Mexico Part 2

We slowly made our way up north and the next stop on our itinerary was Merida  where we stayed for 2 nights.

Very close to Merida are Uxmal and Kabah and we went to both of them.
I was quite excited to see Uxmal, as this Mayan site is very big.

We were not allowed to climb all the buildings, but I did master the one I was allowed to climb.

Kabah was different again, not as large in area, but the ruins are very impressive. I especially liked the stone carvings.

Our next stop on the way to Cancun was Chichen Itza. The Pyramid on this site has been declared one of the new Seven Wonders of the World. A lady fell to her death only months before we arrived, and we were not allowed to climb it.
Honestly, this was a big disappointment.  I would have loved to stand on top of this very special monument. 

We toured this amazing site for nearly 3 hours, and in this short time, we had rain and sunshine, but mostly sunshine.
What followed was the long, long drive to Cancun.
When we arrived at our hotel - they did not have a reservation for us. What had gone wrong? We had booked, we had paid, please kind sir, give us a room.
The representative for my travel agent had really fouled up and I am sure they were never used again. Everything, but everything went wrong.
When we finally got to our room, we were exhausted.
But it is amazing, what a good nights sleep will do!
We had booked a boat trip to Isla Mujeres for a few lazy hours and some snorkelling. I am very fond of snorkelling.
We were duly picked up from the hotel, again it needed quite a few phone calls to the representative who was invisible for the duration of our stay.
We presented our vouchers for the trip on the Catamaran.  No go. We had no booking. Finally a very kind lady took care of us and put us on a large ferry so we could at least go to the island.
Isn’t it funny how things work out for the best some times. On the way to the island we had a downpour as they can only occur in the tropics. The cat did not have a roof, we were snug and dry on the ferry. Then came the real blessing.
It was here on Isla Mujeres that I had my dolphin encounter.  I was enthralled.
For more than an hour I was interacting with these wonderful animals.

Viva Mexico – I thoroughly enjoyed my visit.