We got boat to Mexico, and then endured a terrible 3 hour bus to Tulum, crying kids, no ac, just saturated in sweat!! Tulum is an amazing beach, where the sand never gets hot and the water is crystal clear. But the beach cabanas are very basic, no ac, cold showers, sand floors or concrete, mosquito nets with holes… none of it is too terrible but after two months on the road and already plenty of cold showers we were not keen. Oh and the local mosquitoes were on steroids!! Worse than the Amazon jungle! One interesting moment was when we struck up a conversation with a middle aged american lady. As the conversation went on, she said how she had lived in Belize City for last 7 years and was returning to the states. She
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