We hadn’t originally planned any big trips this summer. Between Tomas getting married and Daniela heading out on a mission, it just felt like it was too packed already. But the closer we got to Daniela actually leaving, the more I wanted to at least have one last adventure with her as a family before she was off on her own adventures. So after looking at the options, we decided to take a trip down to Mexico to the Yucatan Peninsula.
It’s a part of the world none of us have been before. We’ll be flying into Cancun (but not spending any time there) and heading for Cozumel for some Caribbean snorkeling and beach-going, then leaving the island to explore the interior of the peninsula some. Mayan ruins. Cenotes. Underground rivers. That sort of stuff.
As I’ve been prepping, I’ve come across a number of stories about ways trips to Mexico have gone wrong. The subreddit for Cancun is filled with people who have gotten scammed, even by the Mexican police. It’s enough that if I’d heard about them before the trip, I might have decided we should go somewhere else. That said, I’ve done a lot of travel over the course of my life, including the Middle East, and what I’m reading isn’t really enough to make me reconsider. Glad I’m not going with little kids, but we’re going to stick together at all times, we’ll stay in well-traveled areas, and we’ll be in a group. (Nine of us going all told. No Tomas and his wife, but the rest of us and then some of my sister’s family. Fluent Spanish speakers in the group, so yay.)
Anyway. I’ll be incommunicado until I’m back, but I’ll try to post some pics to Facebook/Instagram while I’m away. Try not to miss me too much, and see you in a while!