OK, I've combined a few days here, as they were a fairly quiet few days... Sunday 1 July 2007 - Cancun and Playa del Carmen Today we took a local bus about 60kms to the local tourist spot of Playa del Carmen, which turned out to be a gorgeous spot. Right on the Caribbean (baby!) with the most gorgeous blue waters I've seen in a long time, plus a white sandy beach. Just heavenly. Except for the heat and humidity, of course!!! It really was unbearably hot, with even Toni saying that it was hot and thats really saying something. Despite the heat, we had a good few hours of shopping, with lunch thrown in. I think I bought the most I've bought so far. A new skirt, new swimmers (bathers, togs, etc!), a singlet
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