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Published: August 28th 2013
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When the time finally came for Tian and I to leave Belize we headed for the ADO bus that would take us from Belize City all the way through to Tulum in Mexico. Unfortunately however, the the bus was fully booked and Tian and I started the long, late night trek over the border. After a highly annoying local bus ride (due to a few American sisters who had also missed the bus arguing with each other every loudly for three hours straight) and a quick taxi ride we arrived at the Belize border. When we were paying our departure tax (and getting absolutely molested by mosquitoes) the immigration officer asked us if we had enjoyed our time in Belize. When we reponded that we had and wished that we could stay longer he replied "I could always not accept your money and you could stay in my house... as soon as the divorce goes through." The awkward thing about it all however was that he was being completely serious.
Tian and I finally arrived in Tulum at 4 in the morning and headed over to our hostel. We had spoken with the owner earlier and he let us know
that although there would be no one to check us in at that hour, we were more than welcome to sleep in the hammocks until they were up in the morning. As we were settling in (and a random animal or two had scared the living daylights out of Tian) one of the guests from the hostel came out to get something to drink in his underwear and was quite surprised to see the two of us loitering around. After a bit of banter he was exceptionally generous and offered to let us come and sleep in his empty dorm - as long as he didn't have to put his pants back on, which was fine by us as it resulted in a solid nights sleep.
After another night spent in Tulum hanging out with some people from the hostel and their diving instructors in ocean water that was way too warm for my head to even comprehend we headed off to Cancun to check into a resort for a few days.. Temptation.
How did two young, unattached females end up at a resort such as Temptation you may ask? Believe me, it was certainly a question I
asked myself a number of times over the three nights that we spent there. Basically Tian and I had decided that we would stay at an all inclusive resort during our time in Cancun to break up the travelling and give us both a well deserved break. I had searched the internet and ended up sending my top three choices, within budget, for all inclusive resorts through to Tian for her to have the final pick. As a joke, I also put in the link for an adults only, bikini top optional resort. Funnily enough - it was the resort that Tian chose. The logic at the time seemed to be that if we stayed at one of the other resorts that it would be full of couples on their honeymoons and anniversaries and although it would be nice, it may be a touch boring. At least if it's adults only there is guaranteed to be a party or two and no kids running around screaming. What we didn't know until after we arrived however, that it was also a swingers resort.
The resort had only two hard and fast rules. No sleeping with the staff members and no having sex in public places. If you did either of the above then you would be kicked out no questions asked. If you have ever seen the movie the Real Cancun then you would be able to picture exactly what the resort was like. The main pool which was called the "Sexy Pool" started off nice and cool in the morning, however as the day proceeded the excessive number of drinks that were spilt in the pool combined with the sun and drunken individuals no doubt thinking that it would be acceptable to not get out of the pool to go to the bathroom the pool became insufferably hot. But let's face it- by that hour and the levels of intoxication that had ensured meant that you didn't even want to be in the pool in fear of catching something.
Although Tian and I had a highly entertaining time at Temptation, met some really quality people while there (some of which were on family vacay!) and have a collection of amusing stories to tell; it was all a bit much for us and by the end of our three nights there we were definitely ready to vacate the premises never to return again.
PS don't worry mum. Our bikini tops stayed on at all times and at no time were we even approached by swingers. Apparently we do not give off that vibe.
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