Snorkel - check
Scuba dive
Swim in a cenote
Visit Mayan ruins
I'd hoped for amazing fruit in Mexico, so this morning Mike, Mark and I hit the farmer's market. It smelled SO good. Bought all sorts of fruit, some of it just based on its smell, as well as some home-made bread that turned out to be delicious.
Then Mike, Mark and Ellie kayaked while Hannah and I snorkelled. The sea was calm, and we headed quite a way out where we found a beautiful reef with brain coral everywhere. We saw two rays this time, and many beautiful fish. We were out there for a couple of hours, and were shattered by the time we got back to the condo.
My book (The Goldfinch - very dark!) and the patio (which is almost always shaded) beckoned. For lunch we chopped up grapefruits, ugli fruit, apples, avocado, and guavas.
Later that day we went to Xpu-Ha Beach (pronounced Ish-pu-ha) where apparently they film the Corona commercials. It was full of people, mostly lying on loungers under the umbrellas, enjoying the white sand, turquoise seas, and devilish margaritas.
We rented a couple of loungers under umbrellas at one of the bars, and chatted to our neighbours. The children swam then Mark spotted a turtle swimming right in front of him - next thing there were loads of people around the turtle. A waiter brought us each a margarita - small but potent. Near the brightly coloured bar buildings the kids were delighted to find hammocks.
We were planning on eating dinner at the beach but the bar closed at 6pm so instead we headed back to Puerta and ate pizza and ceviche at Papparazi's, where we (and by that I mean me) were tired and grumpy. I was in bed and asleep by 8pm, snoring to the sound of the ocean.
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