Riviera Maya Friday 24 Feb 2012

This morning Celeste and I took the boys on a resort pathway that has several exhibits of Mayan culture while the others went to yoga, gym, etc. The boys enjoyed following the winding paths with new directions around every corner, but, eventually they tired out and grew disinterested in new views of the same old jungle. We handed them off to Darren and Sue after a while and went our separate ways.

We gathered at the snack bar for awhile before embarking on our next activities.

Around noon I went snorkeling in the resort’s cenote (sen-OH-tay) – a sink hole filled with fresh water. The water was very clear with lots of small fish. The largest few were about the size of big perch. The shallow areas averaged about six feet deep, while there were a few deep areas that might have been thirty feet or more. We were required to wear life jackets so we could only cruise around on the surface.  

Shortly after I finished, Laura and Brett showed up for their own session.

Most of us gathered for another Italian buffet. Then Celeste and I staked out a table at the beach terrace again about 2 pm. When the others started arriving, we moved down to a spot on the beach where there were a few lounge chairs and some shade. We basically stayed there until 6 pm,

although Celeste, Carla, Tyler, Laura, and Brett all took some time to do the Mayan walk we had done in the morning.

After 6 we all wandered back to our rooms to clean up for supper, and then reassembled at the buffet to feed the boys and have a snack to tide us over.

Celeste took the boys back to their room for bedtime at 8 while the rest of us proceeded to our 8:30 dinner reservation at the steakhouse. Somehow, Darren and Tyler were tricked into drinking two huge Tequila Boom Booms with the same ritual of napkins on heads, etc.