Snorkel - check
Scuba dive
Swim in a cenote
Visit Mayan ruins
The wind was up, so the sea was no longer flat. Hannah, Mark and I tried snorkelling but it wasn't any fun, so instead we just rolled around in the waves.
A little later we headed out to Jardin el Eden Cenote, a nearby limestone sinkhole (this area is full of them). We drove down a track through the scrub, passing iguanas and roadrunners, then parked up, grabbed snorkel gear, and hiked the short way down to the cenote. Divers were putting on their tanks, kids were jumping off a cliff, and families were gently floating. It looked like an oasis.
We duly jumped off the cliff, snorkelled around the cenote (which left me slightly weirded out - it had some very deep bits and I'm not good with deep/dark spaces), and experienced the slightly strange sensation of swimming over divers and wondering if the bubbles were them or me.
We'd brought a big bag of crisps but after a while that clearly wasn't going to keep everyone going so it was time to brave the toilets, get changed, then drive on to Akumal. We drove around the pueblo briefly, then into Half Moon Bay.
We were delighted by La Buena Vida restaurant - it had a sandy floor, skeletons, crow's nest, pool, hammocks, and bar swings as well as an amazing location right on the beach. Had a lovely lunch of fish tacos, chile rellenos and tamarindo water. Such a beautiful area. Half Moon Bay seemed like the kind of place to come back to and rent a villa with more people.
The children explored the crow's nests and the hammocks, watched a show where three Mayan men drummed and shouted (Mark was fascinated), then we headed back home via a supermarket that made Wholefoods look like good value, but which had everything we needed including Coco Pops and margarita mix.
Hung out at home, swimming in the pool, and had a big pasta meal for dinner. Later a couple of party boats moored offshore from us and the people on board screamed with excitement non stop for about half an hour. Eventually Mike got out the binoculars then told me it was an all-female party and he was off to join in.
No comments:
Post a Comment