Landed in Cancun and caught the bus to Playa Del Carmen..also called PDC.
It took about an hour.
We had not been there before and it's about the same size as Cozumel (maybe) and full of very tall, good looking tourists.
It's alot more european and cosmopolitan than Cozumel.
My friend said that it's the fastest growing city in the Yucatan.
We stayed 2 nights in a small sort of charming hotel (certainly nothing fancy) about 2 blocks from the beach.
PDC has a pedestrian only area that is 32 blocks long.
It is lined with all kinds of shops, restaurants, bars and freaky goings on.
We took a stroll on the beach and then cut thru a REALLY fancy hotel to get back to the street.
It was so beautiful that we sat in the giant lobby awhile and had a margarita.
It's called The Royal, rooms range from $400.-$900. per night...all inclusive...no kids allowed.
In Mexico the beds are always hard and the pillows are very thin.
The next day our friends Trudy and Antelmo drove up from their tiny village of Macaurio Gomez. We then went South back to their house because we hadn't seen it. They have about 500 plants and hope to open a plant nursery.
Then they took us to Cenote Cristal...south of Tulum.
The Mayans regard cenotes or crystal clear holes sacred since they are believed to be doors to mysterious underwater worlds.
A cenote is a freshwater sinkhole or pool with underwater caves and caverns.
There are many in the area and they are all connected by a vast system of underground rivers.
The water is cold...about like the San Marcos river.
We saw some coati mundi (sorta like a small red raccoon) lurking around the jungle and some pretty birds.
We took the ferry over to Cozumel the next day after a few hours on the PDC beach.
Stay tuned for that.
Pictures:
Gene enjoying the cool cenote water.
A Yucatan bluejay...click and make it bigger.
Jungle path at the cenote.
Trudy and Antelmo's house.
Strange vine balls that caught my attention in PDC.
Love, mary
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