Blogs from Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

April 2nd 2012. My first dives in freshwater - Mexico, Cenote dos Ojos... Cavern diving. One of the most amazing dive experiences ever. The most amazing things are the visibility in these caverns. It is fascinating and amazing. looking through maybe 50 or more meters of freshwater and not really blurry. Just amazing crystal clear water...... read more

I didn't expect to be making life or death decisions on our last day in Cancun. All I wanted was a haircut and shave for the clean look in front of Amei's ever present photography efforts. Of course, just as I was approaching the barber chair, Amei's worries about possible dull and reused HIV contaminated razor blades now concerned me. Ah what the heck, now we can't even get a clean shave without worrying. Well, we were in the back alleys of central Cancun, next to a local dilapidated outdoor market with hanging meats, dirty food carts and the offensive odors of open sewers. The $2 cost for the shave overrode my caution and I went for it. Immediately, my fear of infection was replaced by pain. The dull blade simply pulled and plucked my chin ... read more

The adventures have begun, we flew out of Gatwick at 9am on Monday April 2nd and arrived at our Hostel in Cancun 19 hours later. We went staright to the shop and grabbed some Coronas and chilled out with fellow travellers, nothing much happened, we were all too tired to function having had no sleep for 26 hours. On Tuesday we went straight to the beach which was about 20 minutes on the bus. Like true English people we were fooled by the clouds and all successfully managed to burn ourselves on various parts of our bodies. I heard that it´s a great look to have at the strart of your holiday. We then boarded the bus back realising we couldn´t really remeber where we got on as it all looked the same and ended up ... read more

On arrival in Tulum on Sunday afternoon, we checked into the Weary traveller, which is on the main road (which happens to be the highway). Behind the reception there is a rectangular courtyard with a long wooden table running its length. On one side there are dorm rooms, and the outside walls and doors are painted with a brightly coloured mural. On the other side, is the communal kitchen and BBQ, as well as a small bar. At the back of the courtyard, there are a few trees, with washing lines and hammocks strung between them. It looks nice - but the dorms are crowded and the bathrooms aren't very nice - the toilet in my dorm had a corrugated iron door, for example, and there is no hot water. We had a walk around Tulum ... read more

Hope this blog finds everyone healthy and happy! We've heard the weather at home has been incredible. That's awesome!! Hard to believe. We have had a quiet week just puttering around doing our usual island stuff. The island is just hopping right now due to Semana Sanata (Easter). Groves of Mexicans from the mainland are here to celebrate. The holiday extends from the week before Easter and the week after. The majority of Mexicans are catholic so Easter is an important time for them. The beaches are just packed wtih Mexican families enjoying themselves. They brings pots of ceviche, taco fillings, gauacamole etc. and coolers of drinks and just plop themselves down for a day of fiesta!! Tourists like us are dwindling in numbers as the high season draws to an end. We were talking to ... read more

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