The Caribbean; the end

Sian Ka´an Biosphere Reserve, the Caribbean
Originally uploaded by Carrie & Eddie.

Ah, the Caribbean. The sea bluer than blue, the water crystal clear, the sand soft and white, the palm trees a-swaying - with one week left in Mexico, we´ve finally found somewhere we want to spend a month. We got our first glimpse with a trip to Tulum and yes, you´ve guessed it, more ruins. We were beginning to wonder why we were still doing it to ourselves when we spotted a beach just behind the ruins, and plunged straight into the sea. Yes, that´s right, the Caribbean Sea. We spent the rest of the day on an absolutely idyllic, almost deserted, long, soft, curving stretch of beach, occassionally tearing our eyes away from the view to read a litte, but frankly not for very long. We did drag ourselves away long enough to visit Sian Ka´an Biosphere Reserve, a national park type area with fresh- and salt-water lakes and mangrove-lined rivers and lots of wildlife, including crocodiles, which the tour guide told us about right before telling us we were getting out of the boat, into the water, and floating down the river for an hour. I will admit I was very, very scared, but then afterwards, just a tad disappointed at not seeing any crocodiles. After Tulum we headed up to Playa del Carmen for the last few days of our holiday, but we don´t like it much, especially having come from the paradise beach we were on yesterday, ít´s very busy and built-up here. So we are going to go back to Tulum for our last day, and spending the final day of our six month jolly in a little piece of heaven.