Saturday, 10 August 2013

Can you see the Flamingo?



Another day in transit means there's not a lot to update you on, i'm afraid. But we did make some stops along the way. 


First up is Uxmal, another ruins site and actually one of my favourites, our guide here was really friendly and got the balance right between overloading and oversimplifying the information. It was a very gentle site to walk around with few steps and hills, a definite plus in my book when we were also dealing with sticky heat! 










Next we took a trip down the river at Celestún, with the promise that we would see thousands of flamingos. 
There was one. 


Can you see it? I promise you it's there...just. 

We later discovered that the flamingos often migrate during the rainy season as the water levels at Celestún are too high and they prefer shallower waters. If only we had known this before taking the detour! 

The river was still lovely, and i was particularly entranced by the branch jungle, as i like to call it; the reflective quality of the water making you feel like you were in some sort of mystical land. 





We arrived at our destination, just in time for the sunset



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Tuesday, 23 July 2013

Falls and Ruins

To keep the long journeys from place to place interesting. We make stops, and these were some of my favourites; the waterfalls. Want to get me to go somewhere, tell me there's a waterfall and i'm already running to the car. I just love 'em. 





We HAD to stop for a cheeky mini-snack











Next up were the ruins. There is so much cultural history in Mexico, you can't not take some time to marvel at the history. 









Lost in translation. Safe to say; we kept our tops on. 









Exhausted we headed back to the hotel before dinner. 
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Monday, 22 July 2013

Homestays and Lagoons


Another day another home visit. This time to a pottery village where everything is made by hand - without machinery in the people's backgardens. I fell in love with the quirky planters and wished there was a way to get them home without breakages! 











We then headed on to the lagoons, beautiful lakes each a different shade of blue-green. Perfect for relaxing and doing a bit of swimming!



















We weaved around to visiting many pools of crystal waters all varying in tone slightly. It was beautiful.

Ready for our next location?
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