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Vaca day 5 & 6: Cozumel, Mexico and a day at sea

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Day 5: Cozumel, Mexico. Our last stop was Cozumel, Mexico. Mexico was….F’ing Hot! We decided to go to the ruins in Tulum, which were actually on the main land about an hour south of Playa del Carmen (two hours south of Cancun).

On the way to Tulum

On the way to Tulum

We had a great time, though it was extremely hot out. The ruins were neat, us-the-ruinseven though they weren’t the ones we thought they were (I guess we were thinking of Chichen Itza) and we didn’t actually get to climb any of them. Probably a good thing cause, did I mention it was hot? Our tour guides were great, both of Mayan descent.
One of our guides talking about the ruins

One of our guides talking about the ruins

We learned a lot of the culture and people,
one of the signs explaining Mayan history & culture.

one of the signs explaining Mayan history & culture.

and weren’t too terribly annoyed by all the people trying to get “tips” from the tourists for all of their native displays….though I kinda wanted to get a picture of Keith holding the giant iguana (for a small donation, or course).
Yes, the iguana's were pretty big.

Yes, the iguana's were pretty big.

And the air-conditioned bus rides back and forth were awesome! It was a little warm out…
The scenery was incredible, with the beautiful blue sea behind us.

The scenery was incredible, with the beautiful blue sea behind us.

The rest of the Tulum pictures, and a little Playa del Carmen & Cozumel

Day 6: The last day we spent at sea, getting back to good old Port Canaveral. The day was relaxing. We slept a lot and hung out in the hot tub one more time. All –in-all, we had a wonderful time

Our Titanic moment at the very front of the ship. We kept missing the dolphins!

Our Titanic moment at the very front of the ship. We kept missing the dolphins!

and weren’t exactly ecstatic about going home. Luckily, I had a whole other week to sit around at home doing nothing and recover! Woohoo!

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