B here. So it's the end of day nine and D is semi-passed out at the moment. Too much Thai Lounge for her, and it's good to let her know I can still out drink her. ;)
Today started out getting up at 7:30 and heading to breakfast at Momonohana. The last 8 days it has been extremely windy. There has been a steady 20-30mph wind coming off the ocean every day. This has been a very good thing because it kept you cool when it was 90 degrees and it kept all manner of flying bugs away. This morning, no wind. It was calm and soooo hot. We then got on a bus and and headed for Tulum. Tulum is an ancient Mayan city about 30 min south of where we are. It was "discovered"in the '70s and was an bunch of ruins that was overgrown by the jungle. It's 600 meters by 300 meters and housed about 200 people in it's heyday. It's an important archeological site and has been 50% restored. A couple of cool features are that on april 29 the sun rises at 6:30am and shines thru this little stone table looking thing. And then on the summer soltice, June 21, the sun shines thru a hole in the wall of another building. Fascinating, huh? Oh, and I mentioned no wind. It was dripping sweat hot here. D will post pictures of our trip here when she's sobered up.
The most interesting thing for me about the Mayan is their calendar and knowledge of astronomy. Did you know that the Mayan calendar begins in 3041 BC and is 100% accurate right up until it ends on December 23, 2012? What the heck is going to happen that day? There are a lot of theories (just google that day), one of them being that we will cross over the galactic equator and the north and south poles will reverse. Another is that all 9 planets will be in alignment. Another is that the world will end. Happy thoughts, everyone.
We then headed back towards the hotel and did the obligatory stop at the roadside jyp joint for all your souvenir needs. The looked the freakin bus so we couldn't get back on until the stop was over. Spending no money, we got back on the bus, headed home and got back at 2pm. Swimsuits on, lotion up and out to the pool.
We were in the pool from 2 until 4. It clouded up (the first time since we got here) and actually got chilly. We headed back to the room. D wanted to use the jacuzzi. We did, and apparently when it drained it must have leaked into the room below. Not our problem. Bwahahaha.
Ate dinner at the Argentine steak house. D ate salad and appetizers, I had a ribeye. It's was OK except for one tough part on the top. Cut it all off and I was good to go. Ended the evening with a trip to the Thai Lounge again. I did the tour of Mexico Tequila shot tasting cycle. No Cuervo, thank you very much. 1800 - ick. Sauza, pretty good. Don Julio respisado - good. Don Julio blanco - The WINNER!
My total for the day:
1 Corona - $2 in Tulum. Made my gut burn.
4 Mohitos
4 Tequila shots
1 Tornado
D:
1 Tornado
1 Boom Boom Tequila shot
2 Shitty Cough medicine shots
1 Mohito
1 Peach Liquor/ Cranberry juice drink
1/2 Jack and Pepsi
Tomorrow is a stress free relaxing day for me. D wants to get up and do yoga at 8, work out at 9, do the sauna at 10. Wake me up when you're back.
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