MEXICO pics!

UrbanLotus
UrbanLotus Posts: 1,163 Member
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Hi everyone! I'm back from the Mayan Riviera (Akumal) - had an AMAZING time, I'd highly recommond going! Just wanted to share some pics, it was GORGEOUS!

Beach!
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Moi in the orchid garden at the resort:
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Saltwater pool at the resort - so cool! That little canal floods with water so the pool has fish in it (you can see them under the bridge) and the pool has a sandy bottom. (I'm going to delete this one soon since its a bathing suit pic lol)
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Tulum - ancient Mayan fortress city:
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The beach at Tulum, view from the cliff:
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Bonus pic of my tan! Too bad it is like 60 degrees here so I can't maintain it, I was planning on laying out on my balcony LOL.
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  • mleech77
    mleech77 Posts: 557 Member
    Awesome pics!! No deleting the bathing suit one, you look great. Did you go down to the beach at Tulum?
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    Great pics and you look wonderful!
  • JaneDough_
    JaneDough_ Posts: 301 Member
    Awesome! Very awesome! You look fabulous!
    Thanks for sharing! :)

    [I'll share my pictures of Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Greece, Qatar and Turkey when I get back!]
  • TdaniT
    TdaniT Posts: 331 Member
    Love the pics and you look so pretty!!!
  • stealthSLOTH
    stealthSLOTH Posts: 695 Member
    (friendly, not creepy, wolf whistle)

    looking good! what a great trip!

    did you get to swim in any xenote?
  • NovemberJune
    NovemberJune Posts: 2,525 Member
    Soo cool. Glad you had a great time :smile:
  • Melissakay1222
    Melissakay1222 Posts: 74 Member
    Oh I love the Mayan Riviera . . . . thanks for sharing! And you my dear . . . are gorgeous! Don't delete a single pic! :)
  • Beastmode454
    Beastmode454 Posts: 340 Member
    MEXICO is almost my backyard and that cuz i have never been there! LOl :)
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    I love the Mayan ruins! It should be on everyone's bucket list. Nothing more amazing than ancient civilizations.
  • HealthyLeeLee
    HealthyLeeLee Posts: 97 Member
    Beautiful pics! Thanks for sharing :)
  • sillygoosie
    sillygoosie Posts: 1,109 Member
    I hope you did some snorkeling in Akumal. It's such a great place for sea turtles.
  • watchhillgirl
    watchhillgirl Posts: 597 Member
    My daughter went there last month with a bunch of friends. She had a great time! I was so jealous!!!
  • UrbanLotus
    UrbanLotus Posts: 1,163 Member
    Thank you so much for the compliments :). i was feeling soooo much better and more comfortable than at my beach vacation last summer!

    Janedough I can't wait to see your pics, that trip sounds amazing? When do you leave?

    Mleech - we did go to the beach there, so beautiful but man the water was rough!! I kept getting knocked down by the waves so didn't stay in too long.

    I did go snorkeling In akumal and swam in a cenote - that was actually a joint excursion. The turtles in akumal were so cool!! We also snorkeled right at our resorts beach - no turtles there but some colorful fish & it was great to be able to snorkel for free lol. The cenote was crazy, I was a little scared at first but it was such a neat experience! Ill add a pic of that tonight :)
  • UrbanLotus
    UrbanLotus Posts: 1,163 Member
    Here are the pics of the cenote! Cenotes are like caves/underwater lakes - we had to climb down a ladder from ground level in the middle of a forest, and it opened up to this. The water was FREEZING because it is freshwater - but it was also absolutely clear & still so we could see all the way down (it was about 30ft in the deepest areas)! There were a few teeny fish in the water, and there were bats in the cave. So we snorkeled from one end to the other, it was scary at first but also amazing!

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  • sillygoosie
    sillygoosie Posts: 1,109 Member
    Did you do the cenote, Tulum and zip lining with Aventuras Mayas?
  • kimmie185
    kimmie185 Posts: 550 Member
    How neat! I just came back 2 weeks ago from my honeymoon and that's where we went as well. :smile: It was so gorgeous there I was so not ready to come home! LOL

    Beach right behind the Mayan Ruins, Tulum, Mexico
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  • UrbanLotus
    UrbanLotus Posts: 1,163 Member
    Did you do the cenote, Tulum and zip lining with Aventuras Mayas?

    No Tulum was through the hotel, akumal/cenote was a joint thing, I can't remember who is was through but not that group.

    Cutiekimmie what a great pic! That beach was soooo gorgeous :). What resort did you stay at?

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