Vamos a la Playa (part 3)

After the bright lights of the big city we headed back to Mexico and to the Caribbean. We ended up not quite exactly where we had planned...but then exactly where we wanted to be....Puerto Morelos, a little patch of paradise in between the craziness of Cancun and Playa Carmen. As soon as we arrived and walked past a sign for Spanish lessons, ate the best tacos we've had in Mexico and sipped on some super strong margaritas, we knew that this was home for the next week or so. Not much to say about the next week except for that our days consisted of waking up in the loft of our pink cabana by the beach, eating the scrumptious breakfast provided, having Spanish lessons overlooking the sea and then walks, swims, snorkeling and trading circus lessons for free massages on the beach.

It was pretty hard to leave, but as we only had a couple of days left in Mexico we got ourselves a car and went road tripping! It was time to see some ruins.  First we headed inland to the picturesque city of Valladolid.  Right in the middle of the city was a cenote (a really deep hole in a cave filled with crystal clear water and fish).  Then we headed to Chichen Itza (not chicken pizza, as one local referred to!), one of the 7 modern wonders of the world.  It is the ruins of one of the largest Mayan cities, including a huge pyramid and a cenote were human skeletons have been found.

Because we wanted more we headed for the ruins of Coba, where we walked amongst ruins through the jungle.  First settled in around 100BC,  in it's peak there were around 50,000 Mayans living there.  The site was quite extensive, although only a small amount has been excavated.

We headed back to the Caribbean for some picture perfect ruins on the coast at Tulum. It's a stunning site, but there were a Lot of people, so we got out of there and headed to a quiet, understated cenote for a picnic and a swim, before jumping on our plane to LA.