Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Finding Sunshine ~ the Mayan Riviera

We have been back to the real life for a week now, 
so I will share a few snapshots of our time in the Mexican sun before it is all a distant memory.


We stayed at a resort not far from Cancun...


...in Puerto Morelos.


It was a lovely place...
quiet and peaceful in the areas we frequented.


There were plenty of pools ...
many that overlooked the Gulf of Mexico.


Every morning we went for a long walk on the beach.


We usually met a few others doing the same. 


Our resort had a tractor and 'seawood picker' that cleaned up the beach bright and early in the day.


All the other resorts used manpower.


Rake.  Shovel.  Wheel.  
It was an unending job, with seaweed washing in almost as fast as they could clean it up.


The silky soft white sand was easy to walk barefoot on for miles. 


We watched birds...


...and at times even managed to 'shoot' the pelicans diving for fish.


And once we were back from our walk...
we found us a comfy seat under the palm tree and read books.  
And the birds watched us!


This 'not so little' iguana greeted us every morning in the exact same spot.  
Unblinking.  Unmoving. 
Alive?  
We think so.


We had para-sailors provide our entertainment at the beach daily...


...while sailboats came and went.


Sailing was not a problem...since the wind never let up. 
We had to hold onto our hats!  
But that's a good thing when it is sunny and hot every day.


I took a daily dip in the ocean. 
Hubby watched from his dry perch.
 

Weddings also happened daily on the beach...


...which were always fun to watch. 


Wedding guests waded out to take photos.


Mango smoothies...

 
...or coconut ice-cream were delivered right to the chaise lounge.
Who knew?

Though we read many books and barely left the resort...
 

...we did take a day-trip to the Mayan ruins at Coba.


And we climbed the pyramid, of course.
All 130 steep steps.
This is the tallest of the Mayan pyramids and the only one that allows tourists to climb.
Chichan Itza closed their pyramid to the public in 2006 after a woman fell to her death.


Up was easy...and the view at the top was great.  
Going down was downright scary. 
We lived to tell of it...though we did have sore leg muscles the next day!


And this is what an ancient Mayan ball park looked like.  
We enjoyed our historic immersion trip to Coba.

 

Breakfast on our patio was on option...so why not?
As you might guess, we never needed lunch!


In the evenings we got out of our beachwear and headed to one of seven restaurants. 
 

My favorite cuisine?  The Mexican, of course.

Give me guacamole and fresh salsa at a patio cafe on a warm evening and I'm happy.


By the time our stay on the Mayan Riviera was over,
we were quite accustomed to sunshine and warm temperatures...
and could only imagine that things had warmed up back home as well. 
Not so much.
The almost daily rain since our return,
makes me all the more thankful for our interlude in the sun!  
It was lovely.

Have a wonderful and blessed Easter.

12 comments:

  1. What a wonderful place to stay! It looks very nice and very relaxing too. Glad you had a great time!

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  2. I am feeling the warmth and relaxation in this post! I know what you mean about how quickly it can become a distant memory (I'd better write a wee post about our get-away too before it's too late as well). Happy Easter to an amazing couple!!!

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  3. Lovely! There is no way that I would even think of climbing the pyramid. You folks are amazing! I especially like the photo of you both that comes after the breakfast photo...wish I had that breakfast right now!

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  4. Can you share the name of your resort? We were in Puerto Morelos in 2002 when it was still a small fishing village. We lived with the local people. Our bags are packed.......we just need to know where we are going!

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    1. Joanne, we stayed at the Secrets Silversands on the recommendation of a friend.

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    2. If you send me your e-mail address, I'll share more details with you. judithsfrontporch@gmail.com :)

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  5. Wonderful photos. That's funny about the bird watching you. Yikes that is a very scary descent! The food looked real good. Glad you could escape the rain for a while.

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  6. It all looks amazing Judy. I love the white sand, blue water and sky. Just gorgeous. You are both to be commended for climbing that pyramid. There is no way I could do it. I hope nice sunny spring weather is there for you now. Happy Easter!

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  7. That looks and sounds like the perfect vacation! Love the beach photos!

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  8. What a wonderful getaway - sun, sand, sea, and excellent cuisine make a great vacation. The rain has let up a little these days, and we're hopeful that things will soon warm up. It is chilly!

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  9. What a wonderful vacation; we've been to an all inclusive resort in Cancun and gone to Tulum. It was a wonderful adventure, but we probably wouldn't go back to Mexico again-but Hawaii instead. Love the blue water! So glad you enjoyed it.
    Hugs,
    Noreen

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  10. It looks like you both had a lovely and relaxing vacation, Judy! The beach sand and aqua water looked so beautiful. I would try to climb up the pyramid but when I saw how hard the climb down looked I had second thoughts...lol

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