Vacation Day 5

Day 5 we woke up as we were heading in to Cozumel.  We had booked a tour to Tulum (Ta-looom).  This is a Mayan ruin built on top of  a cliff overlooking the Caribbean.

We hit breakfast in the buffet, which was a hit.  I availed myself of the two for one Bloody Mary's and shared one with my aunt Deb.  We watched the boat dock and then headed off.  Tracy had picked up our tickets so we got straight onto the Catamaran ferry over to Playa del Carmen. 

I enjoyed this, as did Tracy.  We split the boys up and they each had some toys.  Rhys got sea sick on the way over and threw up on his seat.  Happily, the lady in front of us had been eyeballing the trash can for herself and grabbed it for Rhys when he threw up.

We death marched through the town to the bus, which then took an hour to get us to Tulum.  Once there we had another death march through the jungle to get to the ruins.  Hot, humid, second day of really long walks.  The boys did better than we had any right to expect, though, again, Rhys was not happy having to move around so much.  He liked to nest in the room and he needs a certain amount of free play to stay sane.

Mexican squirrel.

Map of Tulum.

The area inside the walls.

The city wall in all its grandeur.

A ruined building and a ruined little boy.  Owyn was pretty grumpy at this point.

The "castle" as Owyn called it.

Though he looks as if he is expounding on the fine points of architecture, I'm pretty sure this is the middle of a temper tantrum.

Hot anyone?

More Mayan ruins.

Tracy and the boys with the "castle" in the background.

The beach below the citadel.  Nice spot.

These boys are D-U-N, done!

A snack, a smile and a nap.

After the ruins we went to a little beach hotel for some lunch and a swim.  Owyn and I hit the ocean while Mama and Rhys stayed on the beach.  Rhys spent the entire time burying his toys in the sand.  This, it turns out, is how Rhys plays at the beach.  The cool water was a life saver.

All three of Mama's boys.  This was as much time as Rhys spent in the water.

Rhys in the sand.  Much happier.

The beach at Playa del Carmen.  Very nice.

The ferry ride back was pretty calm but both boys got sea sick this time.  We were ready for it so no drama.

We got back to the ship an hour and a half after it was supposed to sail.  This is one of the huge advantages of booking through the ship.  They couldn't leave us behind.  We got changed and got up to dinner.  It was rushed and hectic but we got our food down.

That night we watched Malia so Kate could go out and get in some night life.

Each night we had a towel animal in the room.  This was the only one the boys didn't destroy before we could get a picture.

This is a good shot of the boys' sleeping arrangements.  The head of the bed is farthest from us.  We re-made it so that the boy's heads would be where Owyn was sitting, with two of the couch cushions between them.  Tracy is so clever.

Another early night to bed.