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| Chichen Itza |
On May 4, 2008 we flew from Phoenix to Cancun, Mexico. From Cancun, we took a bus to Playa del Carmon. There we walked the cobblestone streets while we waited for our next bus. Next we boarded a bus to Tulum, Mexico. Once in Tulum, we walked the streets to find our hotel, a nice, clean place run by the town doctor and his wife. They both spoke English and were helpful in knowing where to eat, where not to eat, how much cabs should cost and where people might try to rip us off.
During our time in Mexico, we took buses to see several ancient ruins. We saw the Ruins of Tulum, Chichen Itza, and Coba. We also went to several beaches, out to eat, spent the day with David, enjoyed walks in Tulum and saw some of Cancun.
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| Chichen Itza |
On our way to the airport to return to the states, Joshua was given marital advice by our cab driver. I did not understand what he told him (almost everyone we met did not speak English and speak no Spanish) but Joshua laughed a lot and seemed to enjoy it.
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| Chichen Itza - Joshua is the man in the picture |
From Cancun, we flew to Toluca, Mexico - spent a few hours at the airport, and then flew to Tijuana. Once in Tijuana, Joshua left me outside with our luggage while he went to an ATM. While he was gone a pigeon pooped on my head. When Joshua came back, I had tears in my eyes and he looked at his new wife, laughed then moved his luggage away so it would not be pooped on. Then we boarded a bus which took us to the San Diego Train Depot, where his Dad picked us up. Although the traveling was long and I felt sick most of the time (we now know it was because of my blood sugar), it was a lovely trip.
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| Chichen Itza - ball court |
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| Chichen Itza - temple |
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| Chichen Itza - by the ball court |
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| Chichen Itza - ball court and temple |
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| Chichen Itza - top of temple |
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| Chichen Itza - Joshua is the one in the picture - he does not like to have his picture taken or to have people in the pictures he takes. |
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| Chichen Itza - skulls! |
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| Chichen Itza - bath house |
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| Chichen Itza - this area is known as something like the thousand pillars |
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| Chichen Itza - me by the big towers |
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| Chichen Itza - me being eaten by the feathered serpent |
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| Chichen Itza - Joshua and I at the Cenote |
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| Chichen Itza - Me at the cenote where they would throw people in as sacrifices to the gods |
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| Chichen Itza - me at the foot of the Temple |
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| Joshua & I on our day out with David - he took us to a secluded white sand beach, cenote and Akumal - here we are at Akumal looking for Sea turtles. David and Joshua knew each other when Joshua was a missionary in Mexico. We happened to run into David in an internet cafe in the small town of Tulum. Tulum is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a beautiful town with a beautiful people. |
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| Joshua & I at Akumal |
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| Joshua and I at Akumal |
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| Beautiful beaches of Akumal on our day out with David |
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| Here Joshua and I laid down in the sand under a palm tree and both feel asleep. It was wonderful. David was so kind to show us around. |
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| This is the secluded beach that David took us to early in the day. We were the only ones there. There were also no resorts to be seen. I liked being in this water because it was so clear you could see your feet and anything else swimming around you. It also was not too cold. |
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| Our very own beach. If you hike back into the trees in the background (really it is apart of the jungle) there is a fresh water cenote which we also swam in. |
