Profile
Blog
Photos
Videos
After another good nights sleep in our quality hotel we woke up to a slightly more gloomy Mexican day, a little gutting seeing as we planned to go to Chichen Itza. Whilst packing our bags we found a $10 note lying under the matress, so we decided that we would put it towards a dinner that night. Being the Spring solstace today, the sun was meant to create a shadow running up the ruins forming the shape of a snake, but with no sun there was undoubtedly no snake!! The ruins however were awesome, and after a while of walking I think we were all rather glad that the sun was not out in force or things may have been a little more uncomfortable!!
On walking down to the cenote on the site, which turned out to be a hole filled with algal water, nothing on the beautiful cenote we managed to swim in before, fran was approached by a mexican street vendor who said *a necklace for the lovely lady,... ooh la la*. She proceded to ignore the man and walk on as if not impressed but Simon and I knew that deep down she went weak at the knees!!
After a good few hours galavanting around the Chichen Itza ruins it was about time for us to head further west to our next destination, Merida. The bus left around 2 miles from the ruin entrance so with heavy bags we stumbled down the road to the bus station.
A good two hours later and feeling rather cold, almost a cryogenic coach journey due to overpowered Air Con we reached Merida and our next hostel, Hostel Nomadas.
With dinner on the brain after having only eaten one biscuit all day we proceded to the all day fair that takes place on the main Plaza in Merida. There was live music and stall selling all kinds of funky objects, so after a good browse we headed for a couple of Tortas and a Nutella Crepe each, paid for with the mornings findings. We all seem to be managing to stay within the 15 pound a day budget which is awesome. After a good munch, and feeling alot less hypo glycemic we headed for a beer in a local bar, where we were confronted with a homeless man begging by using his ability to eat cigarettes!! Bizarre.
Well after a good day we must say Adios Amigos
Hasta Luego
Simon, Howard and Fran
- comments