Day 15 - travels to Bacalar

Today started with a long drive south to a town called Bacalar, a town known for it's fresh water lagoon of 7 colours. The journey was mostly straightforward, however we were pulled over by the mexican police due to 'speeding' (there are no speed limit signs, and were going at the same speed as everyone else). Turns out there's a big issue here with policemen targeting tourists and pulling them over and fining them, illegally. He was trying to get us to come to the station tomorrow, pay 3500 pesos (~£150) and take Andy's licence but we said no and paid him off with 1000 pesos and no details were taken. Afterwards we learnt that tourists are allowed 2 warnings before being fined and should have requested this, but we live and learn and know for next time if it happens again.

After the slightly dramatic journey we arrived at our beautiful accommodation right on the waterfront of the lagoon. The villa comes with a paddleboard and kayaks so we had a quick relax and went out on the double kayak. After a quick spin we came back and had a swim in the lagoon, the water is so fresh 😍. We did borrow two noodles/woggles (whatever you call it) to help float, but mine came with an added guest - a big frog! I didn't see it until Andy pointed it out and screamed and swam away 😅 maybe I'm not meant to have 2 frogs as my spirit animal/guide.

After a relaxing afternoon we went to find some fish for dinner, we went to a restaurant down the road which is known for its 'catch of the day' and friendly cat, which it lived up to! Was very delicious.

We then headed for a walk into the main town and had some churros for dessert, played some wizard and yahtzee and headed home! Looking forward to spending a few days here by the water ❤️Read more