Now that I am on Aggie's account ( I may have forgotten my account information) I can finally write the blog I had hand written on April 24 th.
Today was our first day of activity and travel, and what an experience! The morning started off a bit shaky when I realized as soon as our cab starting pulling away from the hotel that I had left my money belt ( which had all my good stuff, like passport, lots of travelers cheques, the customs card that allows me back into the country and lots of American money) in the hotel room. Unfortunately, we decided that because we were in 4 taxis we must carry on because it would be more stressful for everyone else if we did not show up at the same time as them... they would probably think we crashed because those roads in Mexico are a little sketchy. Once we got to the bus station I crossed my fingers that I wouldn't get beat up, and told Laura that I had left my money belt behind. So we hoped back into the taxi and retrieved my stuff from the hotel and made it back in time for the bus to Chetumal, with no harm done besides a few skipped heartbeats and a few grey hairs.
When we reached our destinations of Tulum we checked into our interesting hostel and carried on to the Mayan Ruins. I find cultural history very intriguing so I really enjoyed seeing the various structures and learning about their purpose and a little bit about Mayan culture. I had done an English presentation on the destinations we would be visiting, so it was really neat to see them in person. A picture says a thousand words, but real live is like two thousand pictures.
After exploring the whole site quite thoroughly, we headed down for a dip in the pristine blue-green ocean. I am not a bit ocean swimmer, so I chose to tan on the beach. The water looked so amazing, I cant wait to show everyone pictures of it! The breeze of the ocean was really nice too, kept the sweating down a little bit.
All in all today was quite successful minus a near heart attack and a mild sunburn! I cant wait for the rest of our journey. Keep checking for further updates from the rest of the team. Hugs and Kisses.... GO CANUCKS!!
Terin Sisler
