Sol y Mar

We´ve been on the road in Mexico now for almost a week. Finally our minds are catching up with our bodies as we visit our first (ever) internet cafe. We flew into Cancun last Tuesday (16th) and by the time we found lodging and a meal (five tacos and a tamarind margarita) we hit the bed at 6pm and slept ´til 9am the next morning. Monday the 15th was a long day what with finishing up final details for our home and business, shoveling the new foot of snow, and driving at 35-40 miles per hour all the way to Duluth/Superior due to icy roads. We planned to have dinner with friends Robbyn and Jan in St. Paul but instead reached their home at 10:30pm, talked ´til 1:15am and set the alarm for 3:00am to reach the airport for our 6:00am flight.

Our most memorable moments so far ...

Snorkeling Dos Ojos cenote outside of Tulum. Our guide, Sebastian, from Argentina showed us the tiny root hairs of trees that grow down through the limestone roof into the underground waters where we swam. Also, one place in the cave had long shafts of sunlight piercing into the water that Sebastian called ¨the fingers of God.¨ The driver for this trip, Daniel, told us enroute that his first girlfriend when he was 16 called him a pulpo (octopus) because his hands were everywhere. A word is worth a thousand pictures, eh?

We went to la playa yesterday just north and east of Tulum. White sand beaches so beautiful and easy to walk (the sand doesn´t shift underfoot because it is made from coral reef) compared to the shores of Lake Superior. The water is 80 degrees and air temp about 87 but the breeze off the ocean is cooling. We sat next to a massage stand on the beach with four tables and four therapists waiting patiently for clients. Frances just couldn´t pull herself away from the sight. She said, ¨The language is different but the techniques are the same.¨

Today we looked in vain for an open laundry. No luck since it´s Sunday so it´s back to our hotel to hand wash clothes. We may still have time to get to the Tulum ruins but don´t want to rush as we´re on vacation.

The sun and warmth and beautiful flowers are divine. We may leave for Belize tomorrow AM. We´ll see what the rest of this day holds ...