The next morning we woke up and headed out immediately for
the ruins of Tulum. The Mayan’s had
built these ruins on the edge of a cliff right next to the ocean, talk about a
view. We were the first people in the
parking lot and we headed into the ruins.
We climbed through the walled city and walked around the ancient
ruins. It was pretty crazy to picture
the Mayan’s here building this and living here and it is still standing!!! Exploring was pretty hot so we jumped into
the ocean and it was Marley’s first dip in the Atlantic. All the other tourists really liked her
swimming hat! After our ruins
exploration it was getting really warm so we headed to eat lunch on the beach
at a hotel in Tulum. The hotels in Tulum
on the beach are situated between rock cliffs so you feel nestled in between
giant rocks and white sand beach. People
had built small cairins along the rocky cliffs and they were really beautiful
to look at with be background of the crashing ocean behind it. After lunch Marley and I took another dip in
the ocean, this time with much less people.
She LOVED the waves and watching the birds. After two dips, a ruin and lunch we headed
back to the hotel for naps. That
afternoon we hung by the pool and ended the day with a meal of AMAZING mole
sauce.
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| Tulum |
The next morning we packed up the car and headed out to
Chizen Itza. To break up the car ride we
decided to stop at a cenote on the way.
We saw several signs for “Mayan Cenote” and followed the signs
there. When we got there we found out
that this cenote was $50 and included rappelling in. Since no children under six were allowed we
decided to continue our quest to find another cenote. We saw signs for “Dolce Cenote” it wasn’t in
the LP but we decided what the hell and continued down the road on our quest
for cool and refreshing water. When we
pulled into the parking lot we were the only people there, we paid our $7
admission and headed into our private cenote.
It was EPIC, there were stalactites that were almost three stories
long. We headed into a massive pool of
fresh water in a cave that was at least five stories tall. We swam in the cool water and enjoyed the
beauty of this natural wonder. After our
cooling dip we got back on the road to Chizen Itza. We needed some lunch after all that swimming
so we stopped at a roadside rest stop and ordered two of the chicken
dishes. When they arrived they were
MASSIVE. One was grilled chicken
seasoned with adobo sauce and the other was like a country fried steak, both
were served with beans and fresh tortillas.
Even after eating till we were full there was so much food left. We then got back on the road and finally
arrived at our destination. When we
pulled in a golf cart greeted us that wisked us away to the front desk. The grounds were enormous with little
bungalows that the windows were made of stained glass. From the lobby you can see a view of the
ruins. We took a dip in the pool and ate
a small dinner and headed to bed.
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| Secret Cenote |
We set an alarm and headed early into the ruins to beat the
heat and the crowds. These ruins were
amazing built so high in pyramid
shapes. The acoustics of the place were
unreal, you can hear a whisper from one end of this large field to the
other. It is crazy to think that these
ancient architects could design such an amazing structures when we have
concerts halls that you can’t hear with speakers. After exploring the ruins we headed to the
Mayan cenote which was insanely crowded but still beautiful. This cenote was completely open at the top
and had vines and waterfalls coming down.
It was too deep for Marley to enjoy so we took turns and then headed
back out. After ordering too much for
lunch the other day we learned our lesson and at this little road stop we
ordered one dish of the signature Poc Phoc.
It was pork pounded thin and marinated in orange juice soooooo yummy and
served with freshly ground corn tortillas.
After a near scare of running out of gas we made it back to the coast
and settled in a new town of Akumel.
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