Three of us in a van across the Yucatan

Uxmal

Our friend Béatrice arrived last Saturday at Cancun, with a huge heavy bag. I am still not sure what is in this bag; Stones? Cannonballs? Even when removing the tent and inflatable mattress, is it still impossibly heavy. After spending one day snorkelling in the Caribbean Sea we started our seven days tour of the Yucatan Peninsula. We did a combination of Mayan archeological sites and colonial towns. Everything was worth visiting, but the further away from Cancun, the better: less people, less souvenir shops selling made in China trinkets, more authenticity. We particularly enjoyed the Maya site of Uxmal, where we were almost alone, simply gorgeous. 
 

Crowd of tourists

As we do not have enough space in the van, Béatrice usually sleeps in a bungalow/chalet at the camp sites; the tent is only in case there is nothing, but she has not used it so far. Some campsites are very good, some others are really substandard, but there are not too many of them in Mexico so we cannot afford to be choosy. It is still better than sleeping at a gas station anyway… Today, we are resting in a very nice place south of Cancun, with a beautiful beach, pristine and turquoise sea, and a swimming pool. We wish we could stay longer, but we still have some way to go until Tierra del Fuego… Our stay in Mexico is coming to an end, soon we will go to Belize (an English speaking country, what a bliss!!!) and further down to Guatemala and so on. Béatrice is very happy to share with us a part of this unusual journey towards the Southern tip of South America.