A 12 day trip in the run up to Christmas.
So far we have visited Chitchen Itza and Uxmal, two of the large Mayan sites on our drive around the Yucatan area. Both very impressive and at Uxmal we were able to get amongst the ruins and also climb one of the pyramids for great views of the jungle surrounding it.
The town squares are buzzing with activity; stalls, food, displays of Mayan culture and music as it's the fiesta of the Virgin of Guadalupe. It's a good time to come. Mixed with Xmas lights and huge representations of the Nativity it's fun!
Both suffering with a bit of Montezuma's revenge so not tried as much Mexican food as we'd like but some sopa di lima (chicken soup with lime) went down well tonight!
Had a good boat trip down an estuary in Celestun, saw lots of bird life and N managed to spot the elusive osprey we were seeking in the States!
Visited a good chocolate museum too; had to be done! Watched a reenactment of cocoa bean worshipping. I felt like I could have joined in!
Chichen Itza
Uxmal
Images of Chad the rain God, top one is missing his big wavy nose!
Mangroves on our boat trip
Lots of these around
Looks amazing. Glad you are having a good time. Think of us having to cope with temperatures of 0 °. Oh and having to go to work!!!:-). See you soon x x x
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