MexicoEstado de Quintana RooTulumEl ParaísoTulum20°12’58” N 87°25’42” W 26 Januari, Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We started today with an early 8am (beat the crowds) visit to Tulum Ruins. Whilst the ruins themselves are not as impressive as others we have been to, the views of the coast and the Caribbean SeaBaca lagi
MexicoEstado de Quintana RooSolidaridadSan JoséCenote Azul20°29’19” N 87°15’7” W 27 Januari, Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We visited this natural spring (Cenote) for a cool down swim, some snorkelling (saw an Anhinga take a fish underwater which was cool) and a walk around the forest. Lots of Iguanas and noisy YucatanBaca lagi
Pengembara Looks amazing. So glad you’re having such a good time and enjoying interesting places x
Michael and Helen Cook Thanks Jan, nice to hear from you, we are seeing loads, a great adventure
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Apparently my feet were too clean to be nibbled by the blennies here yesterday. Didn’t try it with last night’s sharks though.
MexicoEstado de Quintana RooSolidaridadPunta Laguna20°38’50” N 87°38’4” W
27 Januari, Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Last thing we did today is visit a forest which is protected for monkeys. We had already briefly seen Spider Monkeys but this time
I had the good camera and hoped to get some shots.
We couldn’tBaca lagi
Pengembara That’s sounds like great fun. I imagine there were birds about too, to divert you from the monkeys.
MexicoEstado de Quintana RooCalica20°38’6” N 87°4’51” W
29 Januari, Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Today I spent a fun morning doing a cooking class. We shopped in the local area, including the tortilla factory. Tortillas (and corn) are a staple in Mexico and the price of both are regulated. AllBaca lagi
Pengembara Tortillas and mango margaritas sound good. Hope you can try them out at home
MexicoEstado de Quintana RooSolidaridadPlaya del Carmen20°37’16” N 87°3’42” W 29 Januari, Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Some animals have a really bad press and sharks are top of that list. Humans kill 100 million sharks a year (to eat their fins) and they attack about 75 people a year of which 5 (on average) areBaca lagi
29 Januari, Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
So after our culinary and diving adventures yesterday we drove to Cancun to return the car and then waited til midnight to get the overnight bus to Chetumal near Belize. This morning we got an UberBaca lagi
Pengembara Just catching up with your travels. Looks fantastic. And very uplifting when in a very wet, windy, wild Barra. Enjoy Belize.
BelizeCorozal DistrictSanta Elena18°29’11” N 88°23’58” W
30 Januari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We have now left Mexico and entered Belize. We don’t have a Belize SIM card so will go dark until we get one in Belize city.
30 Januari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
So after another night and day of travelling we have arrived in Caye (pronounced Key) Caulker. This is an island about an hour ferry ride from Belize City. The vibe is very relaxed and Caribbean andBaca lagi
BelizeBelize DistrictCaye Caulker17°43’10” N 88°0’41” W
31 Januari, Belize ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We did a half day snorkelling today and it was absolutely amazing.
We started by feeding Tarpon (8 ft long fish) and frigate birds by hand. Quite an experience.
Then we went to a reef where we sawBaca lagi
Hi Michael & Helen Looks amazing, hope you do get to relax in Belize for a few days after lots of travel miles. Remember it’s a marathon not a sprint. What are you missing here? Well, just in January we’ve had Storm Henk, Storm Isha, Storm Jocelyn, widespread flooding and train disruptions. So there’s that. But the biggest news story this week has to be a Japanese macaque's break for freedom from the Highland Wildlife Park. He was on the run for 5 days, front page news and tv coverage for days and they only caught him yesterday. [The CCS Team]
Michael and Helen Cook Ah thanks for the update, we are having a great time (as you can see) but missing you all so nice to hear from you. Hope the storms turn to sun soon
4 Februari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
For our final diving day we splashed out for a more remote dive to go to the Blue Hole, this meant a 5.30am departure as we were going about 1/3 of the way to Hondouras on a two hour boat ride.
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Pengembara Wow! Stunning views
Michael and Helen Cook That is where we were when you were picking up the car!
Pengembara Ooh nice!