Cancun

We are back, and we had a lovely time in Cancun. We were not your typical vacationer who basically sits on the beach and drinks margaritas all week long. We spent a lot of time swimming in the ocean, snorkeling in cenotes and caves, and driving recklessly around the Yucatan Peninsula (I seriously thought we might die on several occasions; such as when a FedEx truck ran a red light and came barreling towards us at extreme speeds.) We also visited a Mexican Wal-Mart and the ancient Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza. As our consular said, “A Mexican Wal-Mart is just like those in America, except all of the workers here are legal.” That is not entirely accurate, but I thought it was funny. We also spent some time at the Flea Markets where all of the sellers offered the same sales pitch of “Almost free!” or “Everything cheaper than K-Mart!” At these Flea Markets, we were also quietly offered Cocaine and Marijuana. Don’t worry, we didn’t buy any.
Politically, we were surprised to at the numerous document checks we had to endure to enter into Mexico, but at the apparent disregard for these checks in order to return to the US. I expected it to be the other way around. I guess we just look honest.
On our trip we saw some very beautiful places and some intense poverty—it was very eye opening to us. I am so glad that we got to go, and we are already planning our next vacation! I will post some pictures later—I need to go through them and figure out which ones to keep and which to delete. Adios!