fruit of tulum

Hey there,

After an easy bus ride from Cancun I arrived in Tulum a couple of days ago. I hadn't booked any accommodation, but lucky for me directly across from the bus stop was a hostel. By far the easiest hostel search ever. I lucked out too, cause though the hostel isn't in the nicest, it has really great ammenities like a kitchen, free internet, awesome breakfast (yesterday they served us banana nutella crepes!!), and free use of their bikes. I liked it so much I decided to stay an extra night.

The first day I was there I immediately went to the beach and, once I found it, I was in heaven. It's the typical Carribean set up; white sand, turquoise water. The best thing about Tulum is that it's not overtly touristy here (yet), so there weren't any mega hotels to block the sun. In fact the only buildings i could really see were these grass shack looking beach cabanas that are right on the beach and a glimpse of the Tulum ruins.

The next morning I woke up early and went to the Tulum ruins right when it opened, so that I could avoid the hordes of tourists that show up later. The ruins themselves were not that impressive but the seaside setting was. The real highlight was when I almost stepped on an iguana and screamed when the rock I was about to step on moved. I spent the rest of the afternoon on the beach trying to figure out what my plan of action is. I'm trying to figure out where exactly i'll be for christmas, so that i don't get stuck in some deserted city with no where to stay. At this point I think that I'll be in Guatemala...somewhere.

Today was my last day in Tulum and I rode one of the hostel bikes 5km to see the Grand Cenotes, which are kind of caverns filled with water. It was really beautiful although I'm not sure there's enough there to be worth the $8 entrance fee. Luckily I've been saving money by eating pasta every night , and walking and biking everywhere.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and I will be spending most of the day on buses en route to Belize. Even though it's not the most exciting way to spend my time, tomorrow I will give thanks that soon I will be in another tropical paradise.

Happy Thanksgiving!

xx,
gwen