After Merida I went across to Playa del Carmen for a bit a relaxation before heading home...Playa is still a pretty big resort town now but not in the hyperactive American style of Cancun, more Europeanised and relaxed, while still having lots of good quality nightlife and beaches. I met a couple of medics from King's, Anita and Steph, and a guy from Glasgow called Matt in the hostel here and basically spent the next couple of days with them having lots of fun, drinking far too much and sleeping far too little! About the only thing I did here of any real note was a couple of dives, which were notable for 2 main reasons. The current here was so strong that you barely had to swim at all, just drift along which was pretty
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