Not sure if I did much else yesterday to continue it, LOL, so new day today.

Up early and had a wander through some areas that I either hadn’t found before or had been way to many people in them to even think about looking at.

Had breakfast and then watched the sun rise, it was rather late this morning. We docked on the island of Cozumel, Mexico about 9ish, but those of us with tours had had to meet early and sit and wait so didn’t register when we had stopped, tucked in the bowls of the theatre! All of us meeting there had tours over on the mainland, so we had a 45 minute ferry ride to get there there. A short walk down the pier and then on to it with lots of warnings about rough waters and seasickness. It was a little rough and we did occasionally only see the sky out of the windows.

Then our tour had a walk through the dock area and around a few streets until we got to the bus park, and on the way we were treated to the sight of several agouti in a small wooded area. After a 30 minute or so drive we arrived at Tulum where the ruins of a Mayan settlement were discovered and cleared in the early 1900s. Saw a coatamundi family and lots and lots and lots of iguanas! The guide told us that this part of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula is limestone, so except for the very lush greenery, the tracks and rocky bits looked like home, LOL The Tulum buildings are all made of limestone and they had to line their wells with a rubber like substance to stop the water from disappearing through the limestone!

From there we drove to Xpu Ha on the coast for a Mexican lunch (no chilli at all in it) and a swim for those who wanted to. We kept having intermittent showers, so I found a dry spot and watched the birds and butterflies until it was time to depart.

Once through all the checkpoints it was back on the 45 minute ferry ride, which didn’t seem as rough as the outgoing ride, then back on the ship and dinner. Whilst at dinner the Captain announced that our visit to Costa Maya on Friday had been cancelled as there is another tropical storm generating itself in that area, so we are heading to Nassau again after our day at sea tomorrow.

 Sunrise Agouti Coatamunid Tulum Largest iguana I saw The beachSo lush and green!