Great day yesterday in the Calakmul Biosphere ( the second most richly diverse area in the world after the Amazon so they say) We took a trip with a guide as it was a pretty long drive in and thought it would be good to have some expert knowledge with us. There is a huge Mayan site here of which we saw 0.5%! It was proper huge! And lots of animals and birds of which we saw a few. We were in the middle of a jungle but not the kind you imagine. This one doesn't grow taller than 30m and a lot is shorter and 70% of it is deciduous! This is due to not having as much rain, and the soil is poor, mostly limestone so the water drains away. Luckily the leaves were still all here at this time of year so we got some great views from the top of pyramids over the vastness of it all. On the way back we stopped at a bat cave to watch some of the 3 million fly out for the night. It was an amazing sight. Hundreds and hundreds of small bats moving upwards in a vortex. Not easy to catch in a photo I'm afraid.
This evening we've arrived at Tulum, a beach resort. We are right on the beach and can hear the waves crashing, as it's quite windy out there. There's a very comfy hammock on the patio. Planning a couple of days of not a lot!
