Flamingos were a given. But…an alligator?! And, so much more! The tour was more than we expected! Celestun is known for its flamingos. Our neighbors invited us to join them for this bout tour. They have done it several times and never tire of it. First, we love being on the water. Second, these boats …
Month: February 2020
‘Downtown’ cenote (underground swimming hole)! An international flair. Fascinating historical convent. And, beautiful ‘Street of the Friars’, leading to the neighborhood of Sisal (the same name of the town we live in)! We knew about the cenote. The rest were all surprises in our recent adventure to Valladolid. Quick links to pics and images: Valladolid …
Look what we found in Valladolid! The professional sports teams of Colorado (minus the Nuggets) showed up as Mayan masks in Valladolid! And, no, that is not Ben sticking out his tongue. It’s just the reflection of his chin through the mask! 🙂 Click here for more on our adventure to Valladolid.
There are number of designated magical towns in Mexico – two of them are in the Yucatan Peninsul: Izamal and Valladolid. Izamal is known as The Yellow Town. The Centro area of Izamal is painted yellow – all the colonial buildings, the market, the huge convent – everything! Izamal is also a mix of three …
Flamingos. Shades of clear green and blue water. Tour boats and fishing boats. And, . . . salt ‘mountains’! It was all a part of our day trip to Rio Lagartos. Rio Lagartos is a small community that sits at the center of the north coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Besides the anticipated beauty of …
It’s one of the seven wonders of the world! (depending on which Seven Wonders list you read!) We enjoyed a morning at Chichen Itza – a complex of Mayan Ruins in the center of the Yucatan Peninsula. This ancient city thrived between 600 AD – 1200 AD. The details and complexity of these structures is …
We returned to Sisal, Mexico in early January – the same place we stayed thru April of last year. We will be here for two months. And this time we drove from Iowa! Some thought us crazy. Some cheered us on. We thoroughly enjoyed the adventure! And, got to see a lot of Mexico along …