November 10, 2009
Paa Mul to Cenote Azul

Sorry this one got out of order.

On a regular map this will look like Cancun or Playa del Carmen to Chetumal, although we are really about 15 miles north of Chetumal at this time. The drive today was really great and we were mostly on a Mexican three lane road that was just about all new. A few areas of two lane road where they were undergoing road construction to widen the road to three lane. With almost no traffic these roads drive really well. And with few cities or towns there are almost no topes. The road was also extremely straight as this part of Mexico is almost all jungle and flat.
First thing this morning we went to the timeshare lecture and we sat in the lobby for about an hour and no one came to see us. Well the good thing was I got all of my blogs posted, and called my brother in law Bob about the part for the RV. Finally I went up to someone after all of my postings and told them that we had been waiting that long without any person assisting us. They were very apologetic about it, but when they said that we would have to go thru another 90 minutes of orientation I just said no thanks and goodbye. Probably because we had been promiset breakfast and then it would be another 90 minutes before we ate. Not your problem or fault to the person who finally was helping us, but there was an error and I did not have time to waste anymore. I’m hungry now and have been here long enough.
So on to Tulum we went. This is perhaps the most scenic of all the Mayan ruins as it sits on the cliffs overlooking the ocean. Therefore, the site is awesome with large grassy areas and multiple buildings. Unfortunately like Chichen Itza you are not allowed to climb on any of the ruins or into them. They also have a great beach here with the turquoise blue water so often associated with tropical areas. There is also a huge reef just offshore and you could see the breakers rolling over it.
We left Tulum and continued on to Cenote Azul or the Blue Cenote. We are now camped here on the grass overlooking what would appear to be a blue clear lagoon but is really a fresh water lagoon separated from the ocean many years ago. Therefore the term Cenote or fresh water sinkhole is used to denote it. We went to the waters edge tonight and the water is pleasantly warm so tomorrow will be a dip into Cenote Azule.
I also talked to Casey at Redland Truck whom Bob contacted about the parts that are needed to do a final repair on the front torsion bar of the RV. Casey said he should have them in tomorrow and will ship them out via DHL to Belize City in Belize. That way they should be there when we arrive. Thanks to all of you Bob and Casey for your efforts. When you are this remote from the world it sure is nice to know that you have a great support group out there.
Tomorrow we will also visit Bacalar where the cenote is supposed to have as many as seven different colors that you can see from the shore and can swim in it in some areas.
Then the next day possibly a recon trip to Chetamul to to see what the border crossing looks like and to do some duty free shopping. I still have to replace the watch that I lost while snorkeling.