Monday 2nd January 2017 - Playa del Carmen and Tulum
Cathy and Phil started the day with a run along to Playa delphines and took a selfie by the famous Cancun sign.
After some difficulties, we managed to collect a hire car to drive south. First stop was Playa del Carmen where I had been told I HAD to try the coconut prawns - yummy indeed.
Phil wanted to check out a resort for a convention so we all had a tour around the resort in a golf buggy. Then we were finally able to head to Tulum to see the ruins and snorkel off one of the "best beaches in the world" (according to Marco). Unfortunately it was late, windy and one of the most crowded days ever. Joshua chose this day to decide he didn't like to walk on sand. We left Sandy with the kids on the crowded windy beach and went off to the ruins. They had just closed for the day but would have a special opening from 5-7pm for triple the usual price. Almost gave up, but we stuck around and were rewarded with a relatively uncrowded chance to explore with the afternoon light highlighting the ancient stone.
By the time we returned to the beach, Romi was digging a hole to China and Joshua didn't want to get out of the water as he enjoyed jumping the waves.
Eventually we made our way back to the car and then found a restaurant for dinner. Wanted to try the local speciality with pork. Instead, I had it with chicken and a tequila (with salt and lime). It was ricissimo! (=delicious).
It was midnight by the time we got home for a shower and bed but we all planned to get up by 8 the next day to go back and do the bits we'd missed.
After some difficulties, we managed to collect a hire car to drive south. First stop was Playa del Carmen where I had been told I HAD to try the coconut prawns - yummy indeed.
Phil wanted to check out a resort for a convention so we all had a tour around the resort in a golf buggy. Then we were finally able to head to Tulum to see the ruins and snorkel off one of the "best beaches in the world" (according to Marco). Unfortunately it was late, windy and one of the most crowded days ever. Joshua chose this day to decide he didn't like to walk on sand. We left Sandy with the kids on the crowded windy beach and went off to the ruins. They had just closed for the day but would have a special opening from 5-7pm for triple the usual price. Almost gave up, but we stuck around and were rewarded with a relatively uncrowded chance to explore with the afternoon light highlighting the ancient stone.
By the time we returned to the beach, Romi was digging a hole to China and Joshua didn't want to get out of the water as he enjoyed jumping the waves.
Eventually we made our way back to the car and then found a restaurant for dinner. Wanted to try the local speciality with pork. Instead, I had it with chicken and a tequila (with salt and lime). It was ricissimo! (=delicious).
It was midnight by the time we got home for a shower and bed but we all planned to get up by 8 the next day to go back and do the bits we'd missed.
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