Saturday, December 25, 2010

Southern Mexico roadtrippin PT2

We arrived in Pelanque to visit the beautiful ruins, set in the middle of the jungle, crawling vines over the 1500 year old ruins and green grass surrounding the site. Then that night we drove on to Bonampak.
We found a great camp site for 30 pesos each and had a relaxing night, falling asleep to the sound of waterfall in the background.
The next day I went to the remote ruins of Yaxchitlan. you need to get a lancha there as they are so remote, set right on the riverside of Mexico and Guatemala. The ruins are similar to that of Pelanque, set deep in the jungle, and very green and lush. Spider monkeys came out to play at the tree tops which was a great sight. We also spotted a crocodile sunning himself on the river bank on the way there.

On the way back we had a quick stop over in Guatemala, got some Guatemalan quetzals and bought some snacks. There was no immigration or border patrol so Im not sure how they monitor crossings. But the same day we found out a war broke out at another place on the border, lucky it wasn`t where we were.

The next day we stopped in a tiny town to visit a family who own a bakery and they offered us cake, bread rolls, oranges and had their son take photos of us all. By now we`re quite used to people wanting to take photos of us, I guess its the blonde hair.. But they were a sweet family and when I showed them vegemite they thought it was hilarious. But the best was when I told them I gave them a postcard from Wagga Wagga- they didn`t even want to try to pronounce it!!

That night we slept in Chetumal, an uneventful night and unremarkable town.

The next day we jumped back in the kangoo and climbed up to Tulum, we spent the afternoon at th beach there then pitched out tent in a campsite on the beach for 80 pesos each.
We had a delicious seafood dinner in town then relaxed on the beach.

The next morning we had some more beach time, did some shopping then went to visit the ruins of Tulum but unfortunately then were closed already, so well have to return- What a shame!!

Then we made it to Cancun- finally! we'd all had enough of the car, as cool as it is, and were happy to have a few days break. Alvaro's parents and sister flew in that night and we greeted them at the airport, we knew immediately that it will great spending the next week with them- a great family!!

The next day we showed them the beautiful Caribeean beached, white sand and clear blue water. Palapa huts on the beach, and cervezas for lunch. Can't get much better. We had lunch at Hooters, an interesting experience. Average food, but everyone knows you don't go to Hooters for the food.

Then we had a big night, everyone had told us about the experience that is CocoBongo, and its true that you need to see it to believe it. A disco that costs $45 US to get in, open bar all night and impersonator shows all night, certainly worth it!!

They started with Frank Sinatra, moved onto Lady Gaga and Madonna and threw in Spiderman and Batman fight seen, I loved it. (Well the parts that i remember.... Lets not mention that...)

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