Beaches and more beaches

We are now in Playa del Carmen. We have spent 5 nights here to catch up and to have some relaxation. We are 2 streets from the beach. This place is supposed to be the fastest growing place in the world, growing at 25% per year for the last 4 years. There are so many resorts lining the roads and the beach sides, and with that comes many rich, fat tourists. There is money everywhere, which is a contrast from most other places we have been. Across the road from our hotel which is $30US per night is a square, and every morning hundreds of men gather until the hotel managers and building supervisors select the workers that they need for their development sites and then they all move to their work location.

Nick went diving and really enjoyed the sharks and turtles that were in abundance. There were many tropical fish. Should have taken up diving a long time ago.
The transport system here is great, with minibuses, called collectivos, leaving every 10 minutes and picking up and dropping off passengers anywhere they want, providing it is on route. All people are very helpful and considerate. In fact every where in Central America the driver or ticket person will hop off the bus to help people with parcels, will pick kids up to help them on the bus, will take your luggage to make it easier to board the bus, and always happy to help with directions.


We boarded one to head to a turtle conservation farm on an island called Murtjetes. At Can Cun we were directed to another bus, which took us to a ferry terminal and a half hour ferry ride later we were on the island. Very efficient. 2 hours travelling for a few dollars.
The sea is unbelievably turquoise blue. And the sand is pure white. Beautiful. They take the turtle eggs from the beach and rear the turtles until they are released at 2 and 1/2 years old, as they are endangered as people keep eating the eggs.
We then went swimming, probably one of the best beaches ever.


Most of the time we have been walking on the beach, or having cocktails on the beach, or eating on the beach or having coffee on the beach.












We went to Tulum to see some Mayan ruins and then walked on a different beach and had lunch on the beach and a drink on the beach again. Lucky Mayans. This was a beautiful site.