Sunday 22 November 2015

1 week in

So, it's been one week since I started this mega trip and already it's been quite the experience. My first week was in Mexico with Stacy and her family. The funny thing about doing the trip with Stacy and her family and deciding to go to a resort is that it allowed to ease into the whole trip. I was able to meet my cousin Alex at one point and she had made the comment that booking a resort is like the Wal-Mart of travelling. You don't have to do much and everything is right there.
One element that struck me upon landing in Cancun is that I really didn't give Mexico the excitment it deserved. The Mexico portion had almost become an after thought. When the plane was descending and I was able to see the trees and the soil I found myself excited. I had forgot about how thrilling it can be to visit a new place . I was so wrapped up in the larger trip I didn't give mexico it's due.
As the only other time at a resort I quickly found myself bored. For the first few days there I was trucking along and chilling out but Stacy and I both agreed that the resort thing really isn't us. We are more explorer types. I felt like the Mexico portion of the trip really hit its stride about mid way through the week when we rented bikes and rode into Playa del Carmen. We got off the resort, saw some people who weren't tourists, and had fun doing it.
A few days later we did our one excursion which was a full day trip to chichen itza. The days started with almost 4 hours in busses and we hadn't done anything yet. When we finally got to Chichen it was pretty neat. A complete tourist trap, but the history of the place is undeniable. The element that struck me most about the actual Yucatan temple is what great condition it was in. Could have been built just 100 years ago and I'd believe it, it was that good.
From chichen we went swimming in a huge cenote. This was the highlight of my week. After the sweltering heat we went into a sink hole about 150 feet down swimming in cool water along side fish with the hole open so you could see all the vegitation above. It was awesome.
The rest of Mexico wrapped up pretty nicely spending time at the resort with Stacy and her family.
For what little consideration I gave Mexico it sure delivered the goods.

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