomorrow we head to Louisiana to visit Leah's G-ma for the holiday and I look forward to seeing her family. Hope all are well, I'll send pics from this week when we get back, till then. Clay

... After stocking up on beer, lunchmeats, bread, chips for our lunch.....oh, and don't forget the ice for it is a beautiful hot day. After a drive through the subdivision again (do you see a trend beginning) we head over to Akumal Bay and stake out a nice shady spot under a palm on the beach. We enjoyed our picnic lunch and showed Jill and Sara how to snorkel. Just as I'd hoped and secretly knew, they were hooked! It was so much fun to get out there again ...

We decided to spend 2 nights in Playa Del Carmen. It is a huge tourist town. We luckily found a cheap hotel, very decent, because spring break is all march, and it was busy. playa Del Carmen has a little village near the beach. All brand new shops and restaurants. you pay full prices for meals. We decided to treat ourselves with an expensive dinner. We weren't use to the crazyness. No ...

Flew into Cancun and jumped on a bus one hour south to Playa Del Carmen. Wow!! This is the life. Lovely beach at the end of our street. Fantastic hotel with views across the ocean from the roof top bar (BYO Coronas). Took a chance on a couple of local mexican restaurants and ...