Monthly Archives: November 2013

On our last day in Cancun we took a ferry to Isla Mujeres.  We walked to Playa Norte and went swimming.  There are no waves at Playa Norte and the water is clear, a great place to go snorkeling.  Afterwards, we went shopping for souvenirs.  The island is very beautiful.  I would love to spend a few days there.  Here are some of my photos:

We went to Cancun for two nights on November 20 – 21 and stayed at the Royal Mayan Hotel.  There was a view of the ocean from our room.  Every morning I got up before sunrise and went to the beach to take photos of the sunrise.  We explored Cancun on city buses instead of paying for a taxi.  We also walked around hotel zone one day after we took a ferry to Isla Mujeres.   The beaches and the hotels are very beautiful.  Lots of expensive malls near the hotels.  I got to see two crocodiles fighting in the lagoon while we were eating our dinner.  Here are some of my photos:

On our last day in Tulum we took a bus to Coba Mayan Ruins that is located in the middle of the jungle.  There are at least 6500 ruins there.  They have only uncovered a few.  There is a lagoon that has crocodiles.  I got to see an armadillo.  Part of the city of Coba was flooded where you buy your ticket to enter the ruins.  Here are my photos:

On November 16 – 19, Primo and I went to Tulum and stayed at Maison Tulum Hotel.  It was raining very hard when we got there so we talked with Primo’s grand niece Marcella all afternoon.  Marcella runs the restaurant and bakery.  She made us some delicious food and juices.  The hotel is very beautiful and it is located two blocks from downtown Tulum.  We spent a couple days at the beach with Marcella and Sliman before we went to the Tulum ruins.  Here are some of my photos:

We went to IK-kil Cenote after our tour of Chichen Itza on November, 14th.  We went to Gran Cenote after we explored the ruins in Coba on November, 19th.  The water in the cenote (underground river) is very cold so we didn’t stay in the water very long.  It was refreshing after a long hot day of touring the Mayan ruins.  Here are some of my photos:

On November 12, Primo and I took a tour bus to Chichen Itza from Playa Del Carmen.  We explored the Mayan ruins for 3 hours and then had a buffet lunch and went to IK-kil cenote for a swim before heading back to our hotel.  Our tour guide spoke Spanish so I didn’t understand what she was saying so I went off on my own and took these photos:

On November 12 – 14th, we went to Play Del Carmen.  We flew from Guadalajara to Cancun and took a bus.  We stayed at Magic Blue hotel two blocks from the ocean.  Across the street was Coco Bongo a popular night club.  Down the street were lots of new restaurants and gift stores.  On 5th street they do not allow cars so people walk around there all night going to different clubs.  It’s a big party town with lots of young European tourists.  There is a ferry that goes to Cozumel island where people go snorkling on the reef.  Here are some of my photos:

On November 10 and 11, Primo and I went to Jocotepec and stayed with our friends Chava and Citlali.  They have really adorable dog, cat, iguana and bird.  They took us to a beautiful park next to Lake Chapala and they feed us some delicious food and juices.  Here are some of my photos:

On November 2 – 9th, Primo and I went to Sayulita, Mexico and stayed at our friends house on a hill a couple blocks from the ocean.  Primo’s nephew German and his girlfriend stayed there on the 1st weekend.  Our friends Chava, Citlali, Gill and Sessie stayed there on the 2nd weekend.  It was really hot and humid.  We got to celebrate Dia de los Muertos.  We got to release hundreds of baby sea turtles to the ocean after they hatched from the eggs.  Our friends have a sea turtle rescue spot on the beach in front of their beach house.  They also have a bar on the beach and one in town.  Here are some of my photos: