Tulum

A cenote, or sinkhole, where Kyle and I went swimming.

El Castillo, the prize of Chichen Itza.

Kyle working furiously at opening a coconut.

Me, relaxing on the beach in Tulum.

Mmmmmm... that sweet coconut milk tasted so good.

Kyle and I have spent the past 5 days in Tulum, on the east coast of the Yucatan, in Mexico. It´s a sleepy beach town where we've just sat around, found coconuts, eaten them, played guitar, read books, etc. It's been a nice time.

The interesting thing is that, in those photos above, we found a coconut on the beach, and then, using rocks and my pocket knife, took about 30 minutes to open it. It was delicious. I'm sure there's an easier way to open a coconut than the way we did it, but for a first time, it sure was rewarding. The weather has been hot and humid, but we've been having tons of fun regardless.

Another quirky bit about this trip has been the lack of Americans here. They're probably all in Europe, while many Europeans are here. Maybe Mexico has a bad reputation in the US, maybe it's just too close, maybe Europe is the standard dream backpacking spot for Americans, but most people we've met here have been from Europe and South America, which has been wonderful.

This isn't the most coherent writing, but it's hot and I'm hungry. The next stop is that tomorrow we're going to Belize, and then we'll move toward Guatemala. See you again.