Showing posts with label ruins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ruins. Show all posts

Friday, December 28, 2012

Done! er, not quite...

12-19-12   Bacalar

Well, here we are, at our final destination. We're early! We decide to take advantage of the opportunity to head north and pick up a few more points, see some stuff, and camp on the beach. We camp at Xpu-Ha beach, met several fellow foriegners, went to a couple Cenotes and more Ruins. One of the ruins was the Tulum Site, it was very large and right on the coast. It was also very hot, Cara and I were kicking ourselves for not bringing some swimming gear into the park to take advantage of the white sandy beach and refreshing surf. The down side of Tulum was that it was crowded. It reminded me of disneyland, long line to get in and then people everywhere once you're in. Another site was all but abandoned, Cara and I were the only ones there aside from a bunch of Iguanas.

Old Rocks

12-18-12
After an early departure from Villerhermosa we were feeling pretty good. We were back on track for the rally time-wise, now we just needed to find a few challenges to try and pick up some points. Just down the road a bit is Palenque, a ruins site I wanted to visit even before I found out it was a rally challenge. We found our way to it, declined all the offers for guides, charms, guarding our car, washing our car, and translation services. A short walk past the entrance and we were greeted by some spectacular ruins, this was the best yet!