I haven't posted in a bit, not because of a lack of Internet, but more from a lack of activities. We got into Playa del Carmen, and the weather wasn't great. Not actively raining, but just, with an occasional light shower. We walked along the boardwalk a bit, which was full of shops and vendors, all of whom spoke English. That evening, it started raining a bit, but we were hopeful that the weather would be better the next day. We were sorely mistaken, and the one day we had allotted for beach time at Playa was completely rained out. We were stuck in the hostel the entire next day, and the rain really kicked in that night. We had to store all of our things in elevated places, because the people who ran the hostel were worried it would start flooding down from the roof. The lightening and thunder were pretty epic; we just prayed the whole place wouldn't flood. After checking the weather, we discovered it was supposed to rain the entire week :(
The next morning was exciting for me, as my friend Nicole was scheduled to arrive in Cancun!
Jared and I woke up, praying the weather would allow flights to land, and we headed out. After a bit of breakfast, and a Walmart stop, we picked up Nicole.
The three of us headed back to Playa, to pick up Clint and figure out how exactly we were going to fit another person plus luggage into the already stuffed car. The roof option is always successful, so we strapped Nicole's bag to the roof with Jared's, and headed out to Tulum.
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The drive was easy and short, and Nicole and I got to catch up in the back, while the boys navigated. With Nicole's arrival, I have relinquished my navigational duties to Clint.
I was most excited for Tulum, as I had found camping on the beach and had heard amazing things about the area. Unfortunately, because of the weather, we ended up opting for a hostel instead. The next day, the weather continued to suck, so we just hung around at the hostel getting kind of stir-crazy. Finally around 4pm,the weather cleared up a bit, so we bee-lined it to the beach. It was still pretty cloudy and dark, so we didn't hang out too long. Attempted to go into a wildlife reserve and hike and go to the beach there, but were told that due to the rain, the car wouldn't be able to make the trip. So we headed back to the hostel. Luckily, Nicole and I had discovered the Caribbean version of a Long Island Iced Tea, in a coconut, so we had a good night, but were still hoping for some good weather to come.
The next morning was cloudy, but at least not raining, so Nicole and I went on a jog and then we headed to the ruins in hopes that it wouldn't pour down on us. Boy did we luck out! The minute we arrived, the clouds parted and the sun started beating down on us! It was super hot, but we were just ecstatic that it wasn't raining.
The ruins we pretty awesome; absolutely gorgeous. Topped off by the clear water beach inside of the ruins area. After a glorious dip, we headed out to the main beach to get our fill of the beach. It was A-MAZING!!! That type of thing does not get old! After a bit, it got cloudy again and threatened to rain, so we happily left and headed back to the hostel.
The next day was CLINTS BIRTHDAY!!!!! We woke up and had the yummy free breakfast at our hostel, and headed out to Dos Ojos Cebote for some cavern snorkeling. We ended up biting the bullet and each bought our own snorkel gear, because places try to screw up with rental fees. The cenote was really neat; lots of stalagmite and stalactite.
The water was so refreshing! We headed back to the hostel, only to pile in some girls from the hostel and head to the beach. Mother nature stepped in again, and cut our beach trip a bit short, but again, we were just happy to be able to get out of the hostel.
That night, we gussied up to go out for Clint's birthday dinner. We liquored up a bit at the hostel, and set out with several other friends we had made at the hostel. The night was super fun; a bit of dancing, several shots, a good time all around!
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