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.

‘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.

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! :)

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!

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.