Hola Amigos, FRIDAY: Today, we went to Tulum, a site of Mayan ruins about 60 miles or so from our resort. We signed up for the "express" tour, which meant that we'd leave at about 7am and get back "a little after 1pm." At least, that's what the travel company's sales rep told us the previous day. We envisioned ourselves in a van cruising straight to Tulum, where we'd meet up with a guide, get the low-down on the place, swim a bit (Tulum is on the sea), dry off and grab a bit to eat and then come straight back home in the van. It didn't go down exactly like that. Here's the story... CC and I, and another couple jumped on a big tour bus at 650am. The bus drove south to another resort,
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