Punta Chivo

Thur 12 Oct: Left Valladolid to head north 113 kms to the Gulf of Mexico and the small fishing village of San Felipe. First though did a slight detour to go to Cenote Sac-Aua. This was an open cenote that use to be a cave but the top felled in, resulting in an island in the middle. Which was quite cool swimming around the outside. Also had quite a few cat fishes in it. Included was a tour through a nearby cave. Once there was a underground passage that connected the cave and the cenote but not anymore. Lots of neat limestone shapes etc and even artifacts from 6000 years ago in the cave. The guide had no English but luckily there was a young Beligum couple with us, and she was able to translate most of what he said. We then went back down to the cenote for another swim before continuing on our way to San Felipe. About 18 kms from our destination Doug saw a lightning strike hit a metal gate, then about 3 kms later the rain came down, and continued coming down heavily until we got to our accomodation and then thankfully a few minutes later it stopped. Lovely room right on the waterfront with pelicans etc flying pass our window. Spent the rest of the afternoon chilling and sorting out photos for my reports. 5.45 pm had a lovely sunset over the water. Went for a wander around town looking for some dinner, finally having empanadas and Panuchos at a local loncheria (snack bar / diner)Read more