Blogs from Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America - page 2

When we made plans off to Mexico. After say, 3+ years of not travelling outside Canada. We made a conscious effort to do some Scuba Diving as part of the trip. We hardly knew where Akumal was on the map or how it compared to famous destinations like Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and the likes. All we cared about is its cheap and this will give us an opportunity to see Chichen Itza. Apparently “Akumal” is a Mayan word that translates to “Place of the turtles”. To our surprise, it was only after we arrived that a few locals told us that the place is a huge nesting are for Sea Turtle. Imagine that… But before I get to enjoy this activity, I had to undergo a certification course which was nerve racking. As easy as it ... read more

Woke up this morning to another beautiful sunrise. It was going to a great last day in paradise! Today's the day that we finally get back to Tulum to tour the ruins again, but this time we're hiring a guide. We went last year in the later part of the morning without a guide and it was really a waste. Too many people(many of which were very rude) and no understanding of what the significance of various buildings were. So, time to wake the guys and get ourselves together for our Tulum adventure. We hit the road heading south around 8:00ish, not as early as I had wanted but for the guys it was early enough! We found the parking lot which cost 40 pesos and started off towards the ruins. On the way, right by ... read more

So, the plan was to head down to Tulum for the day. Last year we toured the ruins without hiring a guide and really didn't get much out of the experience other than a breath taking view. This year we want to get there right as they open, hire a guide, and make the most it then head over to one of the beach clubs. When I woke up I noticed that the winds were down and the bay was much calmer than the previous couple of days. A perfect day to get Aidan out to snorkel. We moved the Tulum plans to Friday but still made the journey down there to reprovision at the San Francisco grocery. On the way back we took a detour through Pueblo Akumal. It was about the time when the ... read more

Woke up early again this morning. Started my morning routine with opening all the curtains in the living room, started the coffee, and got on the computer to catch up on some emails. This morning was very overcast so I checked a weather website and saw we were going to be under clouds for most of the morning. The boys got up about an hour later and we took a stroll down the beach in the other direction. When we got back from our walk it was getting close to when Isabel, our housekeeper, was due to clean so we decided it was a good day to check out Aktun Chen. I had read about this nature attraction and thought it would be a great time to go underground for a couple of hours. So we ... read more

Yesterday was our travel day and it was for the most part very uneventful. We left the house at 4:30 am to head to the airport and all went well. Due to weather, we were delayed getting into Atlanta for our connection and as Murphy (Muphy’s Law) would have it, our connecting gate was on the other side of the airport with only 7 minutes to connect. I sincerely have a new appreciation for the contestants on The Amazing Race. You seriously have to be in good shape to book it through airports like that. We make it to our connecting flight only to be delayed another 30-45 minutes waiting on other flights that were also delayed. This was no problem for us but the 100 or so young spring breakers in our cabin weren’t so ... read more