Well, here goes - it may take several days to get this all done, but this is day one of my new post.
As most of you know, Theresa and I went on a fabulous cruise together last week. We flew to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on April 14th and boarded Carnivals ship Glory. We had such a great time, even though it rained EVERY night. That was OK because by evening we were looking forward to pillows, not on deck movies so much.
Our first night and full day was cruising to get to Cozumel, Mexico. From there we took a tender (ferry) across to the Yucatan of Mexico and landed on Playa del Carmen, near Cancun. At Playa d ride el Carmen we took a bus ride of about 45 minutes to the Mayan ruins at Tulum. We also saw some more recently discovered ruins called Axe-Ha, right along the highway. We didn't stop, but had a good look from the bus.
Axe- Ha
Tulum is a great ruins to see. It post dates the dates that the Nephies would have been there by about 500 years, but it is situated on a cliff high above an absolutely beautiful white sand beach with the most beautifully turqois water you just want to jump into. The area was protected from pirates and other uninvited ships by a coral reef that is only open in one small area. The site at Tulum had a light house with a unique system. When expected ships were coming in the lights would guide the ship through the narrow opening, but when pirates came the lights were move just enough to run the ships aground.
This is one of the four guard towers
The lights for the light house were next to this high tower.
Theresa wishing she was down on that beautiful beach. It was a HOT, HUMID day.
This is called the Temple of the Descending God. Can you see that the image of a man is upside down?
At this site Iguana are everywhere. These are the kind Kevin ate on his mission.
Tender ride back to the ship for a cool shower.
This is the end of day one on land. It is also the end of my post for today. Keep checking. There is more to come in the next few days
3 comments:
cant wait to see more ;)
Glad you two had a great time. Cruising is so much fun and visiting historical sites and learning other cultures is the best!
That looks fun! I'm glad you 2 had a good time!
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