We are having an amazing time. We arrived late last night and woke up to beautiful sandy beaches and sun. We grabbed all our gear and headed to Xel Ha. It is incredible. The only way to describe it is a natural amusement park. Our favorite part was the sea trek, an underwater helmet adventure. We did lots of snorkeling, zip lines and Paige and Matt even did the cliff of courage. And that's just the first day!!
A warm welcome to Xel-ha, these creatures were everywhere!
Seth mastered diving down while snorkeling, and did it often.
Relaxing doesn't get any better than this :)
The Sea Trek was a favorite of the whole family!
Paige jumping off the Cliff of Courage, great job!
Seth's first zipline of the trip which then became a daily occurrence.
December 20
DAY 2 Edventure Tour
We had a packed day today. We did the Edventure tour (the owners name is Eduardo :) This started with walking through the Tulum ruins. So interesting and right on the water. Then off to zipline over a cenote and then swim in a cenote. Seth and Matt even jumped off the cliff at this one, multiple times :) Then we went snorkeling in a cenote cave! Unbelievable!! My favorite part of the day! Then snorkeling in the ocean with sea turtles and a coral reef. Eating lunch at a mexican restaurant on the sand and finally snorkeling in a lagoon with so many tropical fish. We were wiped out at the end of the day to say the least. Today we are doing some extreme ziplines and then headed up to Cancun for the rest of the week!
The family that ziplines together, stays together :)
Swimming in the clearest water of a cenote.
Swimming in the caves of Dos Ojos. We used flashlights and snorkeled into the bat cave. Here is some info about the site:
Dos Ojos (Two Eyes) is a flooded cave system located north of Tulum, on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. and there are no less than 25 known sinkhole entrances, which are locally called cenotes. The Dos Ojos Cenotes is a popular snorkeling and cavern diving site receiving typically a hundred or more tourists per day. The majority of cavern dives are at 5-7 m (15-20 feet). Most guided cavern dives include two dives in one day, with each being 45-minute long, and a 60-minute surface interval. It is possible to traverse underwater into another adjacent cenote called the Bat Cave, which is also used for snorkeling. Visibility is excellent and generally limited by available light rather than water transparency.
Dos Ojos (Two Eyes) is a flooded cave system located north of Tulum, on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. and there are no less than 25 known sinkhole entrances, which are locally called cenotes. The Dos Ojos Cenotes is a popular snorkeling and cavern diving site receiving typically a hundred or more tourists per day. The majority of cavern dives are at 5-7 m (15-20 feet). Most guided cavern dives include two dives in one day, with each being 45-minute long, and a 60-minute surface interval. It is possible to traverse underwater into another adjacent cenote called the Bat Cave, which is also used for snorkeling. Visibility is excellent and generally limited by available light rather than water transparency.
This was underwater, that's how clear it was in the water.
Getting ready to swim with the Sea Turtles
We got to see three
The Great Maya Reef is the largest reef in North America and ranks second in size globally behind the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia.
Freak in a Tree House :)
Eating on the beach
2 comments:
You could leave before ever getting to Cancun and have had a terrific vacation!! It all sounds so fun. Don't suppose you are getting all the CA news about excessive rain? Enjoy yourselves
So Fun! We will miss seeing you at Hollywood Connection and sledding at Tom's, but I guess swimming with sea turtles and zooming down zip lines is a little bit cooler so we'll forgive. Good thing we got to play a few weeks ago. Enjoy the rest of the trip!
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